Ty Johnson

Week 12 at Washington Redskins
With the emergence of Bo Scarbrough, Ty Johnson’s fantasy value has taken a big dive. Johnson had his chances to take over the Detroit starting RB position, but has been passed over by Tra Carson and now Scarbrough. He’ll get some playing time and carries but, even against a bad Redskins run defense, should not be a part of your starting lineup.

Week 10 at Chicago Bears
In what has become an RBBC approach for the Lions, Ty Johnson led the team with nine carries but for just 29 yards last week against the Raiders. He added three grabs for seven yards, but was outgained by J.D. McKissic, who totaled 72 yards. Johnson, McKissic and Paul Perkins will all continue to receive rushing attempts, which isn’t good for fantasy owners of either of them. Chicago owns the eighth-best run defense, so it’s advised to look elsewhere for your starting RB.

Week 8 vs. New York Giants
With Kerryon Johnson missing most of last week’s game (and placed on IR), Ty Johnson and J.D. McKissic picked up the RB duties. Ty Johnson finished with 14 touches for 57 yards. While McKissic had the same number of rushing yards on half as many attempts, expect Ty Johnson to start and receive most of the playing time on early downs. In five games the rookie has 83 yards on the ground and 28 of his 35 receiving yards came last Sunday. The Giants are No. 26 versus the run, so Johnson could be a sneaky fantasy start if you’re able to claim him off waivers.