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Samaje Perine or Tez Johnson

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine

RB • Cincinnati Bengals CIN
Tez Johnson

Tez Johnson

WR • Tampa Bay Bucs TB
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Perine over Johnson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Perine ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.86
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.69 19.62 0.02 1.16 9.43 0.18 5.86
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Outlook Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine at Baltimore — Limited touches keep veteran relegated to the bench

Operating as the primary backup behind Chase Brown, Perine primarily handles change-of-pace and passing-down duties for Cincinnati. While he recently showcased his utility with a receiving score against Miami, his week-to-week rushing involvement remains generally capped in standard game flow.

In an expected high-scoring road matchup against the Ravens, our projections expect Perine to log around 5 carries for 20 rushing yards while securing 1 to 2 catches for roughly 10 receiving yards (5.9 fantasy points). Rostered in 21% of leagues but started in just 4%, he is purely a handcuff stash who needs a touchdown to offer standalone value.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Perine

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Johnson ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.1
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2 28.8 0.2 6.1
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Samaje Perine
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
14684.902101
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Tez Johnson
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
273.560
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
37123.7640
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Samaje Perine
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Tez Johnson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Samaje Perine
OWN
20%
+8.84 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+3.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Tez Johnson
OWN
 
0%
+0.36 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Samaje Perine
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tez Johnson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Samaje Perine

    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 38th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 46th with 23.10 total points (4.62 avg).
  • Currently 103.6 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 9.2 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 49th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 43rd among RB.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 11th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 110 (22.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +42, Rush AVG: -0.4 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +37 Rec TDs: +1,
  • 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: 95, RUSH YDS: 400, RUSH TDS: 5, REC: 20, REC YDS: 115, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Tez Johnson

    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 90th with 15.10 total points (2.52 avg).
  • Currently 100.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.8 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 99th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 97th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 15 in rush attempts with 2 (0.33 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 35 in rush yards with 6 (1.00 per game) and is currently ranked 27th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +1, Rec Yards: +33 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • You do realize that this guy has no receiving touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 20, REC YDS: 150, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Samaje Perine

No Injury Reported

Injury Tez Johnson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Samaje Perine

Week 7
Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.00326.17631503.56
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 32.00 total points (5.33 avg).
  • Currently 27 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 326.17 per game and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 13th in rush defense with 603 (100.50 per game).
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 1354 (225.67 per game).
  • Top 18 in points against with 22.00 per game and currently ranked 17th 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: +66.39, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: -2, INTs: +2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -5.67,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 40, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.9, YDS/G: 376.8
Matchups Tez Johnson

Week 7
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Carolina Panthers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.60369.20631113.41
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 33.00 total points (6.60 avg).
  • Currently 26 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 2.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 661 (132.20 per game).
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 1185 (237.00 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 24.60 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +54.87, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: +6, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +0.27,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 23.8, YDS/G: 347.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Samaje Perine
8.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tez Johnson
2.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Samaje Perine
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 WAS 13 175 603 3.4 1 24 22 182 8.3 1
2018 WAS 4 8 32 4.0 0 4 3 5 1.7 0
2019 MIA 1 5 16 3.2 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CIN 11 63 301 4.8 3 12 11 66 6.0 0
2021 CIN 15 55 246 4.5 1 31 27 196 7.3 1
2022 CIN 16 95 394 4.1 2 51 38 287 7.6 4
2023 DEN 16 53 238 4.5 1 56 50 455 9.1 0
2024 KC 16 20 92 4.6 1 35 28 322 11.5 1
2025 CIN 14 84 382 4.5 3 21 17 87 5.1 0
2026 CIN 5 27 110 4.1 0 10 7 61 8.7 1
ON PACE 17 92 374 4.1 0 34 24 207 8.7 3
3-YEAR AVG 17 53 240 4.6 2 38 32 294 9.2 0
Totals 119 600 2480 4.1 13 257 212 1713 8.1 8
Career Tez Johnson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 TB 16 48 31 343 11.1 6 10 36 3.6 0
2026 TB 6 13 7 145 20.7 0 2 6 3 0
ON PACE 17 37 20 411 20.7 0 6 17 3 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 24 16 172 11.1 3 5 18 3.6 0
Totals 22 61 38 488 12.8 6 12 42 3.5 0
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ARI vs DEN
ATL vs SF
BAL vs CIN
BUF vs BYE
CAR vs TB
CHI vs NE
CLE @TEN
DAL @PHI
DET vs GB
HOU vs NYG
IND @MIN
JAC vs BYE
KC @SEA
LAC vs BYE
LAR @LV
MIA @NYJ
NO vs PIT
WAS vs BYE
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DET @PHI 7:30 PM EST
LAC @OKC 7:00 PM EST
LAL @UTA 5:00 PM EST
MEM @SAC 9:00 PM EST
MIN vs TOR 7:00 PM EST
NY vs ORL 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
CHI vs FLA 3:00 PM EST
COL @NSH 8:00 PM EST
DAL vs NYI 6:00 PM EST
MIN @VAN 10:00 PM EST
MON @WPG 7:00 PM EST