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Kaleb Johnson or Falcons DST

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

Kaleb Johnson

RB • Green Bay Packers GB
Falcons DST

Falcons DST

DST • Atlanta Falcons ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over DST

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Kaleb Johnson

Kaleb Johnson vs. Falcons — Limited Role Keeps Him on Fantasy Benches

After joining Green Bay via trade late in the preseason, Johnson logged his first action last week, posting 32 rushing yards on eight carries. Even with lead back Josh Jacobs sidelined on the commissioner exempt list, Johnson remains behind Chris Brooks and MarShawn Lloyd in the pecking order, leaving him confined to complementary early-down relief work.

Facing an 0-2 Falcons team in a home matchup where the Packers are favored, Green Bay could lean on the ground game, but Johnson's path to standalone value remains narrow. Our weekly projection pegs him for roughly 23 rushing yards on six carries with negligible target volume. Rostered in just 13% of leagues and started in none, he is strictly a deep-league hold.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Kaleb Johnson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
8324.00000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
8324.00000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs
34.00355.000020
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs
27.00317.001040
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Redzone Touches Kaleb Johnson
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kaleb Johnson
OWN
13%
+7.32 compared to last week
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0%
+0.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Falcons DST
OWN
 
1%
-1.34 compared to last week
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0%
-1.08 compared to last week
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Expert Consensus Kaleb Johnson
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Expert Consensus Falcons DST
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kaleb 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 66th with 3.20 total points (1.60 avg).
  • Currently 45.8 points behind the leader: Derrick Henry

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 100th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 80th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 32 (16.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 40th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +33, Rush AVG: +4.5 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: EVEN, Rec Yards: EVEN 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: 75, RUSH YDS: 350, RUSH TDS: 3, REC: 12, REC YDS: 50, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Falcons DST

    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 23rd with 6.00 total points (3.00 avg).
  • Currently 23 points behind the leader: Bengals DST

    • Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 317.00 per game and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 126 (63.00 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 508 (254.00 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 27.00 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th 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: +65, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -3, INTs: -2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +12.5,

    • Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Kaleb Johnson

No Injury Reported

Injury Falcons DST

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Rating Kaleb Johnson
5.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Falcons DST
4.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Kaleb Johnson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 PIT 10 28 69 2.5 0 2 1 9 9.0 0
2026 GB 1 8 32 4.0 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 9 72 288 4.0 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 5 14 35 2.5 0 1 1 5 9.0 0
Totals 11 36 101 2.8 0 2 1 9 9.0 0
Career Falcons DST
YEAR YD TO SACK INT TD PA
2011 5044 25 32 16 2 326
2012 6129 35 31 23 3 323
2013 6099 21 32 10 3 443
2014 6372 28 23 16 3 417
2015 5549 23 19 15 4 345
2016 6170 28 35 12 3 406
2017 5390 21 39 8 0 315
2018 6409 20 36 15 1 423
2019 5912 20 28 12 2 399
2021 6346 21 18 12 2 459
2022 6304 18 21 10 4 386
2023 5716 16 42 8 1 373
2024 5675 18 28 12 4 402
2025 6241 23 57 16 1 401
2026 634 1 4 0 0 54
ON PACE 5706 9 36 0 0 486
3-YEAR AVG 5877 19 42 12 2 392
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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
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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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