Ty Johnson Week 3 Outlook - Commanders at Bills

By Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 23rd 2021, 12:22pm EDT

It's a mystery why Carter was so buried on the depth chart when the Jets broke training camp, but never mind. What matters is that he quickly worked his way up the depth chart. Carter and Ty Johnson each played 45% of the Jets' offensive snaps last week while Tevin Coleman was left out in the cold. That's how it should be, since Carter and Johnson are intriguing young talents and Coleman is a known, unexciting commodity. Carter looked pretty good against the Patriots last week, carrying 11 times for 59 yards and catching 2 or 3 targets for 29 yards. It's not hard to understand how Carter was able to force a timeshare with Javonte Williams at North Carolina - Carter just moves differently. He has an NFL skill set, no question. Johnson reasonably fared well against the Patriots, too, carrying 12 times for 50 yards. He didn't see any targets, and passing-game usage is probably going to propel Carter way past Johnson in terms of fantasy value. Carter is very good in the passing game. Johnson has been an inefficient pass catcher at the NFL level and wasn't used much in the passing game during his college career at Maryland. Carter is the guy to roster here, although I don't particularly like his outlook this week, on the road against a tough defense.