NFL
PHI
JAX
17
19
FINALFINAL
TB
DAL
24
16
FINALFINAL
CIN
MIA
31
24
FINALFINAL
LV
NE
17
45
FINALFINAL
MIN
NO
23
13
FINALFINAL
CLE
NYJ
12
17
FINALFINAL
IND
PIT
22
34
FINALFINAL
HOU
TEN
26
3
FINALFINAL
NYG
WAS
27
27
FINALFINAL
DEN
LAC
23
17
FINALFINAL
DET
ARI
45
21
FINALFINAL
CHI
GB
7
31
FINALFINAL
SF
SEA
32
29
FINALFINAL
BAL
ATL
30
23
FINALFINAL
BUF
LAR
o55
-3.5
8:15PM • PREVIEW ABC/E

Ty Johnson or Colby Parkinson

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Ty Johnson

Ty Johnson

RB • Buffalo Bills BUF
Colby Parkinson

Colby Parkinson

TE • Los Angeles Rams LAR
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Parkinson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Johnson ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.48
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0.87 3.49 0.02 2.08 21.13 0.03 5.48
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Learn More
Outlook Ty Johnson

Ty Johnson at LAR — Minimal Complementary Role in High-Scoring Matchup

Operating primarily as depth behind James Cook III and Ray Davis, Johnson is healthy and serving as Buffalo's passing-down change-of-pace back. While he dealt with minor injuries earlier in the season, his on-field workload remains narrowly defined, having managed only one rushing attempt alongside six catches for 59 yards across his last two contests.

Facing the Rams in what projects to be a high-scoring matchup, Johnson's weekly upside is heavily capped by low volume. Our weekly projections model him for roughly two receptions and 25 total yards (5.5 fantasy points). Starting in zero percent of fantasy leagues, fantasy managers should leave him firmly on the bench.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 4 days ago
Latest News Ty Johnson
Loading...
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Parkinson over Johnson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Parkinson ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.9
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.3 22.3 0.2 5.9
No projection for today.
Coming soon.
Learn More
Latest News Colby Parkinson
Loading...
Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Ty Johnson
Fantasy Chart Loading...

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
133.00290
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
133.006590
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Colby Parkinson
Fantasy Chart Loading...

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

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
00000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Ty Johnson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓

Redzone data is for premium members only.

Redzone Touches Colby Parkinson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓

Redzone data is for premium members only.

Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ty Johnson
OWN
 
2%
-0.73 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Colby Parkinson
OWN
 
1%
+0.32 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.3 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ty Johnson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Colby Parkinson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ty 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 72nd with 6.20 total points (1.55 avg).
  • Currently 91.9 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 47th among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 44th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 3 (0.75 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 95th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -40, Rush AVG: -2.4 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +51 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: 50, RUSH YDS: 200, RUSH TDS: 2, REC: 15, REC YDS: 150, REC TDS: 2
Breakdown Colby Parkinson

    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 64th with 2.10 total points (0.53 avg).
  • Currently 46.3 points behind the leader: George Kittle

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among TE.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among TE.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 31st among TE.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -1, Rec Yards: +10 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 35, REC YDS: 360, REC TDS: 4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Ty Johnson

No Injury Reported

Injury Colby Parkinson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ty Johnson

Week 5
Buffalo Bills @ Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.75255.7533704.03
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 21.00 total points (5.25 avg).
  • Currently 27 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 255.75 per game and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 408 (102.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 615 (153.75 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.75 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 19th 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: +77.89, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: -32, INTs: -2, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +2.61,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Matchups Colby Parkinson

Week 5
Los Angeles Rams VS Buffalo Bills

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
26.75390.00521003.22
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 19th with 18.00 total points (4.50 avg).
  • Currently 30 points behind the leader: Vikings DST

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 19th in rush defense with 464 (116.00 per game).
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 1096 (274.00 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 26.75 per game and currently ranked 25th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +237.37, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -7, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +6.62,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 15, TDS: 4, PA/G: 22.8, YDS/G: 311.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Ty Johnson
6.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Colby Parkinson
6.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Ty Johnson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2019 DET 15 63 273 4.3 0 31 24 109 4.5 0
2020 DET 10 54 254 4.7 1 21 16 99 6.2 1
2021 NYJ 15 61 238 3.9 2 55 34 372 10.9 2
2022 NYJ 10 30 160 5.3 1 24 12 88 7.3 0
2023 BUF 7 30 132 4.4 0 7 7 62 8.9 1
2024 BUF 16 41 213 5.2 1 25 18 284 15.8 3
2025 BUF 16 52 207 4.0 3 36 27 308 11.4 2
2026 BUF 2 1 3 3.0 0 6 6 59 9.8 0
ON PACE 9 5 14 3.0 0 27 27 266 9.8 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 53 237 4.5 1 25 19 234 12.3 2
Totals 99 367 1640 4.5 8 212 149 1429 9.6 10
Career Colby Parkinson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2020 SEA 1 2 2 16 8.0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 SEA 5 8 5 33 6.6 0 0 0 0 0
2022 SEA 14 34 25 322 12.9 2 0 0 0 0
2023 SEA 14 33 25 244 9.8 2 0 0 0 0
2024 LAR 15 49 30 294 9.8 1 0 0 0 0
2025 LAR 16 63 49 483 9.9 10 0 0 0 0
2026 LAR 3 5 3 21 7.0 0 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 23 14 95 7.0 0 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 49 35 336 9.5 4 0 0 0 0
Totals 73 215 152 1567 10.3 16 0 0 0 0
New Start Decision
Fantasy Assistant
The Premium Start tool.
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

