Kaleb Johnson RB

GB — Week 2 at NYJ, who allow the 32nd-most points to RBs — recently Tony Pollard put up 3.4 on them (W1).

Should you start Kaleb Johnson this week?

Kaleb Johnson projects 1.7 PPR points in week 2 at NYJ — the 32nd-ranked matchup for RBs. 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 NYJ: 68 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.86 a carry · 0 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 32nd-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how NYJ defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
1.7
PPR · 1.5 std
Matchup
32nd
NYJ vs RBs

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 0% offensive snaps · 4 carries/game (20.5% of team carries) · 18.2% of the backfield's touches · 16 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (10 games): 9.1% offensive snaps, 2.8 carries/game (12.1% of team carries), 10.1% of the backfield's touches, 0.2 targets/game, 0.7% target share, 6.9 rushing and 0.9 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. (2025) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.4 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ NYJ Sun, Sep 20 1.51.61.7 32nd · tough
W3vs ATL Thu, Sep 24 0.80.91.0 29th · tough
W4@ TB Sun, Oct 4 1.21.31.4 15th
W5vs CHI Sun, Oct 11 1.41.41.5 7th · soft
W6vs DAL Sun, Oct 18 1.51.51.6 9th
W7@ DET Sun, Oct 25 1.21.31.4 17th

The matchup

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.