Through four games, Walker has taken 75% of the Chiefs' offensive snaps (196) while Johnson has taken 26% (69).
That's the 13th-most offensive snaps on the team for Johnson, and his role should only grow from there. As long as Johnson is trusted by the coaching staff—and if he wasn't, I don't think the team would have parted ways with Emari Demercado during roster cuts—his workload should increase during the Chiefs' midseason grind as the team tries to spare Walker from a few hits while trying to keep him in top form for a postseason run similar to what he did for the Seahawks en route to his Super Bowl MVP award in February.
Williams’ playing time on early downs stayed remarkably consistent over the first three weeks, playing between 73-77% of snaps. Part of this has been instability on the depth chart behind Williams. Dallas has gone from Jaydon Blue to Malik Davis to Emari Demercado to Tyler Goodson as its primary backup running back. Demercado has spent the last two weeks as inactive, leaving Goodson as the main backup. This week, Williams played 26-of-40 snaps in normal early-down sitautions compared to 14 by Goodson. Part of that was because Williams played a ridiculous 17-of-17 snaps in two-minute situations this week, but Goodson still logged five more total snaps this week than last. This had absolutely no impact on Williams’ fantasy value this week, as he scored three touchdowns. However, Goodson has averaged more yards per carry, has a better avoided tackle rate, superior first-down rate and a higher clip of converting runs for five or more yards, as well as 10-plus yards. It’s unlikely Goodson becomes the Cowboys' main running back anytime soon, but it is possible Goodson starts chipping away at Williams’ touch totals.
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