Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he is hammering Javonte Williams any time the new Cowboys starter is available in the mid-130s. OC Brian Schottenheimer recently called Williams’ short-area quickness and pass-pro chops “exactly what this offense needs,” and Dallas passed on adding meaningful veteran competition—leaving only rookie Jaden Blue and depth bodies behind him. Pat believes the market is overreacting to last year’s underwhelming stint in Denver and to vague concerns that Dallas might still bring in a name. He expects Williams’ ADP to climb at least a full round once beat writers confirm he is handling the majority of first-team reps in camp, giving current drafters easy closing-line equity.

Mike Wright called Javonte Williams the "real big winner" of Dallas’ draft weekend. The Cowboys ignored running back until Round 5 (Jaden Blue, 5-9 196, 4.38 forty) and settled for Miles Sanders as veteran depth, effectively handing Williams first crack at the old Tony Pollard workload. Wright noted that Dallas passed on every Day-2 bell-cow candidate despite 11 total picks, signaling confidence in Williams’ repaired knee and three-down skill set. He expects Williams to control early-down and goal-line snaps, projecting 250–270 touches if he simply holds last year’s 61 percent Broncos carry share. With the Cowboys returning four starting linemen and adding first-round mauler Tyler Booker to “stop Jalen Carter,” Wright is drafting Williams as an upside RB2 in season-long and a priority sixth-round best-ball pick before summer hype pushes him into the fourth.

Coakley acknowledged Javonte Williams ‘could be dust,’ but still liked him in Round 12 because Denver did nothing meaningful to upgrade the backfield. That makes Williams the favorite to open 2025 as the lead runner, and in a cumulative contest drafters need bankable early-season touches while rookies get up to speed. Even if Williams loses the job later, the front-loaded volume could post several startable scores at a rock-bottom price.

Erik Beimfohr floated the Cowboys as the most logical landing spot for free-agent Javonte Williams and said he is firing late shares now before insiders inevitably connect those dots. While conceding Williams looked "cooked" coming off his knee reconstruction, Beimfohr argued that even 85 percent of peak Javonte behind Dallas’ top-10 offensive line would be fantasy gold. He noted that Mike McCarthy funneled 75 percent of RB touches to Tony Pollard last year and compared Williams’ potential role to 2023 Rico Dowdle, who provided multiple startable weeks despite far less talent. Because there is currently no meaningful competition on the Cowboys depth chart, Williams would step into immediate early-down and goal-line work if signed. The negative Twitter buzz around his 2024 efficiency keeps the price low, making him a classic asymmetric bet: limited risk if the Cowboys pass, league-winning upside if they bite.