Start Brian Robinson or Roschon Johnson? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 6:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brian Robinson over Roschon Johnson

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Brian Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 6.6; fantasy pts
SF D vs RB: 22.9; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 37 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 31%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

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Roschon Johnson

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 4.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 22%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Brian Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brian Robinson projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brian Robinson over Roschon Johnson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brian Robinson over Roschon Johnson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brian Robinson at 6.6 points and Roschon Johnson at 4.7, a gap of 1.9. Brian Robinson's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Roschon Johnson this week yet, so his 4.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (3.9 and 5.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Market coverage on Brian Robinson is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for Brian Robinson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brian Robinson is 27 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (7 and 8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Roschon Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 3.9 and 5.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 0.4 touchdowns (13 market sources).

That puts Brian Robinson 1.9 points ahead of Roschon Johnson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brian Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 43 more yards.

Roschon Johnson and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Brian Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brian Robinson played 31 percent of ATL snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 19 of 71 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brian Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 24 of 57 snaps, 14 carries for 62 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Brian Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 14 of 64 snaps, 7 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 10 of 55 snaps, 2 carries for 1 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Through Week 6, Roschon Johnson played 22 percent of CHI snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Roschon Johnson, Week 2 against MIN: 1 of 74 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 4 against NYJ: 10 of 93 snaps, 4 carries for 16 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 5 against GB: 27 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 6 against ATL: 31 of 77 snaps, 13 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brian Robinson played 17 games for SF and scored 62.5 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing RB63.

He ran 92 times for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 8 of 12 targets for 25 yards.

He was on the field for 17 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

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

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Brian Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brian Robinson projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brian Robinson over Roschon Johnson.
Should I drop Brian Robinson for Roschon Johnson?
No. Keep Brian Robinson: he projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 27 (2.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brian Robinson over Roschon Johnson.