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Javonte Williams

ADP 3.11 · 35 · Underdog / consensus 2026-08-18

12-team, half PPR, redraft, 1QB

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Last three years

Regular season. College years are labeled NCAA.

YearTeamGAttRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
2025NFLDAL162521,20111351372
2024NFLDEN17139513452346—
2023NFLDEN162177743472282

NFL from nflverse regular-season totals. College from ESPN. Target share is of team targets in the games the player played (NFL WR/TE only).

HoldPriced inConviction highData high

Javonte Williams is the projected Cowboys lead back.

Staff and depth chart are unchanged.

ADP
3.11 (35)
Target
3.11
Move
0
As of
2026-08-25

What changed

1 real change. The rest held.

Backfield

neutralmedium

Was 2025 backs

Now Javonte Williams re-signed as a lead option

Committee unless camp names a lead.

Continuity

Quarterback

neutralnone

Was Dak Prescott

Now Dak Prescott

Locked starter.

Play caller

neutrallow

Was Brian Schottenheimer

Now Schottenheimer still calling plays; Klayton Adams OC

Year two of this staff.

Head coach

neutralnone

Was Brian Schottenheimer

Now Brian Schottenheimer

Same HC as 2025.

Scheme & pace

neutrallow

Was Schottenheimer 2025

Now Schottenheimer 2026

Continuity year.

Pass blocking

neutrallow

Was Guyton–Tyler Smith–Beebe–Booker–Steele

Now Same five. Guyton won LT over Nate Thomas in camp.

Dallas returns the line from an NFL-leading offense. No new five.

Run blocking

neutrallow

Was Same five

Now Same five. Smith stays at LG.

Run-block continuity. Personnel did not move.

Pass catchers

neutrallow

Was CeeDee Lamb plus the room

Now Lamb remains WR1; Pickens re-signed

No published WR1-level change.

Tight end

neutrallow

Was 2025 TE room

Now 2026 TE room

No headline TE change.

Team environment

neutrallow

Was Schottenheimer year one

Now Year two, still NFC East dogfight

Scripts follow Dak's health.

Vacated volume

Targets
—
Carries
—
Red zone
—
Air yards
—

No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.

Competition added

No meaningful new competition sourced.

This player

Projected role
Javonte Williams is the projected Cowboys lead back.
Usage
Projected lead-back volume for the Cowboys.
Injury
No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
Contract
Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
Camp
Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.

Upside

Run-block continuity. Personnel did not move. Committee unless camp names a lead.

Downside

Camp could still change the job before Week 1.

Risks

  • Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low

Sources

No source URLs were returned with this brief.

Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.