Start Ty Johnson or Brian Robinson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Brian Robinson over Ty Johnson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Brian Robinson at 6.3 points and Ty Johnson at 5.9, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Ty Johnson'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for Brian Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Brian Robinson at 35.5 rushing yards, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (13 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.9 fantasy points for Ty Johnson, with 60 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Ty Johnson at 11.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 15 market sources).

That puts Brian Robinson 0.4 points ahead of Ty Johnson on the market projections.

Injury status

Brian Robinson is not on the injury report.

Ty Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Brian Robinson played 35 percent of ATL snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Brian Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 15 of 60 snaps, 9 carries for 31 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Brian Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 33 of 69 snaps, 11 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Ty Johnson played 27 percent of BUF snaps, took 2 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Ty Johnson, Week 3 against LAC: 15 of 66 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 50 yards.

Ty Johnson, Week 4 against NE: 19 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

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, Ty Johnson played 17 games for BUF and scored 100.3 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB47.

He ran 50 times for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 33 targets for 263 yards.

He was on the field for 29 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ty Johnson, Week 18 of 2025 against NYJ: 13 carries for 36 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.6 PPR points.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Brian Robinson.
• Start Brian Robinson over Blake Corum.
• Start Bucky Irving over Brian Robinson.
• Start Blake Corum over Ty Johnson.
• Start Ty Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Ty Johnson over Dameon Pierce.