Usage comparison · Running backs

Javonte Williams vs Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor gets more of his team's runs (76% vs 66%), and they get the same share of their teams' passes (12%). Near the end zone, Javonte Williams has had more chances (22 vs 17 plays within 20 yards), but Jonathan Taylor gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (47% vs 46%). Jonathan Taylor is scoring more fantasy points a game (21.6 vs 20.5, PPR), but the chances Javonte Williams gets usually score more: 19.9 vs 19.3 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

RBDAL

Javonte Williams
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
20.5
Expected points per gameEst.
19.9

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBIND

Jonathan Taylor
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
21.6
Expected points per gameEst.
19.3

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Javonte Williams and Jonathan Taylor, season usage side by side
StatJavonte WilliamsJonathan Taylor
Games44
Passes thrown to him
Targets1715
Target share12%12%
Catches1510
Receiving yards7769
Runs
Carries6286
Carry share66%76%
Rushing yards231353
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances2217
Red-zone share46%47%
Goal-line runs117
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns66
Expected touchdownsEst.5.63.4
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)20.521.6
Fantasy points (PPR)81.886.2
Expected points per gameEst.19.919.3
Points vs expectedEst.+0.5+2.8

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

  • Javonte Williams
  • Jonathan Taylor
Carry share by week
WeekJavonte WilliamsJonathan Taylor
167%against NYG95%against BAL
257%against WAS75%against KC
363%against BAL74%against HOU
476%against HOU67%against WAS

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Javonte Williams and Jonathan Taylor
LeaderboardJavonte WilliamsJonathan Taylor
Carry share leaders#6of 66 running backs#2of 66 running backs
Target share leaders#16of 28 running backs#15of 28 running backs
Red-zone share leaders#7of 55 running backs#6of 55 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#4of 108 running backs#7of 108 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#2of 108 running backs#7of 108 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#5of 108 running backs#7of 108 running backs

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Javonte Williams

Red-zone role

Javonte Williams has 22 of DAL's 48 red-zone opportunities (46%), including 11 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
22
Team red-zone opportunities
48
Red-zone share
46%
Carries inside the 5
11

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

Jonathan Taylor

Touchdowns above usage

Jonathan Taylor has scored 6 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 3.4, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
6
Expected touchdownsEst.
3.4
Expected PPR per gameEst.
19.3
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+2.8

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Red-zone role

Jonathan Taylor has 17 of IND's 36 red-zone opportunities (47%), including 7 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
17
Team red-zone opportunities
36
Red-zone share
47%
Carries inside the 5
7

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

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