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Juwan Johnson — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 10.58 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 152.1, usage worth 10.9.

29 years old · 6 seasons of experience · 2020 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 152.1
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 16.2, 34.2 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on sleeper, priciest on yahoo.
SLEEPER164.7
ESPN164.2
YAHOO130.5
UNDERDOG153.6
CBS148.8
FFA142

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 13, pick 8 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE21
Bye week8
ADP standard deviation16.2 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 123.4 points, 8.1 per game — 50.6 catches, 554 yards, 2.9 TDs. That is TE4, 141 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 7.4 points per game to a ceiling of 12.5, with the median at 8.1. Boom rate 53%, bust rate 9%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 152.1 on consensus and our board has him 141. We rank him 11.1 picks better than the room drafts him, so the market is underpricing him — that is the disagreement worth acting on.

The offense he plays in, 2026

New Orleans Saints returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing rb1. Tyler Shough at quarterback, Kellen Moore as head coach, Doug Nussmeier calling it. The offense projects to 34.1 pass attempts a game at high confidence and 25.9 rushes.

In: Jordyn Tyson (wr2), Bryce Lance (wr5), Barion Brown (wr6), Bub Means (wr7), Travis Etienne Jr. (rb1), Oscar Delp (te2). Out: Kevin Austin Jr (wr3), Brandin Cooks (wr4), Taysom Hill (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 12.2%, with a bear case of 12% and a bull case of 13.2% and a full range of 11% to 14.1%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Chris Olave22.1%
Jordyn Tyson18.6%
Juwan Johnson 12.2%
Devaughn Vele8.3%
Oscar Delp7.1%
Barion Brown6.6%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

Key additions: signed RB Travis Etienne Jr in free agency on massive 4 year deal. Signed TE Noah Fant. Drafted TE oscar Delp. Drafted WR Jordyn Tyson 8th overall.

Key departures: No key departures

Notes: Saints draft Jordyn Tyson 8th overall. To start he will likely be the 1B in the offense behind Chris Olave. Hurts Olave potential, but Olave is highly talented WR. Shough surrounded with Weapons in New Orleans by signing Travis Etienne Jr. in free agency (lots of potential to be high producer). Alvin Kamara value is toast. Interested to see how Olave & Tyson split target share & if the rest of the offense other than Etienne holds fantasy value. Vele is a slept on and talented WR that could also break out in 2026. His breakout to slow down the Jordyn Tyson full breakout year 1.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Tyler Shough returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (34.4 att/g); Regressed 30% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 34.1 att/g.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for TEs age ~?, prior share 15.8%, same team, OC continuity. Distribution: median 16.1%, p25-p75 [14.7%, 18.6%], tails [11.7%, 21.2%]. Closest comps: T.J. Hockenson 2020→2021 (DET: 17.8%→20.5%); Tyler Higbee 2021→2022 (LA: 15.3%→21.6%); Evan Engram 2022→2023 (JAX: 17.2%→23.5%). Adjustment: -5% from td_luck_breakout (TD regression risk)

self-anchored 58% to own 15.8% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 16.1%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: NO rates 21.4 against a league average of 23, 1.6 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+0.9 · neutral
Weeks 1–6-0.3 · neutral
Weeks 12–17+1.6 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+5.4 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20233Foster Moreau+4.6
Read the full Juwan Johnson study →

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +63.9% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, TEs crash the following year 47% of the time (hold 53%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 47% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.3 elite seasons and 2.3 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Tyler Conklin20237.271%+24.5%
Dalton Schultz20231070%-17.2%
Will Dissly20247.364%-27.9%
Dalton Schultz2024763%+11.1%
Tyler Conklin20247.663%-29.8%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 3 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. From 0 to 2,709, peaking at 2,709.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Height6′4″
Weight230 lb
40-yard dash4.58s
Vertical33″
Broad jump124″
3-cone6.94s
Shuttle4.37s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game7.9
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate24.6%
Bust rate26.2%
Games missed per season0.7
Injury historyAnkle, Calf
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.03

