Javonte Williams vs Tetairoa McMillan
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Aug 9, 2026
Should you draft Javonte Williams or Tetairoa McMillan?
Last season — 2025, per game
Full game log & past seasons
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PHI | 19.4 | RB3 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
2 | NYG | 22.0 | RB4 | 18 | 97 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
3 | CHI | 9.7 | RB25 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
4 | GB | 17.5 | RB14 | 20 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
5 | NYJ | 26.4 | RB4 | 16 | 135 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
6 | CAR | 5.9 | RB31 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
7 | WAS | 18.3 | RB8 | 19 | 116 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
8 | DEN | 17.4 | RB10 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
9 | ARI | 6.8 | RB29 | 15 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | LV | 9.8 | RB25 | 22 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 | PHI | 11.1 | RB19 | 20 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
13 | KC | 15.5 | RB11 | 17 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
14 | DET | 13.7 | RB16 | 17 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MIN | 15.1 | RB15 | 15 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | LAC | 5.3 | RB46 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
17 | WAS | 11.4 | RB18 | 13 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SEA | 2.8 | RB52 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | PIT | 9.0 | RB27 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
3 | TB | 4.1 | RB49 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
4 | NYJ | 9.0 | RB31 | 16 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
5 | LV | 13.6 | RB15 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 0 |
6 | LAC | 3.1 | RB44 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
7 | NO | 24.6 | RB6 | 14 | 88 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
8 | CAR | 7.2 | RB36 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
9 | BAL | 9.4 | RB31 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
10 | KC | 1.7 | RB53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
11 | ATL | 16.7 | RB11 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
12 | LV | 1.4 | RB53 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
13 | CLE | 6.9 | RB38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
14 | BYE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | IND | 3.3 | RB50 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
16 | LAC | 8.8 | RB31 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
17 | CIN | 1.0 | RB71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
18 | KC | 9.3 | RB24 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | JAX | 9.3 | WR31 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
2 | ARI | 13.0 | WR27 | 10 | 6 | 100 | 0 |
3 | ATL | 6.3 | WR46 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
4 | NE | 8.2 | WR36 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 0 |
5 | MIA | 10.3 | WR28 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 0 |
6 | DAL | 16.4 | WR12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 2 |
7 | NYJ | 4.8 | WR57 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
8 | BUF | 13.4 | WR14 | 10 | 7 | 99 | 0 |
9 | GB | 6.6 | WR49 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 0 |
10 | NO | 8.5 | WR33 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 0 |
11 | ATL | 29.0 | WR1 | 12 | 8 | 130 | 2 |
12 | SF | 10.5 | WR27 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 1 |
13 | LAR | 10.8 | WR23 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | NO | 3.5 | WR73 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
16 | TB | 16.3 | WR13 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 1 |
17 | SEA | 1.0 | WR109 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
18 | TB | 8.5 | WR24 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 0 |
Latest takes
“Round 5: DeVonta Smith (WR – PHI) Dallas Cowboys running back Javonte Williams was staring me in the face, but with a FLEX spot still available in a PPR league, I couldn’t pass up DeVonta Smith .”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 5“Thus, I went with a fairly safe RB2 in Javonte Williams. Williams had a massive share of the running back carries last season and caught 35 passes. He’ll approach nearly 300 touches this season and is on a high-powered offense.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 4“RB10 RB23 RB19 Javonte Williams RB11 RB19 RB17 Ashton Jeanty RB12 RB8 RB6 Team Success Another takeaway from last season is that while team success is ideal for increasing red-zone opportunities and valuable carries inside the five-yard line, it is not necessary to finish as a top-tier RB.”
Jordan Pullett· Jul 29
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“Biggest Differences in ADP vs Fantasy Finish RB 2025 ADP 2025 Finish Differential Javonte Williams 41 11 30 Travis Etienne Jr .”
Jordan Pullett· Jul 29“Javonte Williams (RB – DAL) Williams was one of the best fantasy football draft values last season. Despite being the RB36 in ADP, the former North Carolina star ended the year as the RB12, averaging 15.2 PPR fantasy points per game.”
Mike Fanelli· Jul 25“This, combined with the decent running game by Javonte Williams , makes taking them both at their current ADP a no-brainer.”
Maggie Thraen· Jul 25“Javonte Williams among RBs last season: • 896 yards after contact (6th) • 54 missed tackles forced (7th) • 11 rushing touchdowns (8th)”
The FF Newsletter· Jul 23“Javonte Williams was highly efficient last season, but the Cowboys were often playing from behind, so he couldn’t get to his ceiling. This season, with a full year of Quinnen Williams , along with stud rookies Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence , the Cowboys should be much improved.”
Frank Ammirante· Jul 17“In Javonte Williams’ first season with the Dallas Cowboys, he ran 252 times for 1,201 yards and 11 touchdowns, and caught 35 passes on 51 targets for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Heading into this season, my biggest concern for Williams was the Cowboys adding another running back, but ultimately, they didn’t. The running back depth chart includes Williams, Malik Davis , Jaydon Blue and Phil Mafah .”
