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Should I start Ollie Gordon II or Roschon Johnson in Week 7?

Updated Oct 21, 11:06 PM ET.

Week 7 verdict

Start

RB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects
9.7
fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB
21.9
14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
89 of 100 at RB
Sit

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects
6.8
fantasy pts
NE D vs RB
20.6
16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
80 of 100 at RB
Snap share
22%
Through Week 6
Target share
7%
Through Week 6
Start Gordon or Johnson? The full Week 7 breakdown

Start Ollie Gordon II: his market-based projection is 2.9 points a game ahead of Roschon Johnson's this season.

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Ollie Gordon II?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), Roschon Johnson 50 (5.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Roschon Johnson, 9.7 to 6.8 projected PPR points.

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Both players' season market-based projection, their usage this season and their last full season's numbers.

RB21 · MIA · bye 6

2026 vs anytime td line 3-2

Market-based projection
9.7 pts a game

RB27 · CHI · bye 10

2026 vs anytime td line 1-5

Market-based projection
6.8 pts a game

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The gap

  • Price difference2.9 points a game
  • Board size315 draftable players

Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from the market projection.

The market-based projections

Ollie Gordon II's market-based projection is 9.7 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 11 market sources. That is the 86th highest figure of the 214 players with a market-based projection.

Roschon Johnson's market-based projection is 6.8 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 13 market sources. That is the 108th highest figure of the 214 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Ollie Gordon II, and the board ranks him 47th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Roschon Johnson, and the board ranks him 79th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season so far

Through Week 5, Ollie Gordon II has been on the field for 48 percent of MIA snaps, taken 36 percent of the carries, drawn 4 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 5 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 18 two minute targets.

His 5 targets have come 3.2 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 3 against KC he carried 17 times for 41 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 14 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against MIN he carried 9 times for 100 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 0 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against CIN he carried 18 times for 88 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Roschon Johnson has been on the field for 22 percent of CHI snaps, taken 16 percent of the carries, drawn 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 3 of its 21 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have averaged 2.9 air yards.

In Week 4 against NYJ he carried 4 times for 16 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 7 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against GB he carried 5 times for 6 yards, caught 5 of 7 targets for 34 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against ATL he carried 13 times for 51 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 22 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Ollie Gordon II played 17 games and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He carried 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 more yards.

That came to 4.1 carries a game at 2.8 yards a carry and 0.4 catches a game.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Roschon Johnson played 7 games and scored 1.7 PPR points, 0.2 a game, finishing RB134.

He carried 2 times for 17 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 more yards.

That came to 0.3 carries a game at 9 yards a carry.

He was on the field for 1 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II was available for 10 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Ollie Gordon II scored 3.2 PPR points a game and Roschon Johnson 0.2, 2.9 a game between them.

Ollie Gordon II finished RB68 that year and Roschon Johnson RB134.

Ollie Gordon II had 68 more carries than Roschon Johnson, 70 to 2.

Ollie Gordon II had 7 more catches than Roschon Johnson, 7 to 0.

This season Ollie Gordon II holds the bigger snap share, 48 percent against 22 percent.

This season Ollie Gordon II holds the bigger share of the carries, 36 percent against 16 percent.

Byes and availability

Ollie Gordon II is off in Week 6 and Roschon Johnson in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

2.9 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Ollie Gordon II?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), Roschon Johnson 50 (5.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Roschon Johnson, 9.7 to 6.8 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Roschon Johnson?

    No. Keep Ollie Gordon II: he projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), Roschon Johnson 50 (5.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Ollie Gordon II over Roschon Johnson, 9.7 to 6.8 projected PPR points.

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