Start Chris Brooks or Kaleb Johnson? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Kaleb Johnson over Chris Brooks in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Kaleb Johnson at 6.6 points and Chris Brooks at 5.2, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for Kaleb Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Kaleb Johnson at 38.5 rushing yards, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (16 and 16 books).

Player prop markets imply 5.2 fantasy points for Chris Brooks, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Chris Brooks at 14.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16, 16 and 16 books).

That puts Kaleb Johnson 1.4 points ahead of Chris Brooks on the books.

Injury status

Kaleb Johnson is not on the injury report.

Chris Brooks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Kaleb Johnson played 27 percent of GB snaps, took 44 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Kaleb Johnson, Week 2 against NYJ: 16 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 32 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 2, Chris Brooks played 51 percent of GB snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

Chris Brooks, Week 1 against MIN: 38 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 29 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Chris Brooks, Week 2 against NYJ: 27 of 59 snaps, 4 carries for 11 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kaleb Johnson played 10 games for PIT and scored 8.8 PPR points, 0.9 a game, finishing RB115.

He ran 28 times for 69 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 1 of 2 targets for 9 yards.

He was on the field for 6 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kaleb Johnson, Week 15 of 2025 against MIA: 2 of 66 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 0.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Chris Brooks played 17 games for GB and scored 32.7 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB81.

He ran 27 times for 106 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 13 of 17 targets for 91 yards.

He was on the field for 18 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Brooks, Week 18 of 2025 against MIN: 13 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.1 PPR points.

How Week 3 went

Kaleb Johnson scored 2.6 PPR points and Chris Brooks scored 1.4.

The call was right: Kaleb Johnson outscored Chris Brooks by 1.2.

Kaleb Johnson finished 4.0 points below the 6.6 the props implied.

Kaleb Johnson, Week 3 against ATL: 4 carries for 6 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards, 2.6 PPR points.

Kaleb Johnson finished as the week's RB4 in PPR scoring.

Chris Brooks finished 3.8 points below the 5.2 the props implied.

Chris Brooks, Week 3 against ATL: 0 carries for 0 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Blake Corum over Kaleb Johnson.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Brian Robinson.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Chris Brooks over Brian Robinson.
• Start Chris Brooks over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Chris Brooks.