Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Emmett Johnson in week 8?

Sit him Sit Emmett Johnson in week 8 if you have another option. Waiver projects 5.1 points against DEN, which makes him RB48 this week, outside the RB30 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 0.0 points and a good one 12.5.

Projected points
5.1
Floor
0.0
Ceiling
12.5
Rank this week
RB48
Opponent
DEN
Chance he plays
89%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Dylan SampsonRB46PIT5.40.0–13.1Compare
Audric EstiméRB47PIT5.20.0–12.7Compare
George HolaniRB49CHI5.10.0–12.4Compare
Kenny Gainwell QRB50ATL4.90.7–14.5Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the RB30 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.