Antonio Williams Fantasy Football Start or Sit Advice for Week 10

Antonio Williams Start or Sit Advice for Week 10

This past Sunday, Antonio Williams ($7,200 Showdown) was in a tough spot vs. the Rams, who are giving up seventh-fewest yards per pass this season (6.4), but he was expected to operate as the Commanders’ lead receiver with Terry McLaurin (knee) done for the season and Treylon Burks ($3,600; foot) inactive.

Williams led Washington’s receivers with a 76% route rate and he saw a 17% target share, but the rookie only caught three of his six targets for 25 yards. Williams scored just 5.5 FPTS and he was a very chalky DFS play that came with over 20% ownership in many GPPs. This performance marked the sixth time in eight games this season that Williams has finished with 8.0 FPTS or less. The rookie is a strong prospect out of Clemson, who finished seventh in total score among the receivers at the combine this year, but at the NFL level, Williams has been underwhelming.

The opportunities have been there, seeing 37 targets on 193 routes in eight games, but Williams has only caught 26 of these passes, giving him a 70.3% catch rate, which ranks 54th of the 103 players who have seen 30+ targets. Also, Williams is averaging just 1.5 YPRR, which ranks 60th of the 105 receivers and tight ends who have run 150+ routes.

After the major disappointment from Williams last week, he isn’t in a position to succeed this Thursday vs. the Giants. New York is a bad matchup, allowing the second-fewest yards per pass this season (6.0). To make matters worse, Burks will be back for the Commanders, which will likely hurt Williams’ target share. With Burks on the field this season, Williams is seeing a target on just 11% of his routes.

Williams performing well on Thursday Night Football would be surprising and he is a player that should be on your bench this week.

Start or Sit: Sit Antonio Williams