Jonathon Brooks · Ty Johnson · 2026 week 5

Jonathon Brooks or Ty Johnson?

Wondering who you should start this week — Jonathon Brooks or Ty Johnson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jonathon Brooks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Jonathon Brooks (DEN allow the 7th-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jonathon Brooks START	vs DEN	5.9	7th · soft	4.7	–	IR
Ty Johnson	@ LAR	5.0	32nd · tough	6.1	–	healthy

RBs vs DEN recently: Bhayshul Tuten 12.2 pts (W2) · Kyren Williams 15.8 pts (W3) · Christian McCaffrey 13 pts (W4).

RBs vs LAR recently: Cam Skattebo 5.5 pts (W2) · J.K. Dobbins 5.3 pts (W3) · Tank Bigsby 5.5 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.9 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jonathon Brooks faces DEN, 7th most generous to RBs.
Jonathon Brooks is flagged OUT.
Ty Johnson faces LAR, 32nd most generous to RBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.