Kyren Williams is a fair Week 2 play — our RB17 at 12.2 projected points, right around the RB starter line.
- Projection
- 12.2 pts
- RB rank
- #17
- Matchup
- vs NYG
Kyren Williams's fantasy role in Week 2
Kyren Williams goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at RB for the LAR. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 88% of them, and we rank him RB17 on our own weekly board at 12.2 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs NYG. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting RB baseline of 11 points, his 12.2-point projection is 1.2 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Kyren Williams is a fair Week 2 play — our RB17 at 12.2 projected points, right around the RB starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another RB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Kyren Williams (LAR RB), our RB17 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 12.2 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The math is unsexy and convincing: 12.2 points, 11% above what the position pays out on average. NYG is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 88% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Spicy here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Kyren Williams (LAR RB), our RB17 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NYG, projecting 12.2 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The math is unsexy and convincing: 12.2 points, 11% above what the position pays out on average. NYG is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 88% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps the Pepper Meter at Spicy here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.