Start Roschon Johnson or Dameon Pierce? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Roschon Johnson over Dameon Pierce in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Roschon Johnson at 4.3 points and Dameon Pierce at 4.0, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Roschon 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. 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 4.3 fantasy points for Roschon Johnson, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Roschon Johnson at 16.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (5 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 4.0 fantasy points for Dameon Pierce, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Dameon Pierce at 23.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (15 and 15 market sources).

That puts Roschon Johnson 0.3 points ahead of Dameon Pierce on the market projections.

Injury status

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Dameon Pierce is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Roschon Johnson played 7 percent of CHI snaps, took 5 percent of the carries, drew 2 percent of the targets and had 9 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.

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, Dameon Pierce played 5 games for KC and scored 3.6 PPR points, 0.7 a game, finishing RB128.

He ran 14 times for 36 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards.

He was on the field for 8 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Dameon Pierce, Week 18 of 2025 against LV: 4 carries for 10 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1.0 PPR points.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brian Robinson over Roschon Johnson.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Roschon Johnson.
• Start Roschon Johnson over Isaiah Davis.
• Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Dameon Pierce.
• Start Dameon Pierce over Isaiah Davis.
• Start Jaylen Wright over Dameon Pierce.