Richard Janvrin· Jul 15“I'm genuinely high on Javonte Williams for redraft leagues this year. I think he's in line for a big season.”
Jim Moorman· Jul 6“Javonte Williams began his career as a 21 year-old rookie challenging Melvin Gordon. He was a textbook Left-Wing Slappy player. When he popped up in Dallas last year as the ostensible starter coming off two terribly inefficient seasons, he was clearly a Right-Wing Slappy success story. Now that he's secured the RB1 job and his ADP has shot up into the 3rd round, he's clearly retained his Right-Wing status but has fallen into the boomer quadrant.”
Jakob Sanderson· Jun 24“News out of OTAs suggests that Malik Davis is the RB2 on the depth chart behind Javonte Williams. While Williams had a great bounce-back season last year, he has struggled with injuries throughout his career.”
Edward DeLauter· Jun 23“Williams is far enough removed from his injuries to shed the injury-prone label and start believing in his talent and situation.”
Tom Strachan· Jun 10“At age 25, Williams is entering year six of his career, and despite the awful injuries early on, he's now played 16+ games in each of the last three seasons. Williams is the clear starter for the Cowboys, with no serious threats behind him.”
Tom Strachan· Jun 10“One of them could be the direct backup to Javonte Williams, and if you can manage to get either for $1, that could be a quality bench stash, but you'd want to make sure no one else bids $2 and lose out on them.”
Richard Janvrin· Jun 4
“Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR) Tetairoa McMillan already produced enough as a rookie to make him an obvious dynasty asset, but he remains particularly attractive because his best football may still be ahead of him”
Ryan Kirksey· Aug 6“ADP: +6 Tetairoa McMillan wasted no time establishing himself as Carolina’s clear-cut WR1, winning Offensive Rookie of the Year after nearly topping 1,100 receiving yards on 126 targets.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 5“However, competing with Tetairoa McMillan for targets is one thing, but competing with McMillan to get a share of Bryce Young’s passing game is less tantalizing than what I’d like it to be, since Bryce’s 188 passing yards per game last year was a career high.”
Tony Martin· Jul 30
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“Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR) McMillan is coming off an Offensive Rookie of the Year season, but his outlook depends heavily on his quarterback and that quarterback’s offensive line, which is off to a rough start with two starting tackles already dealing with camp injuries.”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 25“2025 saw the breakout of Tetairoa McMillan . McMillan claimed WR 16 overall on the season with 70 receptions, 1014 receiving yards, and seven TDs in 17 games.”
Peter Kettering· Jul 24“Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR) | ADP: 37.7 (WR15) The Panthers should be ecstatic about pulling the trigger on Tetairoa McMillan with the eighth pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He had a stellar rookie season.”
Josh Shepardson· Jul 24“Yet, according to Fantasy Points Data, he had the 11th-highest receiving yards market share (30.7%) among players with at least 30 targets last year. While I like McMillan, he is overvalued as the WR14 in ADP.”
Mike Fanelli· Jul 17“Tetairoa McMillan entered the NFL as an early-declare prospect and had 70 catches for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie. Those numbers might just scratch the surface of McMillan's capabilities.”
Pat Fitzmaurice· Jul 6“McMillan commanded a 23% target share for Carolina's offense, but the main problem is that Carolina doesn't want to throw the ball and instead leans heavily on its run game to move the chains on each possession. McMillan will undoubtedly lead Carolina in targets again, but that number is hard-capped.”
Evan Tarracciano· Jun 25“McMillan was quietly a fantasy star as a rookie despite Carolina's inconsistent passing attack, finishing as the WR15, averaging 8.3 non-PPR fantasy points per game. Furthermore, he was the team's best weapon in the red zone, totaling seven receiving touchdowns, more than double the next closest Panther.”
Mike Fanelli· Jun 22“Tetairoa McMillan (15th in total WR points last year) is going for an average auction value less than their projection.”
Evan Hoovler· Jun 19“Tetairoa McMillan's consensus ADP is WR19, whereas he's the WR11 on MFL. As a rookie last season, McMillan led the Panthers in target share by a wide margin at 25.4%, though when Jalen Coker was on the field, McMillan's target share dropped to 18.5%. McMillan can volume his way to a respectable fantasy line, but his touchdown upside could be limited given the Panthers' third-hardest schedule and Bryce Young's poor performance against winning records.”
Richard Janvrin· Jun 19“Among rookie wide receivers in the 2025 NFL season, only three (Tetairoa McMillan, Emeka Egbuka, and Luther Burden III) managed to crack the 600 receiving yards mark.”
Aidin Ebrahimi· Jun 3“Tetaiora McMillan generated significant intrigue because of the upside tied to his profile and potential long-term role. The discussion focused on the possibility that he develops into a true featured receiving option. There was acknowledgment that younger receivers often come with volatility, but the talent and opportunity combination clearly made McMillan one of the more exciting names in this tier.”
FantasyPros Staff· May 23“Guys like Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker are better served in the short and intermediate range.”
Jeff Krisko· May 20