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Emmett Johnson or Jalen Royals

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Emmett Johnson

Emmett Johnson

RB • Kansas City Chiefs KC
Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals

WR • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Royals

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Emmett Johnson

Emmett Johnson vs. DEN — Limited Role Behind Kenneth Walker Caps Opening Week Value

The rookie enters Week 1 operating as Kansas City's primary backup behind starter Kenneth Walker. After drawing preseason praise from Andy Reid for his aggressive running style and earning the RB2 spot on the depth chart, Johnson saw his roster rate climb to 18%, though he remains unstarted in virtually all leagues.

In a modest projected scoring environment against Denver, our projections model him for just 4.1 rushing attempts and around 21 total yards from scrimmage. While he represents an intriguing bench stash in deep leagues, fantasy managers should keep him firmly on the bench for Week 1.

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Performance Emmett Johnson
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Emmett Johnson
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Redzone Touches Jalen Royals
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Emmett Johnson
OWN
18%
+3.2 compared to last week
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1%
+0.08 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Royals
OWN
 
1%
-0.33 compared to last week
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0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Emmett Johnson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Royals
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Emmett Johnson

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:

    • Season Outlook

Breakdown Jalen Royals

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 226th with 0.40 total points (0.02 avg).
  • Currently 308.9 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • Not ranked? Either he is on a bye-week or is just not playing very well lately.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 202nd in targets and is currently among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 31st among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 18 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: +4 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 17, REC YDS: 199, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Emmett Johnson

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Royals

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Emmett Johnson

Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs VS Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.47271.2619127624.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 160.00 total points (8.42 avg).
  • Currently 67 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 303.18 per game and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1548 (91.06 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3606 (212.12 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 2 in sacks with 68 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.29 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -75.68, Turnovers: -6 Sacks: +15, INTs: -3, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +0.47,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 60, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 19.4, YDS/G: 295.6
Matchups Jalen Royals

Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs VS Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.47271.2619127624.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 160.00 total points (8.42 avg).
  • Currently 67 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 303.18 per game and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1548 (91.06 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3606 (212.12 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 2 in sacks with 68 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.29 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -75.68, Turnovers: -6 Sacks: +15, INTs: -3, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +0.47,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 60, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 19.4, YDS/G: 295.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Emmett Johnson
7.16
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Royals
4.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Emmett Johnson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
ON PACE NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Jalen Royals
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 KC 1 3 2 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 5 14 9 18 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 3 2 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
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DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
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NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ATL vs PHI 01:35 EDT EST
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CIN @MIL 02:10 EDT EST
CLE @MIN 02:10 EDT EST
COL @DET 12:10 EDT EST
HOU @TB 01:40 EDT EST
LAA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST
LAD @MIA 01:40 EDT EST
NYM @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
SD @SF 07:20 EDT EST
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