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Emmett Johnson or Mike Gesicki

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Emmett Johnson

Emmett Johnson

RB • Kansas City Chiefs KC
Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki

TE • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Gesicki

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Emmett Johnson

Emmett Johnson at Miami — Expanding Backup Role Brings Intriguing Stash Value

The rookie currently operates as the primary backup to Kenneth Walker in Kansas City's backfield. Head coach Andy Reid recently noted that Johnson will earn more snaps to relieve Walker after a heavy workload to open the year. Johnson has shown impressive efficiency in limited work, hauling in four passes for 64 receiving yards through two games.

Despite Reid's comments, Johnson remains a bench stash rather than a recommended starter. Our weekly projection expects around 5 fantasy points on roughly 4 to 5 carries with limited passing-down work. Kansas City enters as heavy road favorites, giving Johnson potential garbage-time upside, but his 1.8% start rate reflects that he belongs on fantasy benches.

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gesicki over Johnson

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki at Pittsburgh — Volatile Streaming Option in AFC North Clash

Operating primarily as a pass-catching specialist behind Drew Sample on Cincinnati's depth chart, Mike Gesicki has displayed extreme volatility through the opening two weeks. After a breakout performance with five receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown on seven targets in the opener, he disappeared entirely in Week 2 without earning a single look.

Heading on the road into Pittsburgh for a divisional clash with a modest projected game total, Gesicki profiles as a boom-or-bust tight end option. Our weekly projections anticipate roughly 3 receptions for 30 yards and 7.2 fantasy points, making him a risky flex or deep-league streaming candidate rather than a reliable lineup staple.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Emmett Johnson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
2157.502200
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
10393.904640
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
00000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
57815.6251
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Redzone Touches Emmett Johnson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Mike Gesicki
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Emmett Johnson
OWN
41%
+8.15 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+2.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Mike Gesicki
OWN
16%
-6.18 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-3.18 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Emmett Johnson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mike Gesicki
Not Ranked
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Emmett Johnson

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB'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 36th with 10.30 total points (5.15 avg).
  • Currently 38.7 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 30th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 33rd among RB.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 64 and 16.00 YPC and is currently ranked 6th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 28th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 39 (19.50 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 32nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +39, Rush AVG: +3.9 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +64 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 90, RUSH YDS: 375, RUSH TDS: 3, REC: 12, REC YDS: 100, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Mike Gesicki

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE'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 14th with 13.80 total points (6.90 avg).
  • Currently 14.7 points behind the leader: Dalton Kincaid

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 25 in receptions and is currently ranked 24th among TE.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 22nd among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 78 and 15.60 YPC and is currently ranked 13th among TE.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 9th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +46 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 40, REC YDS: 450, REC TDS: 4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Emmett Johnson

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Injury Mike Gesicki

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Emmett Johnson

Week 3
Kansas City Chiefs @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
31.00336.0022003.39
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 N/A with 0.00 total points (0.00 avg).
  • Currently 29 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 225 (112.50 per game).
  • Ranked 18th in pass defense with 447 (223.50 per game).
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 2 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 31.00 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -54, Turnovers: +2 Sacks: -4, INTs: +2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -2,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 10, TDS: 4, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Matchups Mike Gesicki

Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.50303.5043714.53
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 3rd with 26.00 total points (13.00 avg).
  • Currently 3 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 303.50 per game and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 4 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in rush defense with 256 (128.00 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 351 (175.50 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 8 in sacks with 7 (3.50 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 4 in interceptions with 3 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 16.50 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.50 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +100.5, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +2, INTs: +1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: -13.25,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.2, YDS/G: 379.3
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Emmett Johnson
7.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mike Gesicki
9.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Emmett Johnson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 KC 2 10 39 3.9 0 4 4 64 16.0 0
ON PACE 18 90 351 3.9 0 36 36 576 16.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2 10 39 3.9 0 4 4 64 16.0 0
Career Mike Gesicki
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2018 MIA 14 32 22 202 9.2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 MIA 15 90 51 570 11.2 5 0 0 0 0
2020 MIA 15 85 53 703 13.3 6 0 0 0 0
2021 MIA 16 111 73 780 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2022 MIA 16 52 32 362 11.3 5 0 0 0 0
2023 NE 15 44 29 244 8.4 2 0 0 0 0
2024 CIN 16 83 65 665 10.2 2 0 0 0 0
2025 CIN 13 48 32 342 10.7 2 0 0 0 0
2026 CIN 1 7 5 78 15.6 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 9 63 45 702 15.6 9 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 58 42 417 9.9 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 124 558 364 3961 10.9 26 0 0 0 0
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ARI @SF
ATL @GB
BAL @DAL
BUF vs LAC
CAR @CLE
CHI vs PHI
CIN @PIT
DEN vs LAR
DET vs NYJ
HOU @IND
JAC vs NE
KC @MIA
LV @NO
MIN @TB
NYG vs TEN
SEA @WAS
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ATH vs HOU 09:40 EDT EST
ATL vs CIN 07:15 EDT EST
BOS vs CLE 06:45 EDT EST
CHC vs MIA 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @KC 02:10 EDT EST
LAA @SEA 09:40 EDT EST
LAD vs SD 10:10 EDT EST
MIL @PHI 06:05 EDT EST
NYM @TEX 02:35 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST
PIT vs STL 12:35 EDT EST
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