
Should I start Tez Johnson or Tyler Goodson this week? Week 8 Standard (2026)
THE RESEARCH PICK
Start Tez Johnson
Week 8 ยท Standard
Recent scoring favors Tez Johnson: 5.9 versus 1.6 FP per game.
Forecast updated ยท Standard

RESEARCH PICK

3.7FF projected
= 0.0 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
THE ALTERNATIVE

Tyler Goodson
RB ยท DALStats & schedule โบ3.4FF projected
โ -1.1 vs ESPN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
Tez Johnson
FF3.7 FP
Boosted Trees3.3 FP
Workload3.3 FP
Monte Carlo3.6 FP
- Recent scoring average: 5.9 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 2.1 targets and 0.4 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Emeka Egbuka; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 2.0 targets per game.
Tyler Goodson
FF3.4 FP
Boosted Trees2.5 FP
Workload3.8 FP
Monte Carlo3.8 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 0.5 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: 1.6 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 0.8 targets and 4.1 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include KaVontae Turpin, Emari Demercado; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 1.7 carries per game.
Tez Johnson
Fortified3.7
ESPN3.6
Sleeper2.7
FantasyPros3.0
Tez Johnson faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 5.9 fantasy points.
Tyler Goodson
Fortified3.4
ESPN4.5
Sleeper4.1
FantasyPros3.2
Tyler Goodson faces ARI in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 1.6 fantasy points.
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