Start Roschon Johnson or Corey Kiner? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Roschon Johnson over Corey Kiner in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Roschon Johnson at 5.3 points and Corey Kiner at 4.1, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Roschon Johnson 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 5.3 fantasy points for Roschon Johnson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 20 rushing yards, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (6 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.1 fantasy points for Corey Kiner, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Corey Kiner is 18 rushing yards, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (4 and 13 market sources).

That puts Roschon Johnson 1.2 points ahead of Corey Kiner on the market projections.

Injury status

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Roschon Johnson played 16 percent of CHI snaps, took 8 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 11 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.

Through Week 5, Corey Kiner played 11 percent of NE snaps, took 14 percent of the carries, drew 1 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Corey Kiner, Week 2 against PIT: 4 of 55 snaps, 2 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 3 against JAX: 8 of 63 snaps, 6 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 4 against BUF: 2 of 76 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 5 against LV: 15 of 75 snaps, 6 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Corey Kiner played 4 games for ARI and scored 9.3 PPR points, 2.3 a game, finishing RB112.

He ran 12 times for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 7 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Alvin Kamara over Roschon Johnson.
• Start Roschon Johnson over Chris Rodriguez Jr..
• Start Roschon Johnson over CJ Donaldson.
• Start Corey Kiner over AJ Dillon.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Corey Kiner.
• Start Corey Kiner over CJ Donaldson.