RB · #26 · Buffalo Bills · week 9 vs Minnesota Vikings · Mon Nov 9 · 8:15 PM ET

Ty Johnson

TYPE Committee back
ROLE in the rotation
CLASS 2019 · R6 P186
EXP 7 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH RB2

94%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Ty Johnson was an RB for BUF, age 29, 7 seasons of experience, drafted in round 6. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 24% of snaps; his line was 2 rush yards a game, 1.2 carries a game and 34.8 receiving yards a game (Committee back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 111 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons. His injury history held 9 episodes (knee 3, concussion 2, ankle 1), 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hamstring injury in 2026 week 6.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

100500

67%67%60%60%60%60%88%88%94%94%94%94%94%94%94%94%94%94%

Thu 5:40 PM ETMon 4:06 PM ET

our call, P(plays)

67% LIKELY → 94% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 9, earliest first, as written.

In short

Ty Johnson is in the rotation at running back for BUF — 32% of the snaps in his best week of 6. He has an illness injury. His team named him inactive in weeks 1 and 2. In week 9 he did not practise, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 94%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 99 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade C

P3 lists RB Ty Johnson under 'Did not practice' with an illness and says "Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow." P2 then reports "Ty Johnson returned to practice," which points toward availability for Monday, though it does not give the practice level.

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · 2026-11-06
2	“Ty Johnson returned to practice”	Buffalo Rumblings · 2026-11-07
3	“RB Ty Johnson*”	Buffalo Rumblings · 2026-11-06

The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

The Friday DNP on the card and the conflicting Friday line keep my confidence at C, since no official Sunday game designation or Monday inactive list is in the passages.

18versions in week 9

12average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Fri Nov 6 · 5:40 PM ET · 75 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 60% → 88%, Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET to Fri Nov 6 · 5:40 PM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 9

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

94% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 9

Fri	Sat	Thu
FPdated Sat Nov 7	FPdated Sat Nov 7	DNPdated Sat Nov 7

Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

Our call Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ET
Kickoff Mon Nov 9 · 8:15 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Rush yds / game1.8 range 0.0–4.0
wk 3–9 · 6 games
Carries / game1.2 range 0.0–4.0
wk 3–9 · 6 games
Rec yds / game35 range 9.0–72
wk 3–9 · 6 games · above most of his peers
Snap share23.3% range 18–32
wk 3–9 · 6 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

23%wk 3
32%wk 4
22%wk 5
18%wk 6
24%wk 8
21%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	5	2

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 9	illness	1	—
2026 · wk 1	hamstring	4	Questionable
2025 · wk 19	ankle	2	Questionable
2024 · wk 19	knee	1	—
2024 · wk 2	knee	2	—
2023 · wk 19	concussion	1	—
2023 · wk 16	shoulder	2	Questionable
2020 · wk 16	hip	2	—
2020 · wk 14	knee	1	—
2019 · wk 11	concussion	1	—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 10 episodes · 17 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×3

2019

concussion · 1w

2020

hip · 2wknee · 1w

2023

shoulder · 2w

2024

knee · 2w

2026

illness · 1whamstring · 4w

Weeks 1–18

questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Dion Dawkins	T	DNP	team's word	Questionable
DJ Moore	WR	LTD	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Bradley Chubb	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Ed Oliver	DE	DNP	ours	PLAY	74%	LIKELY
Greg Gaines	DT	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Sam Franklin Jr.	S	FULL	ours	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED
Michael Danna	LB	UNK	team's word	Out
Spencer Brown	T	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Josh Palmer	WR	DNP	team's word	Out
Dee Alford	CB	FULL	ours	PLAY	90%	EXPECTED
James Cook	RB	UNK	ours	PLAY	71%	LIKELY
Terrel Bernard	LB	DNP	ours	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED
Khalil Shakir	WR	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Alec Anderson	G	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Tyrell Shavers	WR	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Dalton Kincaid	TE	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Joe Andreessen	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED
Keon Coleman	WR	LTD	ours	PLAY	95%	EXPECTED
Jordan Hancock	CB	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Deone Walker	DT	FULL	ours	PLAY	89%	EXPECTED
T.J. Sanders	DE	FULL	ours	PLAY	98%	EXPECTED
TJ Parker	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	88%	EXPECTED
Jalon Kilgore	SAF	UNK	team's word	Out
Zane Durant	DT	UNK	team's word	—
Ar'maj Reed-Adams	G	FULL	ours	PLAY	77%	LIKELY
Skyler Bell	WR	UNK	team's word	Out

