Who Should I Start? Boye Mafe or Jermaine Johnson

Saturday, November 11, 2:43 AM

Seattle Seahawks edge rusher Boye Mafe has a great matchup in Week 10 and is likely to make a sack or two this week against the Washington Commanders. The Commanders are allowing an average of 4.9 sacks per game this season, the second-most in the league. Washington QB Sam Howell has been sacked 28.0% of the times he has been pressured. Boye Mafe has had a breakout season, as he has already made 6.0 sacks this year, twice as many as last year. He has made exactly one sack in each of the past six games. Rushing against a below average offensive line and a sack-prone quarterback, Mafe is likely to continue that streak in Week 10.

Monday, September 16, 1:51 PM

New York Jets linebacker Jermaine Johnson (Achilles) confirmed on Monday that he suffered a season-ending torn Achilles in the Week 2 victory over the Tennessee Titans. The Jets feared this was the case when Johnson was forced to leave Sunday's contest, and now it is confirmed that they will not have Johnson for the rest of the year. It's an especially tough blow for a Jets defense that continues to be without All-Pro pass-rusher Haason Reddick as he continues his contract holdout into the regular season. The 25-year-old Johnson, a former first-round pick in 2022 out of Florida State, was a first-time Pro Bowler in 2023 while recording 55 total tackles, a career-high 7.5 sacks and an interception in 17 games. It's a notable loss for the Jets defense this year, but it shouldn't knock their defense/special teams unit from being a weekly play in fantasy lineups.