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Zain Dhanani fantasy football takes on Emmett Johnson
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All Zain Dhanani insights about Emmett Johnson
PositiveNewsAug 31, 2026
Tight Ten: AFC Initial 53-Man Roster Reviews on Emmett Johnson, Kayshon Boutte, & Seth McGowan <https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1oJMvNLgEDOxQ>PositiveNewsAug 31, 2026
Going LIVE in 5 mins to talk AFC Initial 53-man rosters: Emmett Johnson RB2 Ravens RB Room Texans WRs Come check it out - happy to do Q&A as wellPositiveValueAug 31, 2026
Emmett Johnson is the clear RB2 (runner) as previously reported No Emari Demercado for the Chiefs - not surprised given practice reports + how they handled the 1st preseason game which showed how insecure his spot was Brashard Smith may spell on pass downs + special teams valuePositiveNewsAug 30, 2026
On Kenneth Walker & Emmett Johnson: Walker is a workhorse and will do more than he did in Seattle (constantly hear this) - one reason why he left per other reports It’s wheels up for Walker if he can stay healthy Emmett seems like RB2 based on PWK2-3 + this via @jessenewellPositiveNewsAug 29, 2026
ICMYI: Film review of a bunch of teams that played last night Pretty excited about Chris Bell based on what I saw Also reviewed Makai Lemon, Emmett Johnson, and much morePositiveNewsAug 29, 2026
Chiefs film review (a lot): Emmett Johnson was the 1st RB - they let him get some 3rd down pass plays and then rotated with Emari Demercado They put EJ on ice at the end of the 1st while Demercado played well into the 2nd half Feel decently good about EJ being the handcuff to Kenneth Walker Rashee, Worthy, Kelce, and Thornton are clearly the starting skill position players at WR/TE Cyrus Allen, Jaylen Royals, and Andrew Armstrong came on after the starters were done Allen was off the field a...PositiveNewsAug 29, 2026
Chiefs film review (a lot): Emmett Johnson was the 1st RB - they let him get some 3rd down pass plays and then rotated with Emari Demercado The put EJ on ice at the end of the 1st while Demercado played well into the 2nd half Feel decently good about EJ being the handcuff to Kenneth Walker Rashee, Worthy, Kelce, and Thornton are clearly the starting skill position players at WR/TE Cyrus Allen, Jaylen Royals, and Andrew Armstrong came on after the starters were done Allen was off the field a t...PositiveUsageAug 24, 2026
The way this is worded about Emmett Johnson makes me feel like he's the RB2 if Kenneth Walker goes down with Demercado / Smith as 3rd down responsibilities Emmett Johnson is another late priority target for me right now via @ByNateTaylorPositiveUsageAug 23, 2026
Chiefs RB situation: Kenneth Walker played 2 snaps Emari Demarcado came in next but eventually went back and forth rotating with Emmett Johnson and they left at about the same time Demarcado got a ton of 3rd down work Brashard Smith rightfully came in last and closed out the game Emmett’s been getting 2nd reps more often lately behind K9 EJ feels like the handcuff - maybe a split for pass downs Way different usage pattern than PWK1PositiveNewsAug 18, 2026
We probably saw one of Tyrone Tracy’s last pass pro reps with Jaxson Dart for a while One of the few vet FA RBs who was likely to take an ambiguous handcuff’s job Helps guys like McGowan, Emmett Johnson, MarShawn Lloyd, Jaydon Blue, Adam Randall, Mike Washington & morePositiveUsageAug 18, 2026
More on Emmett Johnson: Clearly 2nd up at practice behind KW Brashard Smith still got a 1st team rep behind Emmett Demercado only worked with 2nd team (I’m going guess he gets cut) Emmett and Smith also got 2nd team run EJ only other RB to receive a target in 11:11PositiveNewsAug 17, 2026
Following up on the Emmett Johnson vs Emari Demercado info, which we heard from @pgsween that the practice before the preseason game EJ got 1st team reps and above others (finally) Then preseason WK1 happens and he's more clearly the RB2 Now it seems more apparentPositiveNewsAug 16, 2026
On Emmett Johnson from Aug 12th in the KC Star per @pgsween: He had the 2nd RB touch in team for the 1st time Also got a 1st team rep in 11-on-11 (deemed a rarity) Take: Maybe that was a subtle changing of the guard. It was the team’s last practice before today’s game.PositiveUsageAug 16, 2026
14 hours ago on @KCSportsNetwork Emari Demercado is the clear answer for a bigger role as a reliable pass down back vs Emmett Johnson and EJ could be a gameday inactivePositiveNewsAug 16, 2026
My take is to react and just believe Emmett Johnson is the handcuff (or Kareem Hunt off the street) Demercado was getting reps after Brashard Smith Emmett recently got his 1st 1st team reps Demercado isn’t some impressive profile so it’s believable I’m moving EJ upPositiveUsageAug 16, 2026
Emari Demercado got 4th Quarter 3rd string snaps after Emmett Johnson and Brashard Smith AND Emmett Johnson looked solid Are the Chiefs going to keep 4 RBs? KW, EJ, & Brashard (Special Teams + Pass catching specialist)PositiveUsageAug 8, 2026
Chiefs RB2: Still seems serious about rotating in Brashard Smith, but I’m still betting Demercado would take on a “lead back” role if KW went down Emmett Johnson got 2nd team work Think the Chiefs carry all 4 RBs - need to keep hearing more before knowing who the RB2 is