Should I drop Ty Johnson for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Ty Johnson projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games) and Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ty Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Ty Johnson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 3:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ty Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Start

Ty Johnson

RB · BUF · vs BAL

Market projects: 5.7; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs RB: 18.5; 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 18 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 23%; Through Week 6
Target share: 12%; Through Week 6

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Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 4.0; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Ty Johnson?

Not on these numbers alone. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games) and Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ty Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ty Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ty Johnson at 5.7 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 4.0, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Ty Johnson this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (4.3 and 7.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Chris Rodriguez Jr. this week yet, so his 4.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (4.0 and 3.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ty Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 4.3 and 7.0 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chris Rodriguez Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 4.1 and 3.9 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 4.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Ty Johnson 1.7 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ty Johnson and BUF host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Rodriguez Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ty Johnson is not on the injury report.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Ty Johnson played 23 percent of BUF snaps, took 2 percent of the carries, drew 12 percent of the targets and had 5 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.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Chris Rodriguez Jr. played 13 games for WAS and scored 92.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing RB51.

He ran 112 times for 500 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 16 carries for 65 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 28 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Ty Johnson?
Not on these numbers alone. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games) and Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ty Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Should I drop Ty Johnson for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Ty Johnson projects 43 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (4.3 a game over 10 games) and Chris Rodriguez Jr. 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Ty Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr.