Start Kaleb Johnson or George Holani? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Kaleb Johnson over George Holani in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Kaleb Johnson at 7.0 points and George Holani at 6.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Kaleb Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Kaleb Johnson at 36.5 rushing yards, with a 34% chance to score a touchdown (12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.3 fantasy points for George Holani, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has George Holani at 19.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kaleb Johnson 0.6 points ahead of George Holani on the market projections.

Injury status

Kaleb Johnson is not on the injury report.

George Holani is listed as questionable with a ribs injury.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Kaleb Johnson played 31 percent of GB snaps, took 41 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 6 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.

Kaleb Johnson, Week 3 against ATL: 24 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 6 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.

Kaleb Johnson, Week 4 against TB: 17 of 60 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, George Holani played 35 percent of SEA snaps, took 20 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

George Holani, Week 1 against NE: 23 of 50 snaps, 8 carries for 29 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

George Holani, Week 2 against ARI: 18 of 70 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

George Holani, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 3 carries for 10 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

George Holani, Week 4 against LAC: 22 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 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.

In 2025, George Holani played 11 games for SEA and scored 20.8 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing RB93.

He ran 22 times for 73 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Kaleb Johnson over Brian Robinson.
• Start David Montgomery over Kaleb Johnson.
• Start Jacory Croskey-Merritt over Kaleb Johnson.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over George Holani.
• Start Blake Corum over George Holani.
• Start George Holani over Brian Robinson.