Roschon Johnson · Tyler Badie · 2026 week 8

Roschon Johnson or Tyler Badie?

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

Start Roschon Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Roschon Johnson (SEA allow the 23rd-most RB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Roschon Johnson START	@ SEA	4.8	23rd	8.3	–	healthy
Tyler Badie	@ PIT	3.6	25th · tough	3.2	–	IR

RBs vs SEA recently: Christian McCaffrey 14.3 pts (W5) · RJ Harvey 11.6 pts (W6) · Kenneth Walker III 5.7 pts (W7).

RBs vs PIT recently: Jonathan Taylor 8.2 pts (W5) · Bucky Irving 4.9 pts (W6) · Alvin Kamara 6.2 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Roschon Johnson projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Roschon Johnson faces SEA, 23rd most generous to RBs.
Tyler Badie faces PIT, 25th most generous to RBs.
Tyler Badie is flagged OUT.

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.