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o47
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James Williams Sr. or MarShawn Lloyd

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
James Williams Sr.

James Williams Sr.

LB • Tennessee Titans TEN
MarShawn Lloyd

MarShawn Lloyd

RB • Green Bay Packers GB
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Outlook MarShawn Lloyd

MarShawn Lloyd vs. Vikings: Stepping into the Spotlight as Green Bay's Lead Back

With starter Josh Jacobs sidelined on the commissioner's exempt list, Lloyd has elevated to the starting role after taking first-team reps in practice. Fully healthy and cleared of any previous workload precautions, he is poised to lead the Packers' backfield rotation ahead of Chris Brooks and Kaleb Johnson.

Fantasy managers have rushed to start him, with his start rate climbing above 41% across leagues. Our weekly projections target roughly 14 carries for 55 rushing yards and potential goal-line touches, making him a high-upside flex option with RB2 potential against Minnesota.

Updated 9 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance James Williams Sr.
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

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Redzone Touches James Williams Sr.
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches MarShawn Lloyd
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James Williams Sr.
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
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OWN/START MarShawn Lloyd
OWN
98%
+11.73 compared to last week
START
43%
+19.67 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James Williams Sr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MarShawn Lloyd
21st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown James Williams Sr.

    Overview

  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.

    • Defensive Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 18 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Solo Tackles: +14, Assisted Tackles: +4 Sacks: +1, INTs: EVEN, Passes Defended: EVEN, INT TDS: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown MarShawn Lloyd

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury James Williams Sr.

No Injury Reported

Injury MarShawn Lloyd

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups James Williams Sr.

Week 1
Tennessee Titans VS New York Jets

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.59380.65402642.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 45.00 total points (2.65 avg).
  • Currently 182 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 29th in rush defense with 2469 (145.24 per game).
  • Ranked 16th in pass defense with 4002 (235.41 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.59 per game and currently ranked 31st among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +56.06, Turnovers: -13 Sacks: -13, INTs: -8, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: +5.41,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 11, TDS: 7, PA/G: 31.4, YDS/G: 377.8
Matchups MarShawn Lloyd

Week 1
Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.59319.002184924.79
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 8th with 132.00 total points (7.76 avg).
  • Currently 95 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.8.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 319.00 per game and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 12 in turnovers with 21 (1.24 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in rush defense with 2256 (132.71 per game).
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 3167 (186.29 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 4 in sacks with 49 (2.88 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 19.59 per game and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -48.71, Turnovers: -9 Sacks: +4, INTs: -13, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.06,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 20.8, YDS/G: 300.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating James Williams Sr.
2.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MarShawn Lloyd
14.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career James Williams Sr.
TACKLES
YEAR TEAM GP TOTAL AST SACK PASS DEF INT INT TD
2025 TEN 16 18 4 1 0 0 0
ON PACE 72 81 18 5 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 2 1 0 0 0
Totals 18 18 4 1 0 0 0
Career MarShawn Lloyd
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 GB 1 6 15 2.5 0 1 1 3 3.0 0
ON PACE 5 27 68 2.5 0 5 5 14 3.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 6 15 2.5 0 1 1 3 3.0 0
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Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @KC 07:40 EDT EST
ATH vs TOR 09:40 EDT EST
ATL vs TB 07:15 EDT EST
BAL vs CLE 06:35 EDT EST
BOS vs LAA 06:45 EDT EST
CHC @MIL 07:40 EDT EST
CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
DET vs MIN 06:40 EDT EST
HOU @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
MIA vs NYM 06:40 EDT EST
SD vs WAS 09:40 EDT EST
SEA vs TEX 09:40 EDT EST
SF vs STL 09:45 EDT EST
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