McDaniel upgrade unlocks WR1 upside; WR33 PPG tied with Moore.

Johnston is the source's favorite deep wide receiver sleeper and one of their favorite players to draft. He's going WR39 on FFPC and WR44–45 on Sleeper after picking up steam. Over the last two seasons he's finished WR33 in fantasy points per game, tied with DJ Moore and Jordan Addison who consistently go ahead of him in drafts. By expected fantasy points, Johnston and Ladd McConkey have essentially the same role (Johnston 12.4 vs. McConkey 12.6 expected fantasy points per game), but Johnston has been better on run-after-catch ability. Johnston gets a huge play-caller upgrade with Mike McDaniel, a confluence of factors that unlocks significant upside. He's been underrated on crossing routes and horizontally breaking routes (74th–75th percentile separation score on crossing routes over two seasons) and has been better than Ladd McConkey on run-after-catch ability. The source is confident that one of the Chargers receivers (Johnston or McConkey) will smash their ADP, and Johnston could be a touchdown-scoring machine in this offense. Johnston and McConkey have played 27 games together with only 27-target gap (one per game), suggesting parity in opportunity. McDaniel's scheme emphasizes crossers and after-the-catch opportunities that align with Johnston's TCU skill set; Justin Herbert working on quicker releases and drops to facilitate more quick-hitter opportunities to Johnston. Source conviction: "I'm completely fine with drafting Quinton Johnston... he could be a touchdown scoring machine... there's a better chance than most people are giving him that he is the wide receiver one on this team."