Start George Holani or Ty Johnson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ty Johnson over George Holani

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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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George Holani

RB · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 5.2; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 40%; Through Week 7
Target share: 7%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Ty Johnson for George Holani?

Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ty Johnson over George Holani. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ty Johnson over George Holani in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ty Johnson at 5.7 points and George Holani at 5.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 George Holani this week yet, so his 5.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (5.5, 5.4 and 4.6); 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 George Holani yet. His market-based projections were 5.6, 5.4 and 4.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 5.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Ty Johnson 0.5 points ahead of George Holani 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.

George Holani and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, George Holani has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ty Johnson is not on the injury report.

George Holani 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.

Through Week 7, George Holani played 40 percent of SEA snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

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

George Holani, Week 5 against SF: 26 of 63 snaps, 4 carries for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 24 yards.

George Holani, Week 6 against DEN: 49 of 85 snaps, 5 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Holani, Week 7 against KC: 25 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 11 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 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, 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 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 Ty Johnson for George Holani?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Holani projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ty Johnson over George Holani. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop George Holani for Ty Johnson?
No. Keep George Holani: he projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (5.4 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 43 (4.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ty Johnson over George Holani.

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