Is Emmett Johnson playing this week?
No injury designationEmmett Johnson has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Las Vegas Raiders.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 4:25 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:56 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Projected 4.4 points, #45 among RBs this week.
Why we say bench
- Projected 4.4 points, #45 among RBs this week, outside the top 32.
- Upside: KC's offense is expected to score about 26 points, a strong scoring spot.
- Averaging 5.3 carries and 1.3 targets a game.
- Played 27% of the offense's snaps last game.
- No. 2 RB on the depth chart.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 5.5 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~26 pts
- Vegas line
- KC favored by 4.5
- Game total
- 47.5
- LV vs RBs
- 1% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 27%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
22
Height
5'10"
Weight
202 lb
College
Nebraska
Experience
Rookie
Draft
2026 · Pick #161 (KC)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 99.0?
Emmett Johnson tops all running backs so far, mainly because he's been highly efficient on every touch, gaining far more than expected on his carries and catches. But this is only 20 touches over two games, so a few plays swing things a lot — like his strong week 1 against Denver versus a quieter week 3 at Miami.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of +0.225 ranks 2nd of 61 backs
- 50% rushing success rate ranks 8th of 61
- 25-yard catch-and-run vs Denver in Q4 set up a huge gain
Holding it back
- Back-to-back stuffed runs for no gain vs Miami late in the 4th quarter
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.013
Success rate
50%
WPA (sum)
0.18
Opponent adj.
-0.026
Plays graded
20
Advanced stats
2026 season · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.