Start Rachaad White or Kaleb Johnson? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Rachaad White over Kaleb Johnson in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Rachaad White at 7.0 points and Kaleb Johnson at 6.8, a gap of 0.3. 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 Rachaad White, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Rachaad White at 23.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 30% chance to score a touchdown (14, 12, 12 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.8 fantasy points for Kaleb Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Kaleb Johnson at 35.5 rushing yards, with a 33% chance to score a touchdown (15 and 16 market sources).

That puts Rachaad White 0.3 points ahead of Kaleb Johnson on the market projections.

Injury status

Rachaad White is not on the injury report.

Kaleb Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 3, Rachaad White played 46 percent of WAS snaps, took 23 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 1 against PHI: 29 of 70 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 2 against DAL: 37 of 71 snaps, 7 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 40 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Rachaad White over Brian Robinson.
• Start Rachaad White over George Holani.
• Start Rachaad White over Kendre Miller.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over Brian Robinson.
• Start David Montgomery over Kaleb Johnson.
• Start Kaleb Johnson over George Holani.