TRENDING DECISIONS

Get personalized optimal lineups

RECENT DECISIONS

Always set the best lineup

Latest from FSP

Created with Sketch.
Created with Sketch.
FANTASY ASSISTANT

Waiver Help

Optimal Lineups

Player News

  • William Contreras C • MIL MLB

    William Contreras’ Go-Ahead Single Gives Brewers a 5–4 Lead

    @BNightengale

  • AJ Dybantsa SF • WAS NBA

    Kyshawn George Sets Up AJ Dybantsa for a Fastbreak Slam in Nets-Wizards Preseason Action

    @NBA

  • Donovan Clingan C • POR NBA

    Ja Morant Sets Up Donovan Clingan for a Highlight-Reel Dunk Against London Lions

    @NBA

  • Asa Newell PF • ATL NBA

    Hawks Shine on Both Ends in Preseason Clash With Thunder

    @NBA

  • Tom Kennedy WR • DET NFL

    Tom Kennedy to Undergo Knee Surgery, Miss Rest of Season, Dan Campbell Says

    @davebirkett

  • Skyler Bell WR • BUF NFL

    Skyler Bell Expected to Get More Passing Snaps Than Dortch

    @JoeBuscaglia

  • Tom Kennedy WR • DET

    Tom Kennedy to Undergo Knee Surgery, Miss Rest of Season, Dan Campbell Says

    @davebirkett

  • Skyler Bell WR • BUF

    Skyler Bell Expected to Get More Passing Snaps Than Dortch

    @JoeBuscaglia

  • Marvin Harrison WR • ARI

    Lions Double-Team McBride and Wilson in First Game Without Marvin Harrison Jr.

    @theo_mackie

  • Brian Thomas WR • JAC

    Tweet Questions Brian Thomas Jr.’s Recent Performance Decline

    @NFL_DovKleiman

  • Cooper Rush QB • ATL

    Justin Herbert Ranks 39th Among 40 NFL Quarterbacks in PFF Grade

    @NFL_DovKleiman

  • Keon Coleman WR • BUF

    Bills Beat Writer Now Favors Offensive Tackle Over Wide Receiver for 2027 First-Round Pick

    @JoeBuscaglia

  • William Contreras C • MIL

    William Contreras’ Go-Ahead Single Gives Brewers a 5–4 Lead

    @BNightengale

  • William Contreras C • MIL

    William Contreras Shows Off His Signature Trip Around the Bases

    @MLB

  • Chandler Simpson LF • TB

    Rays Keep Chandler Simpson Out of Starting Lineup, Ready to Deploy His Speed Off the Bench

    @Buster_ESPN

  • Jackson Chourio LF • MIL

    William Contreras Ties the Game as Misiorowski and Chourio Celebrate

    @MLB

  • William Contreras C • MIL

    William Contreras Homers to Tie the Game Again

    @AdamMcCalvy

  • William Contreras C • MIL

    William Contreras Ties Franchise Postseason Home Run Record with Fifth Career Blast, Levels Game

    @BNightengale

  • AJ Dybantsa SF • WAS

    Kyshawn George Sets Up AJ Dybantsa for a Fastbreak Slam in Nets-Wizards Preseason Action

    @NBA

  • Donovan Clingan C • POR

    Ja Morant Sets Up Donovan Clingan for a Highlight-Reel Dunk Against London Lions

    @NBA

  • Asa Newell PF • ATL

    Hawks Shine on Both Ends in Preseason Clash With Thunder

    @NBA

  • Cody Williams SF • MIN

    Cody Williams Gets a Chance to Start for Minnesota Against New York amid Multiple Absences

    @JonKrawczynski

  • Anthony Edwards SG • MIN

    Timberwolves Bring Back Starters; Jonathan Kuminga Sits as a Precaution

    @WolvesRadio

  • Aaron Wiggins SG • ATL

    Hawks–Thunder Preseason Game Features Nine Players Out, Mostly for Rest or Injury

    @ATLHawks

  • Jared Wright RW • LA

    LA Kings Loan Jared Wright to Ontario Reign

    @LAKingsPR

  • Travis Mitchell D • ANA

    Ducks Reassign Travis Mitchell to the San Diego Gulls in the AHL

    @AnaheimDucks

  • Caleb Jones D • PIT

    Penguins Acquire Defenseman Ryan Johnson from Sabres for Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch

    @JFreshHockey

  • Sebastian Aho C • CAR

    Sebastian Aho Tied for the NHL Lead in Goals

    @Canes

  • Parker Wotherspoon D • VGK

    Golden Knights’ Parker Wotherspoon Out Week-to-Week with Upper-Body Injury

    @GoldenKnights

  • Marcus Foligno LW • MIN

    Wild Place Marcus Foligno on IR, Recall Tyler Pitlick for Winnipeg Trip

    @RussoHockey

Matchups

Week 5
ARI vs DET
ATL vs BAL
BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
Matchup Time Pitchers
CLE @TB 08:00 EDT EST
LAD @MIL 05:00 EDT EST
Matchup Time
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
BUF vs FLA 1:00 PM EST
MIN vs VGK 8:00 PM EST
NJ vs OTT 7:00 PM EST