
Should I start Keaton Mitchell or Quentin Johnston? (Half-PPR Week 18 2026)
THE FF CALL
Start Quentin Johnston
+1.8 projected edge ยท Half-PPR
Start Quentin Johnston over Keaton Mitchell for Week 18 Half-PPR: 6.4 projected points versus 4.6.
Keaton Mitchell: His availability is unresolved. Recheck his status before kickoff; a projection is not confirmation that he will play.
Keaton Mitchell ยท Injury report dated
- Quentin Johnston: 9.3 FP recent scoring average.
- Keaton Mitchell: 5.0 FP recent scoring average.
Forecast updated ยท Half-PPR



Keaton Mitchell
RB ยท LACStats & schedule โบWhy this pick?
Quentin Johnston
- FF projection
- 6.4 FP +1.3vs ESPN
- ESPN
- 5.1 FP
- Sleeper
- 5.6 FP
- FantasyPros
- 5.9 FP
Quentin Johnston faces DEN in Week 18. Recent scoring average: 9.3 fantasy points.
Keaton Mitchell
- FF projection
- 4.6 FP -0.7vs ESPN
- ESPN
- 5.3 FP
- Sleeper
- 5.5 FP
- FantasyPros
- 3.9 FP
Keaton Mitchell faces DEN in Week 18. Recent scoring average: 5.0 fantasy points. Keaton Mitchell is questionable. Check his availability before kickoff.
Your next decision
Scoring & lineup notes
FORTIFIED RANKINGS ยท
FLEX. The bigger picture.
Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.
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Kenneth Walker IIIRB ยท KC vs LVSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 25.0Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 28.1Sleeper 21.5FantasyPros 20.325.0Expected FP - 2
Jahmyr GibbsRB ยท DET vs GBSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 24.2Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 19.8Sleeper 22.8FantasyPros 22.124.2Expected FP - 3
Bijan RobinsonRB ยท ATL vs CARSun 12:00 AM ETRange unavailableMean 22.3Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 19.4Sleeper 20.4FantasyPros 19.122.3Expected FP
How the forecast and ranges work
FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.
Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10โP90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.
Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.
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