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 12:30 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 5:40 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 1:10 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 9 Practice, November 06, 2026 at the Kaleida Health Performance Center.”	Buffalo Bills · Fri Nov 6

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 9 Practice, November 06, 2026 at the Kaleida Health Performance Center.”	Buffalo Bills · Fri Nov 6

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 9 Practice, November 06, 2026 at the Kaleida Health Performance Center.”	Buffalo Bills · Fri Nov 6

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 9 Practice, November 06, 2026 at the Kaleida Health Performance Center.”	Buffalo Bills · Fri Nov 6

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 4:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 9 Practice, November 06, 2026 at the Kaleida Health Performance Center.”	Buffalo Bills · Fri Nov 6

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 9 · 6:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson (26). Buffalo Bills Week 9 Practice, November 06, 2026 at the Kaleida Health Performance Center.”	Buffalo Bills · Fri Nov 6

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 9 · 11:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 9 · 4:06 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Ty Johnson returned to practice”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7
“Ty Johnson returned to practice, but now it's Sam Franklin, Jr. who is out with an illness.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Sat Nov 7

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reported	Source
“*Johnson just has an illness. Expect him back tomorrow.”	Buffalo Rumblings · Fri Nov 6

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	RB2 · 24% snaps
Season	2026 · 5 games through wk 8
Per game	2 rush yards · 1.2 carries · 34.8 receiving yards
Type	Committee back
Career	7 seasons · 111 games before 2026
Injuries	9 episodes · last: hamstring, 2026 wk 6
Bio	age 29 · 7 seasons' experience · drafted round 6

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	in the rotation at running back — 32% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chart	second at running back
Snaps played	23% a week on average over 6 weeks, 32% at his highest, 10% on special teams
Build	5 ft 10 in · 210 lb
College	Maryland
Drafted	2019, round 6 pick 186, by DET
Age	25-28 at the season's start
Experience	7 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ETWrittenWe first said PLAY.
Mon Nov 9 · 8:15 PM ETPublicOur call became public when the week settled.
Mon Nov 9 · 8:15 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Thu Nov 5 · 5:40 PM ET	99 h	PLAY	67%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 12:30 AM ET	92 h	PLAY	67%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 3:10 AM ET	89 h	PLAY	60%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET	86 h	PLAY	60%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET	81 h	PLAY	60%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET	76 h	PLAY	60%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 5:40 PM ET	75 h	PLAY	88%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 1:10 AM ET	67 h	PLAY	88%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET	65 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET	62 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET	57 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET	52 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET	38 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET	33 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 4:02 PM ET	28 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Mon Nov 9 · 6:02 AM ET	14 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Mon Nov 9 · 11:02 AM ET	9 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Mon Nov 9 · 4:06 PM ET	4 h	PLAY	94%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything

18 calls in week 9, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
The club's official Saturday 07 Nov practice line for Johnson (Full, Limited, or DNP), to see whether the 'returned to practice' report in P2 was a full or limited session
The club's official Sunday 08 Nov game-status designation for Johnson vs Minnesota
The Monday 09 Nov pregame inactive list, to confirm he is not inactive with illness
Confirmation of the Friday 06 Nov practice line, since P3 lists him as Did not practice while the dossier records Fri Full and the card records practice.final DNP

We went and found out more

Rank 2 (listed second on his depth chart), 8 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 8 of 8.

Named inactive in week 1

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 2

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.