
Should I start Emmett Johnson or Sione Vaki this week? Week 7 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Sione Vaki
Week 7 ยท Standard
Sione Vaki averaged 4.0 carries per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 3.0 for Emmett Johnson. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Sione Vaki receives the better positional matchup adjustment (8.75% versus 0%).
Forecast updated ยท Standard

THE ALTERNATIVE

3.1FF projected
โ -0.7 vs ESPN
Sun 8:20 PM ET
RESEARCH PICK

Sione Vaki
RB ยท DETStats & schedule โบ3.5FF projected
โ -0.1 vs ESPN
Sun 4:25 PM ET
Emmett Johnson
FF3.1 FP
Boosted Trees3.1 FP
Workload4.1 FP
Monte Carlo4.0 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 1.7 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.1 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 1.7 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.9 targets and 3.6 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 3.0 carries per game.
Sione Vaki
FF3.5 FP
Boosted Trees3.0 FP
Workload4.0 FP
Monte Carlo3.9 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 1.4 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 0.1 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 1.4 FP.
- The GB defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 8.75%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 1.0 targets and 4.3 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 4.0 carries per game.
Emmett Johnson
Fortified3.1
ESPN3.8
Sleeper2.5
FantasyProsโ
Emmett Johnson faces SEA in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 1.7 fantasy points.
Sione Vaki
Fortified3.5
ESPN3.6
Sleeper3.5
FantasyProsโ
Sione Vaki faces GB in Week 7. Recent scoring average: 1.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 8.75%.
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