Start Kendre Miller or Ty Johnson? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 9:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Kendre Miller over Ty Johnson
- Market projects
- 7.0
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs RB
- 21.1
- 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 31%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 6.1
- recent weeks avg
- MIN D vs RB
- 18.4
- 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 24%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 11%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Ty Johnson for Kendre Miller?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendre Miller projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kendre Miller over Ty Johnson.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Kendre Miller over Ty Johnson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Kendre Miller at 7.0 points and Ty Johnson at 6.1, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kendre Miller this week yet, so his 7.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (6.9 and 7.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ty Johnson this week yet, so his 6.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (7.0 and 5.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Kendre Miller yet. His market-based projections were 6.9 and 7.1 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 7.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Ty Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 7.0 and 5.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 6.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Ty Johnson is 0.1 touchdowns (8 market sources).
That puts Kendre Miller 1.0 points ahead of Ty Johnson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Kendre Miller and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 116 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.
Ty Johnson and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
MIN allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Kendre Miller has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Kendre Miller is not on the injury report.
Ty Johnson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Kendre Miller played 31 percent of NO snaps, took 40 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.
Kendre Miller, Week 4 against ATL: 19 of 74 snaps, 6 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards.
Kendre Miller, Week 5 against MIN: 14 of 45 snaps, 10 carries for 30 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kendre Miller, Week 6 against NYG: 32 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 0 yards.
Kendre Miller, Week 7 against PIT: 22 of 57 snaps, 8 carries for 6 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 22 yards.
Through Week 8, Ty Johnson played 24 percent of BUF snaps, took 4 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Ty Johnson, Week 8 against BAL: 20 of 82 snaps, 4 carries for 4 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Kendre Miller played 7 games for NO and scored 33.3 PPR points, 4.8 a game, finishing RB79.
He ran 47 times for 193 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 5 of 5 targets for 30 yards.
He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Ty Johnson for Kendre Miller?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kendre Miller projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kendre Miller over Ty Johnson.
Should I drop Kendre Miller for Ty Johnson?
No. Keep Kendre Miller: he projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (5.2 a game over 9 games), Ty Johnson 39 (4.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kendre Miller over Ty Johnson.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Kendre Miller playing Week 9?
- Is Ty Johnson playing Week 9?
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