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NBC Sports Rotoworld fantasy football takes on Juwan Johnson
Every source-backed article insight STACKED has extracted from NBC Sports Rotoworld about Juwan Johnson.
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All NBC Sports Rotoworld insights about Juwan Johnson
PositiveRoleSep 15, 2026
Johnson is the starting tight end for the Saints with no positional target competition. He is a steady TE1 and should return weekly TE1 finishes for as long as Jordyn Tyson remains out.NegativeRoleSep 14, 2026
Johnson is positioned as one of the primary target options for the Saints alongside Chris Olave and Devaughn Vele in the high-volume passing game, with targets expected to be distributed among the three.PositiveProjectionSep 11, 2026
Johnson averaged 11.7 PPR points in games Tyler Shough started, which roughly lines up with his post-Rashid Shaheed split when he averaged 11.6 points per game. The Saints drafted Jordyn Tyson as a Shaheed replacement and Oscar Delp via the draft, but Tyson is on IR and Delp looks unlikely to suit up. Johnson should have no issues replicating his nearly 12 points per game in a potential shootout with the Lions.NegativeProjectionSep 9, 2026
Johnson is ranked TE13 for Week 1 against Detroit.NegativeValueSep 9, 2026
At $3,700 on DraftKings, Johnson is the designated survivor of the Saints receiver room. The source sarcastically notes that despite predictions of Johnson's fantasy demise, he somehow puts up usable lines like 6/75 in Week 1 against anonymous non-Jack Campbell Lions coverage linebackers. The source's tone suggests Johnson is a reliable if unspectacular play.PositiveProjectionSep 8, 2026
Johnson should return weekly TE1 finishes while Jordyn Tyson remains out on injured reserve, positioning him for consistent high-end tight end production.PositiveSleeperSep 3, 2026
The source identifies Juwan Johnson as one of their favorite late-round tight end picks, suggesting he offers value at a discount relative to his production potential.NegativeSleeperSep 3, 2026
Johnson had elite metrics during Tyler Shough's 2025 starts, including a top-three target per route rate and a top-three yards per route run among tight ends. Kellen Moore's offenses almost always move fast and are among the league leaders in offensive snaps, meaning Johnson should have no problem being among the NFL's leaders in tight end pass routes. With Jordyn Tyson's two-month hamstring injury, Johnson is an easy click if you fade the game's top tight ends and wait to fill your tight end spot. The source is confident Johnson will be an every-week starter in 12-team formats for at least the first half of the NFL season.NegativeRoleSep 2, 2026
With Jordyn Tyson sidelined for potentially multiple months to start the year, Johnson is once again in position to be the Saints' de facto WR2. He finished the 2025 season at 12th in both target share and air yards share among tight ends and took a big step for fantasy purposes once Tyler Shough took over at quarterback. Johnson might fade in the second half of the year once Tyson returns, but that's a problem easily solved via the waiver wire.PositiveRoleAug 28, 2026
Johnson operated as the Saints' de facto WR2 last year and was quite successful, finishing as the TE8. With Jordyn Tyson expected to return Week 9, Johnson should be the biggest mover after the Tyson injury, positioning him as a strong value target.PositiveValueAug 28, 2026
Johnson ranks a full round outside of the source's rankings on two of three major sites (Yahoo! 133 vs. source 144; Sleeper 187 vs. source 144), making him undervalued in the market. He enjoyed a career year in his first season under head coach Kellen Moore, catching 77 passes for 889 yards and three touchdowns on 102 targets—all career-highs for the seventh-year tight end. He ran 525 routes, fourth-most in the league behind only Trey McBride (694), Travis Kelce (573), and Kyle Pitts (539). Johnson posted a top-12 fantasy week in 53 percent of his games last season, and the injury to Jordyn Tyson (hamstring) should ward off concerns over the rookie eating into his target share early in the season. Among 29 tight ends with 50-plus targets last season, Johnson ranked sixth in air yards per target (7.6) and was tied for 14th in YAC/REC (4.7). For a player currently ranked in the 14th and 16th rounds of 12-team fantasy drafts on ESPN and Sleeper, Johnson might have the most upside of any late-round tight end based on this virtually free price tag.NegativeValueAug 28, 2026
Rotoworld ranks Johnson at TE144, slightly ahead of Yahoo (133) but behind ESPN (157) and Sleeper (187). The source notes that finding tight end values proved difficult, as Rotoworld was generally lower on other tight ends compared to these sites. Johnson represents one of the few tight ends where Rotoworld's ranking diverges meaningfully from the consensus, suggesting potential value or a contrarian stance, though the source does not provide specific production metrics or role details for Johnson.PositiveProjectionAug 19, 2026
Selected eleventh overall in Scott Pianowski's mock draft, Johnson is positioned as a top-tier tight end for 2026 fantasy drafts.PositiveProjectionAug 10, 2026
Johnson has posted impressive numbers over his NFL career, cracking 11 yards per reception in four of his six years with the Saints; last season he posted a career-high 60 percent receiving success rate.PositiveValueAug 10, 2026
Johnson is being targeted at ADP 131 and is set to see an increase in snaps, routes, and possibly targets in a Saints offense that could be more pass-first than 2025 following the conclusion of the Taysom Hill era. In Shough's starts (Week 9-18), Johnson had the third-highest yards per route run among tight ends and ranked eighth in fantasy points per route run over that span.NegativeProjectionAug 6, 2026
The source identifies Johnson as having a long-awaited breakout but questions whether there is enough TD upside to sustain fantasy value.NegativeRoleAug 5, 2026
Johnson faces stiffer competition for targets and routes in 2026; he has a first-round rookie receiver to fight for targets with, plus a Day Two rookie tight end in the mix. He is placed in Tier 5.PositiveProjectionNo date
Johnson was the Saints' second-leading receiver last season, catching 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and three touchdowns. The 29-year-old ranked No. 5 in routes run among all tight ends, landing in the top-seven for receiving yards, receptions, yards after catch, and yards per route run. He is a valuable target over the middle of the field and is a low-end TE1 heading into the season.