Who Should I Start? Kyren Williams or Tyrone Tracy Jr.

Tuesday, August 5, 12:05 PM

The Los Angeles Rams and running back Kyren Williams agreed to a three-year, $33 million extension on Tuesday, including $23 million in guarantees, according to agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. Williams gets rewarded with a new deal after topping 1,000 yards rushing in each of the last two seasons with the rams. Last year in 16 regular-season starts, the 24-year-old had a career-high 316 carries for 1,299 rushing yards and a career-best 14 rushing touchdowns, adding a career-high 34 receptions on 40 targets for another 182 yards and two scores. The numbers were great for fantasy purposes, but Williams wasn't as efficient as his Pro Bowl season in 2023, and second-year RB Blake Corum could see more involvement in 2025. It will be hard for Williams to ever be as efficient as he was in 2023 if Corum becomes more involved. He's on the RB1/2 borderline in RotoBaller's rankings.

Tuesday, August 5, 1:32 PM

ESPN's Jordan Raanan said on Sirius XM Fantasy Radio that New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. is 100% the team's unquestioned RB1 going into the 2025 season. "There is no competition," Raanan said. There have been questions around how much work Tracy will share with rookie Cam Skattebo (hamstring), who recently injured his hamstring. But Raanan says that Skattebo wasn't even really involved on the first-team offense before his hamstring injury late last week. When healthy, it appears that Skattebo will be more of a complementary piece in New York's backfield rather than a true threat to take significant touches away from Tracy. Tracy is the Giants' RB1, and with Skattebo now dealing with an injury, it might make things even more difficult for Skattebo to gain traction early on. Securing RB1 duties will help Tracy's cause as an RB3/flex in fantasy with upside.