Johnson is officially the Chiefs' No. 2 back after an impressive camp, and with Kenneth Walker's durability questions cited repeatedly he's a top one-injury-away stash whose 17% roster rate has room to climb — supporting the 15.8-spot 7-day rise.
4 sources — hover to see them- Yahoo Sports NFLSep 8
Johnson is mentioned as one of the prominent one-injury-away backup running back candidates alongside Tank Bigsby, Mike Washington Jr., and Kaelon Black. Pianowski recommends having a couple of such candidates at the end of your bench.
- FantasyPros ArticlesSep 8
Trade value of 1.0 in Week 1; ranked 5th among running backs.
- FantasyPros ArticlesSep 8
The fourth-round rookie is officially the Chiefs' No. 2 RB after an impressive training camp. While Johnson isn't likely to have standalone value behind Kenneth Walker III, he has exactly the kind of jack-of-all-trades profile that could al
- Fantasy Life ArticlesSep 8
Johnson turned heads in Chiefs camp as a fifth-round pick out of Nebraska; Kenneth Walker is not exactly the most durable RB to work behind, making the rookie a sneaky hold through the early weeks.
- FantasyPros ArticlesSep 8
The source recommends taking a shot on the fifth-round rookie with bell-cow experience out of Nebraska as a waiver wire pickup. Johnson carried 251 times last season for 1,450 yards and 12 touchdowns while gaining three yards after contact
- Yahoo Fantasy FootballSep 7
Johnson is listed as one of the best one-injury-away backup RBs to stash at 17% rostered, positioned to benefit if an injury occurs to the primary running back ahead of him.







