Emmett Johnson RB

KC — Week 2 vs IND, who allow the 3rd-most points to RBs — recently Derrick Henry put up 34.3 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Emmett Johnson

8.8 PPR points against DEN on 8 car, 24 yd · 2/2 rec, 44 yd — beat his 3.9 projection by 4.9. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Emmett Johnson this week?

Emmett Johnson projects 3.3 PPR points in week 2 vs IND — the 3rd-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 8.8 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs IND: 202 rushing yards a game allowed at 5.46 a carry · 4 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 3rd-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how IND defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs DEN: 8.8 pts · 8 car · 2 tgt · 25 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
3.3
PPR · 2.6 std
Matchup
3rd
IND vs RBs
Trade value
243
#147 overall · +187/30d
Form
8.8
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 36% offensive snaps · 5 carries/game (14.9% of team carries) · 18.2% of the backfield's touches · 2 targets/game, 6.3% target share · 19.5 rushing and 32 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2vs IND Sun, Sep 20 2.62.93.3 3rd · soft
W3@ MIA Sun, Sep 27 2.73.13.5 4th · soft
W4@ LV Sun, Oct 4 2.22.73.1 31st · tough
W6vs LAC Sun, Oct 18 2.32.73.1 16th
W7@ SEA Sun, Oct 25 2.02.42.8 22nd
W8@ DEN Sun, Nov 1 2.02.42.8 2nd · soft

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1DEN8 car, 24 yd · 2/2 rec, 44 yd 6.87.88.8
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.