Davis Mattek on David Johnson

VideoLevitan Has Some HARSH WordsOctober 12, 2026

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Do you remember the year David Johnson? >> Oh, Cardinals David Johnson. >> Cardinals David Johnson, and he ends up finishing the season running back nine, but it was like the worst, most unusable, miserable slog to the finish line.

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STACKED’s take

Negative signalBust

David Johnson's 2018 season was a miserable, unusable slog for fantasy managers

The source uses David Johnson's 2018 season with the Cardinals as a cautionary tale for high-draft-capital running backs on bad teams; despite finishing as RB9, the experience was described as a miserable, unusable slog for fantasy managers.

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David JohnsonNegativeBust

Johnson cited as Mount Rushmore example of failed RB second contract.

Yahoo Sports NFL

David JohnsonPositiveBreakout

David Johnson exploded in the fantasy playoffs for Bell.

Footballguys

David JohnsonPositiveProjection

Johnson's bottom-25 YPC ranking underestimates his value; YPC is flawed.

Footballguys

David JohnsonPositiveNews

Joked about as historical reference ('Is that David Johnson's music?'). One comment notes he was drafted 1.01 in 2017 after preseason and 'shit happe...

Reddit /r/fantasyfootball

David JohnsonPositiveProjection

David Johnson was one of 14 running backs since 2016 who managed to put up big-time fantasy numbers in bad offensive environments.

Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz

David JohnsonPositiveBreakout

Author cites David Johnson as a successful example of a receiving-based prospect from a smaller school who came to the NFL and 'absolutely smashed,'...

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