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RBs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

As of Week 17 · through 2 games · PPR

Kyren Williams
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Kyren Williams vs the Buccaneers
Projection 15.0 pts · 1 game played this season
Start

RB2 = the second-highest-scoring RB against Buccaneers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

RB2 avg pts
5.0
PPR per game
Rank
12
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+6%
lg avg 4.8
WkTeamPlayerCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1CINCINSamaje Perine5200333008.0
2CLECLERaheim Sanders24011702.1
Average3.512.00.02.02.018.50.05.0
Median3.512.00.02.02.018.50.05.0
High5200333008.0
Low24011702.1

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Kyren Williams should do vs the BuccaneersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Buccaneers, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Kyren Williams has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Buccaneers opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Kyren Williams will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Buccaneers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Kyren Williams's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Kyren Williams usually produces.

Projected is Kyren Williams's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Buccaneers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1SF114113324015.5
Williams avg11.041.01.03.03.024.00.015.5
Buccaneers RB2 avg3.512.00.02.02.018.50.05.0
Difference-7.5-29.0-1.0-1.0-1.0-5.5+0.0-10.4
Projected as RB211.342.01.03.13.124.60.015.9

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Williams averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Kyren WilliamsMedium confidence · 15.0 proj ptsStart

Kyren Williams usually plays as the team's RB1, so the verdict uses the RB1 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Kyren Williams averages 15.5 PPR points over 1 game (recent-weighted 15.5) and has played as the team's RB1.
  • The Buccaneers have allowed 14.3 points to RB1s over 2 games (-9% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -3% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (15.5) is blended in at 67% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 15.0 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level RB scores about 12.2 and a top-tier one about 20.0.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreKyren Williams vs the Buccaneers

Prediction for Kyren Williams

Nobody knows which slot Kyren Williams will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Buccaneers.

If Kyren Williams plays as
15.0
projected PPR points

I predict about 15.0 points for Kyren Williams if playing as a RB1. Kyren Williams has averaged 15.5 over 1 game, and the Buccaneers have given up 14.3 to RB1s (-9% vs the league average of 15.7).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Kyren Williams scored: Wk 1 15.5. Average 15.5; weighted toward recent games it is 15.5.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Buccaneers allowed 14.3 points to their opponent's RB1. The league average for that slot is 15.7, so that is -9%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -3% adjustment (x0.97).

4. Result. 15.5 x 0.97 = 15.0. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Kyren Williams is to reach it as a RB1.

42%
chance of 15+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (15.0) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 9.0 points, leaning on Kyren Williams's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 15.

With only 1 game of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • RB2s have averaged 3.5 carries, 12.0 rushing yards and 2.0 receptions against the Buccaneers across 2 games.
  • The Buccaneers allow 5.0 PPR points to RB2s, +6% versus the league average of 4.8 (ranked 12 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
  • 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 2.1 to 8.0 (median 5.0).
  • RB2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.