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2026 season · RB · #10 · 1st season

10Emmett Johnson

Age 23 · 5'10" · 202 lb · Nebraska · Pick 161 overall (2026). Listed RB2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 26% across 7 games.

No injury listingRB2Chiefs players
KCChiefs offense26% of snaps
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Carries
20
2.9 per game
69th of 70
Rush yards
77
3.9 per carry
68th of 70
Rush TD
0
4 first downs
T-56th of 70
Targets
16
14 catches · 237 yds
T-31st of 70
Touches / game
5.1
36 total
67th of 70
EPA / touch
+0.37
+13.3 total
1st of 70
Explosive
4
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-44th of 70
Snap share
26%
offensive snaps
59th of 70
The short version
  • How goodJohnson's +13.3 EPA is 6th of 70 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+26.2, 96th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.3 standard points a game, RB43 of 109.6.3 half-PPR points a game, RB42 of 109.7.3 PPR points a game, RB42 of 109.
  • How he's usedHe gets to the edge: only 35% of his carries go inside (league 52%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 5 a game over his last three against 5.1 for the season.
  • This weekA tough matchup: the Jets rank 7th vs the run, allowing -0.14 EPA per designed carry.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 70 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry3.941st of 70
42nd
Rush EPA per carry-0.0527th of 70
62nd
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets+0.891st of 64
99th
Broken tacklesper touch11%2nd of 70
98th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch11%17th of 70
76th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game5.167th of 70
5th
Receiving sharetargets per touch44%4th of 70
95th
Yards per touch8.71st of 70
99th
Success rate53%2nd of 70
98th
Total EPA+13.36th of 70
92nd
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Johnson scores 5.3 standard points a game, RB43 of 109 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.7 and 6.1; 1 boom week (12+) and 5 busts (under 5). This week the Jets allow the 12th-most standard points to RBs, 18.4 a game.

Points a game5.3RB43 of 109
Season37.4RB42 · 7 games
Most weeks1.7–6.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 512+ · under 5

Johnson scores 6.3 half-PPR points a game, RB42 of 109 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.9 and 7.1; 1 boom week (16+) and 5 busts (under 6.5). This week the Jets allow the 12th-most half-PPR points to RBs, 20.1 a game.

Points a game6.3RB42 of 109
Season44.4RB39 · 7 games
Most weeks1.9–7.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 516+ · under 6.5

Johnson scores 7.3 PPR points a game, RB42 of 109 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.3 and 8.1; 1 boom week (20+) and 5 busts (under 8). This week the Jets allow the 15th-most PPR points to RBs, 21.8 a game.

Points a game7.3RB42 of 109
Season51.4RB38 · 7 games
Most weeks2.3–8.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 520+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 70 backs

He gets to the edge: only 35% of his carries go inside (league 52%). He is a pass-catching back: 44% of his touches are targets (league 18%). His share of the team's touches is 9%: on third down it holds at 11%; inside the 20 it falls to 5%. Run-pass options feed him: 20% of his carries (league 7%).

Bounces outsideInside runs 35% · 5th pctlPass-catching backReceiving share 44% · 95th pctlNot the red-zone back5% inside the 20 · 9% overallRPO backRPO 20% · 92nd pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
35%
5th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
30%
39th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
44%
95th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
11%
58th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
5%
6th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
6%
11th
RPOcarries on run-pass options
20%
92nd
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
53%
46th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · vs JetsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
NYJvs Jets
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
KC −9.5 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs the run
7th vs the run
allow -0.14 EPA per designed carry, league -0.08
a tough matchup
His history
vs top-10 defenses: 1 game, 3.0 touches a game, 17 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 25%

A tough matchup: the Jets rank 7th vs the run, allowing -0.14 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 17 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season1 season
7Games
20Carries
77Rush yards
1TD
14Receptions
2026 to 2026 · 1 season · 1 team

First season: 7 games in, 314 scrimmage yards, a 17-game pace of 763.

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SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2026KC720773.911614237+0.37
Career1 tm720773.911614237+0.37
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
RB2 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 16 targets
Broken tackles
4
Passer rating when targeted
99.8
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    9Kenneth Walker IIIRB173901 · 8 TD+8.4
    87Travis KelceTE42410 · 2 TD+21.6
    1Xavier WorthyWR41230 · 1 TD-2.4
    4Rashee RiceWR25243 · 2 TD+6.5
    15Patrick MahomesQB2177 · 1 TD+1.9
    83Noah GrayTE16173 · 1 TD+10.3
    2Tyquan ThorntonWR15219 · 2 TD+19.0
    11Jalen RoyalsWR1245 · 1 TD-4.2