RB Kerryon Johnson - Detroit Lions
| 6-0, 212 | Born: 6-30-1997 | College: Auburn | Drafted: Round 2, pick 43 (2018) |
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Summary
Kerryon Johnson is likely to enter the 2020 season as the starting running back, at least on paper. The Lions selection of D'Andre Swift at the top of the second round will likely push Johnson to the backup role by midseason. While Johnson was an early second-round pick himself just two years ago, he has been a disappointment and Detroit felt the position needed an upgrade. Johnson enters his third year hoping to put together his first healthy season as a pro. He missed six games as a rookie in 2018, eight games in 2019, and has a long injury history going back to high school and his college career at Auburn. Even before the injury in Week 7, Johnson was a bit of a disappointment in 2019. After averaging 3.9 targets per game as a rookie, Johnson saw less than two targets per game last season. His yards per carry dropped from 5.4 as a rookie to just 3.6 in 2019. Barring an injury to Swift, Johnson projects as a flex option, at best, for fantasy in 2020. (May 2)FBG Staff Rankings
RB Redraft - 31, 24, 28, 31, 33, 34, 36, 36, 37, 37, 38Overall Redraft - 65, 32
RB Redraft PPR - 33, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 35, 36, 37, 38, 38, 39, 40, 41, 49
RB Dynasty - 30, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
Overall Dynasty - 98, 69
Stats and Projections
| YEAR | G | RSH | YD | TD | TARG | REC | YD | TD | FumL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DET | 10 | 118 | 641 | 3 | 39 | 32 | 213 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | DET | 8 | 113 | 403 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 127 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | PROJ-Dodds | 14.7 | 155.0 | * | * | 23.0 | * | * | * | |
| 2020 | PROJ-Henry | 13.0 | 166.0 | * | * | 25.0 | * | * | * | |
| 2020 | PROJ-Wood | 14.0 | 170.0 | * | * | 21.0 | * | * | * | |
| 2020 | PROJ-Tremblay | 16.0 | 164.0 | * | * | 23.8 | * | * | * | |
| 2020 | PROJ-Consensus | 14.2 | 162.5 | * | * | 23.5 | * | * | * |
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Weekly Performance vs RB 1, RB 12, RB 24, RB 36
Percentile ranks
Kerryon Johnson's percentile rank in each category, among RB with more than 50 fantasy points.
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Average Draft Position
Overall: 90
RB: 35
Overall-PPR: 102
RB-PPR: 41
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2020 Schedule
| 1 | vs Chicago Bears |
| 2 | @ Green Bay Packers |
| 3 | @ Arizona Cardinals |
| 4 | vs New Orleans Saints |
| 5 | --- BYE WEEK --- |
| 6 | @ Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 7 | @ Atlanta Falcons |
| 8 | vs Indianapolis Colts |
| 9 | @ Minnesota Vikings |
| 10 | vs Washington Football Team |
| 11 | @ Carolina Panthers |
| 12 | vs Houston Texans |
| 13 | @ Chicago Bears |
| 14 | vs Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | @ Tennessee Titans |
| 16 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 17 | vs Minnesota Vikings |
