Sit Antonio Williams in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 5.3 projected points lands 4.7 under the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 5.3 pts
- WR rank
- #51
- Matchup
- vs PHI
Antonio Williams's fantasy role in Week 8
Antonio Williams goes into Week 8 of the 2026 season as a deep-league WR flyer for the WSH. He is rostered in 11% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him WR51 on our own weekly board at 5.3 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 4% over the last week, which usually means managers are reacting to a bigger snap or target share.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 8 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs PHI. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 5.3-point projection is 4.7 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Antonio Williams in Week 8 if you have a real alternative — 5.3 projected points lands 4.7 under the WR starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Antonio Williams (WSH WR), our WR51 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs PHI, projecting 5.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 4.7 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. 5.3 points is roughly 47% short of the WR baseline, and I rank on output, not name recognition. Facing PHI in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Antonio Williams (WSH WR), our WR51 this week for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season vs PHI, projecting 5.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 4.7 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. At home against PHI, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. Roster share is moving +3.8% week over week, so the rest of the country is catching up. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.