Javonte Williams Week 2 Outlook - Steelers at Broncos

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Williams had a tough Week 1. He played 52% of the snaps but only had nine touches and 23 scoreless yards to show for it. Seattle's defense didn't respect the pass and clogged the running lanes which could easily happen again this week. Williams has an interesting tackle-breaking profile that we'll have to continue to monitor to see if he's back to his pre-injury form. Among 40 qualifying backs in Week 1, he was 10th in missed tackles forced per attempt, but he was also 28th in yards after contact per attempt and didn't manage one explosive run. His offensive line also didn't do him any favors, as they had the seventh-lowest yards before contact per attempt. If Nix can keep the Steelers run defense honest (big if), then he could find some running room this week against a team that allowed the fourth-highest missed tackle rate, the sixth-highest yards after contact per attempt, the 13th-highest gap yards per carry (Williams 63% gap Week 1), and the 12th-highest gap success rate last year.