Kaleb Johnson
RB
Green Bay Packers
- Teammate Christian Watson (a top target) is questionable.
- Backfield mate MarShawn Lloyd is questionable, so Johnson could see more carries.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how RBs have played against the Lions in the 2026 season.
RB2 = the second-highest-scoring RB against Lions in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NO | Kendre Miller | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| 3 |  NYJ | Braelon Allen | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 4 |  CAR | AJ Dillon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 5 |  ARI | Jeremiyah Love | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Average | 7.5 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ||
| Median | 7.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ||
| High | 12 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | ||
| Low | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Kaleb Johnson should do vs the LionsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Lions, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Kaleb Johnson has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Lions opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Kaleb Johnson will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Lions avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Kaleb Johnson's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Kaleb Johnson usually produces.
Projected is Kaleb Johnson's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Lions were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NYJ | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 3 | ATL | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 4 | TB | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 5 | CHI | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 6 | DAL | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Johnson avg | 5.6 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | |
| Lions RB2 avg | 7.5 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | |
| Difference | +1.9 | -3.8 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +2.3 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Johnson averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreKaleb Johnson vs the Lions
Prediction for Kaleb Johnson
Nobody knows which slot Kaleb Johnson will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Lions.
I predict about 1.5 points for Kaleb Johnson if playing as a RB2. Kaleb Johnson has averaged 2.1 over 5 games, and the Lions have given up 4.4 to RB2s (-7% vs the league average of 4.7).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Kaleb Johnson scored: Wk 2 3.2, Wk 3 2.6, Wk 4 2.2, Wk 5 2.6, Wk 6 -0.2. Average 2.1; weighted toward recent games it is 1.5.
2. The defense. Over 4 games, the Lions allowed 4.4 points to their opponent's RB2. The league average for that slot is 4.7, so that is -7%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 4 defensive games, only 57% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -4% adjustment (x0.96).
4. Result. 1.5 x 0.96 = 1.5. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Kaleb Johnson is to reach it as a RB2.
Why this percentage?
The projection (1.5) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 1.2 points, leaning on Kaleb Johnson's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 1.
With only 5 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- RB2s have averaged 7.5 carries, 17.0 rushing yards and 1.0 receptions against the Lions across 5 games.
- The Lions allow 4.4 PPR points to RB2s, -7% versus the league average of 4.7 (ranked 15 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 1, Kendre Miller (9.0 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 4.4 vs 2.9. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 0 of 4 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 1.7 to 9.0 (median 3.5).
- RB2s scored a touchdown in 1 of 4 games (25%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.