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Start Roschon Johnson or Samaje Perine? Week 7

Updated Oct 22, 11:11 AM ET.

Start Roschon Johnson over Samaje Perine

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Roschon Johnson

RB · CHI · vs NE

Market projects
6.9
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
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Samaje Perine

RB · CIN · at BAL

Market projects
6.1
fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB
18.5
6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
71 of 100 at RB
Snap share
37%
Through Week 5
Target share
5%
Through Week 5

Should I drop Roschon Johnson for Samaje Perine?

Not on these numbers alone. Roschon Johnson projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.0 a game over 10 games) and Samaje Perine 51 (4.6 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Roschon Johnson over Samaje Perine, 6.9 to 6.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Roschon Johnson over Samaje Perine in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Roschon Johnson at 6.9 points and Samaje Perine at 6.1, a gap of 0.8. 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 6.9 fantasy points for Roschon Johnson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Roschon Johnson is 27 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 9, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.1 fantasy points for Samaje Perine, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Samaje Perine is 21 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 11, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Roschon Johnson 0.8 points ahead of Samaje Perine on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Samaje Perine and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 14 more yards.

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

Injury status

Roschon Johnson is not on the injury report.

Samaje Perine 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.

Through Week 5, Samaje Perine played 37 percent of CIN snaps, took 25 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Samaje Perine, Week 2 against HOU: 24 of 60 snaps, 2 carries for 6 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 3 against PIT: 18 of 57 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 4 against JAX: 27 of 76 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Samaje Perine, Week 5 against MIA: 33 of 65 snaps, 14 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 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.

In 2025, Samaje Perine played 15 games for CIN and scored 77.9 PPR points, 5.2 a game, finishing RB57.

He ran 84 times for 382 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 17 of 21 targets for 87 yards.

He was on the field for 34 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 Samaje Perine?

    Not on these numbers alone. Roschon Johnson projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (5.0 a game over 10 games) and Samaje Perine 51 (4.6 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Roschon Johnson over Samaje Perine, 6.9 to 6.1 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Samaje Perine for Roschon Johnson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Samaje Perine projects 51 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (4.6 a game over 11 games) and Roschon Johnson 50 (5.0 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Roschon Johnson over Samaje Perine, 6.9 to 6.1 projected PPR points.

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