Start Roschon Johnson or Pierre Strong Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 8:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Roschon Johnson over Pierre Strong Jr.

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Roschon Johnson

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects: 6.8; fantasy pts
NE D vs RB: 20.6; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 22%; Through Week 6
Target share: 7%; Through Week 6

Sit

Pierre Strong Jr.

RB · GB · at DET

Market projects: 4.9; fantasy pts
DET D vs RB: 18.7; 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Pierre Strong Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 50 (5.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Roschon Johnson over Pierre Strong Jr., 6.8 to 4.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Roschon Johnson over Pierre Strong Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Roschon Johnson at 6.8 points and Pierre Strong Jr. at 4.9, a gap of 1.9.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Pierre Strong Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Pierre Strong Jr. is 11 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (6 and 13 market sources).

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

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 26 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 5, 6 and 13 market sources).

That puts Roschon Johnson 1.9 points ahead of Pierre Strong Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Pierre Strong Jr. and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 16 more yards.

Roschon Johnson and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Roschon Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Pierre Strong Jr. is not on the injury report.

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Roschon Johnson played 22 percent of CHI snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 15 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.

Roschon Johnson, Week 5 against GB: 27 of 69 snaps, 5 carries for 6 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards.

Roschon Johnson, Week 6 against ATL: 31 of 77 snaps, 13 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Pierre Strong Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Pierre Strong Jr. projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 50 (5.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Roschon Johnson over Pierre Strong Jr., 6.8 to 4.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Pierre Strong Jr. for Roschon Johnson?
No. Keep Pierre Strong Jr.: he projects 63 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (6.3 a game over 10 games), Roschon Johnson 50 (5.0 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Roschon Johnson over Pierre Strong Jr., 6.8 to 4.9 projected PPR points.