Javonte Williams Week 3 Outlook - Broncos at Buccaneers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 19th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Last week, Payton leaned on Williams as a workhorse back as he played 66% of the snaps with 16 touches and 65 total yards (48 of which came in the passing game). Williams' tackle-breaking hasn't improved this year after further ACL recovery. Among 40 qualifying backs, he hasn't registered an explosive run while ranking 31st in yards after contact per attempt. It hasn't been easy for Williams operating in an offense without the threat of a passing game and behind an offensive line that has the sixth-lowest yards before contact per attempt. Tampa Bay's run defense will be tested this week just to see how truly bad they are. The Bucs' run defense hasn't been great in the early going, which gives Williams some faint hope for Week 3. The Buccaneers have allowed the third-highest explosive run rate and the eighth-highest missed tackle rate while having the third-lowest stuff rate.