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Pierre Strong or Emmett Johnson

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Pierre Strong

Pierre Strong

RB • Green Bay Packers GB
Emmett Johnson

Emmett Johnson

RB • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Strong over Johnson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Strong ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.4
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
5 23.1 0.2 1.6 11.8 0.1 6.4
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Strong

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Johnson ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.11
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.03 14.48 0 1.31 18.01 0 5.11
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Outlook Emmett Johnson

Emmett Johnson vs. Chargers: Backup Role Keeps Rookie on Fantasy Benches

Rookie Emmett Johnson operates as Kansas City's primary backup behind Kenneth Walker. Despite recent team buzz surrounding his rapid rise and trust from the coaching staff, his immediate volume remains constrained. In his last appearance, Johnson logged just one reception for 10 yards, and he has totaled only 16 carries this season.

With the undefeated Chiefs heavily favored against the winless Chargers, positive game script could yield second-half opportunities. However, our weekly projection forecasts modest usage with approximately four carries for 14 rushing yards and one reception. Rosterable primarily as an upside handcuff, fantasy managers should leave him on the bench in Week 6.

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Performance Pierre Strong
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
571.403110
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
571.403110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Emmett Johnson
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
00001100
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Redzone Touches Pierre Strong
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
5 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Emmett Johnson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Pierre Strong
OWN
 
0%
+0.29 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Emmett Johnson
OWN
29%
-3.55 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+1.17 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Pierre Strong
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Emmett Johnson
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Pierre Strong

    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 90th with 1.80 total points (1.80 avg).
  • Currently 124.9 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • 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.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 66th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 91st among RB.
  • Ranked 107th in targets and is currently among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 7 (7.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 95th among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +7, Rush AVG: +1.4 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +11 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: 29, RUSH YDS: 111, RUSH TDS: 1, REC: 3, REC YDS: 17, REC TDS: 0
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 rank this player at 42nd among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 57th with 13.00 total points (3.25 avg).
  • Currently 113.7 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 50th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among RB.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 0 and is currently ranked 28th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 56 (14.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among RB.
  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +56, Rush AVG: +3.5 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +5, Rec Yards: +74 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: 115, RUSH YDS: 475, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 15, REC YDS: 100, REC TDS: 1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Pierre Strong

No Injury Reported

Injury Emmett Johnson

No Injury Reported

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Matchups Pierre Strong

Week 6
Green Bay Packers VS Dallas Cowboys

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.20400.2020502.84
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 7.00 total points (1.40 avg).
  • Currently 52 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 32nd in rush defense with 842 (168.40 per game).
  • Ranked 17th in pass defense with 1159 (231.80 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 27.20 per game and currently ranked 26th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 23rd 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: -31.2, Turnovers: -1 Sacks: -5, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3.6,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 36, INT: 9, TDS: 3, PA/G: 31.9, YDS/G: 400.6
Matchups Emmett Johnson

Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs VS Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.80323.60841104.04
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 26.00 total points (5.20 avg).
  • Currently 33 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 323.60 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 8 (1.60 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 593 (118.60 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 1025 (205.00 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 4 (0.80 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.80 per game and currently ranked 24th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 24th 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: +102.31, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -9, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.66,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 16, TDS: 2, PA/G: 21.3, YDS/G: 303.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Pierre Strong
1.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Emmett Johnson
7.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Pierre Strong
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 NE 4 10 100 10.0 1 7 7 42 6.0 0
2023 CLE 13 63 291 4.6 1 8 5 47 9.4 0
2024 CLE 11 26 108 4.2 0 22 14 104 7.4 0
2026 GB 1 5 7 1.4 0 4 3 11 3.7 0
ON PACE 4 18 25 1.4 0 14 11 40 3.7 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 30 133 4.5 0 10 6 50 7.9 0
Totals 29 104 506 4.9 2 41 29 204 7.0 0
Career Emmett Johnson
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2026 KC 4 16 56 3.5 0 5 5 74 14.8 0
ON PACE 18 72 252 3.5 0 23 23 333 14.8 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 16 56 3.5 0 5 5 74 14.8 0
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