Start Cam Skattebo or Ty Johnson? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 6:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Cam Skattebo over Ty Johnson

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Cam Skattebo

RB · NYG · at PHI · Questionable

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs RB: 21.4; 16th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 36 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 54%; Through Week 7
Target share: 6%; Through Week 7

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Ty Johnson

RB · BUF · at MIN

Market projects: 6.1; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs RB: 18.4; 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 24%; Through Week 8
Target share: 11%; Through Week 8

Should I drop Ty Johnson for Cam Skattebo?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Ty Johnson. Cam Skattebo is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Cam Skattebo over Ty Johnson in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Cam Skattebo at 8.6 points and Ty Johnson at 6.1, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Cam Skattebo this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (10.3 and 6.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ty Johnson this week yet, so his 6.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (7.0 and 5.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Cam Skattebo yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 6.9 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Cam Skattebo is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Ty Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 7.0 and 5.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 6.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ty Johnson is 0.1 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Cam Skattebo 2.5 points ahead of Ty Johnson on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Cam Skattebo and NYG visit PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PHI allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against PHI and caught passes for 19 more yards.

Ty Johnson and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Cam Skattebo has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cam Skattebo is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

Ty Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Cam Skattebo played 54 percent of NYG snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 6 against NO: 6 of 77 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 7 against HOU: 37 of 66 snaps, 17 carries for 124 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Ty Johnson played 24 percent of BUF snaps, took 4 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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

Ty Johnson, Week 5 against LAR: 14 of 64 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 72 yards.

Ty Johnson, Week 6 against LV: 12 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Ty Johnson, Week 8 against BAL: 20 of 82 snaps, 4 carries for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Ty Johnson for Cam Skattebo?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Cam Skattebo projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Ty Johnson. Cam Skattebo is listed questionable.
Should I drop Cam Skattebo for Ty Johnson?
No. Keep Cam Skattebo: he projects 113 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.5 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Cam Skattebo over Ty Johnson. Cam Skattebo is listed questionable.

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