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · NO · 17 games

His best game was Week 10 against CAR — 19.2 PPR on 4 targets and a 15.4% target share, in a game that finished 17-7. His worst was Week 6 against NE at 1.5, on 2 targets, final score 19-25. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.7; in the 9 decided by more, 11.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.9 points per game. He scored 10.58, 2.9% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1ARI13-2015.681176026.8%99%
2SF21-2615.95949126.5%96%
3SEA13-4411.16851019.5%90%
4BUF19-315.83328012%90%
5NYG26-143.72417012.9%85%
6NE19-251.5221507.7%71%
7CHI14-2612.95779022.6%71%
8TB3-2310.35853016%76%
9LA10-3412.13431116.7%71%
10CAR17-719.24492115.4%50%
12ATL10-2410.66746016.3%78%
13MIA17-218.95939026.5%72%
14TB24-207.84438020%53%
15CAR20-1774430012.9%61%
16NYJ29-616.98989019.1%65%
17TEN34-2613.54495014.8%72%
18ATL17-197.13561014.7%75%

Production

Receptions77
Targets102
Receiving yards889
Touchdowns3
Points per game10.58
Yards per target8.72
Catch rate75.49%

Role

Snap share75%
Target share17.67%
Air-yards share15.54%
WOPR0.375
RACR1.433

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.5
Yards after catch per reception4.7
Yards before catch per reception6.8
Total YAC362
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted111.1
Receiving EPA per game2.07

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share15.7%
End-zone target share13%
Expected receiving TDs1.34
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck0.66

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game9 of 13
Yards per target2 of 13
Target share9 of 13
Air-yards share7 of 13

Who else ate

The offense threw it 591 times. He took 18.12% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Olave27.71%
Juwan Johnson 18.12%
Rashid Shaheed11.72%
Alvin Kamara6.93%
Devaughn Vele6.93%
Brandin Cooks4.44%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tyler Shough105811.349.917.24%
Spencer Rattler7449.57.1618.29%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 17 games were blowouts, 28% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 12.6 in those and 9.66 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · NO · 15 games

His best game was Week 14 against NYG — 15 PPR on 5 targets and a 16.1% target share, in a game that finished 14-11. His worst was Week 15 against WAS at 3.2, on 3 targets, final score 19-20. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7.8; in the 8 decided by more, 8.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.8 points per game. He scored 8.19, 5.1% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 3 against 1.36 expected, a gap of 1.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CAR47-1010.62326112.5%35%
4ATL24-263.3231308.3%68%
5KC13-268.15531015.6%79%
6TB27-517.8334807.9%77%
7DEN10-334.83618015.4%73%
8LAC8-267.83448010.5%44%
9CAR22-236.1224107.1%65%
10ATL20-174.22322014.3%58%
11CLE35-14123330110.7%57%
13LA14-218.65736020.6%70%
14NYG14-11154550116.1%72%
15WAS19-203.22312010.3%73%
16GB0-344.7222707.1%73%
17LV10-2512.661066029.4%77%
18TB19-27146780017.9%79%

Production

Receptions50
Targets66
Receiving yards548
Touchdowns3
Points per game8.19
Yards per target8.3
Catch rate75.76%

Role

Snap share66.67%
Target share13.58%
Air-yards share13.23%
WOPR0.297
RACR1.269

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.2
Yards after catch per reception4.2
Yards before catch per reception6.7
Total YAC212
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted108.6
Receiving EPA per game1.12

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share14%
End-zone target share11.8%
Expected receiving TDs1.36
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck1.64

Who else ate

The offense threw it 551 times. He took 12.87% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Alvin Kamara17.35%
Juwan Johnson 12.87%
Chris Olave8.58%
Foster Moreau8.38%
Rashid Shaheed7.99%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling6.82%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Derek Carr8318.498.0313.15%
Spencer Rattler7357.848.5414.07%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 15 games were blowouts, 38.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.95 in those and 7.77 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · NO · 13 games

His best game was Week 17 against TB — 23 PPR on 12 targets and a 35.3% target share, in a game that finished 23-13. His worst was Week 13 against DET at 0, on 3 targets, final score 28-33. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.1; in the 6 decided by more, 9.1. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.8 points per game. He scored 7.52, 4.1% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1TEN16-156.63536015.2%75%
2CAR20-173.3231308.8%81%
3GB17-183.22412011.8%70%
8IND38-271.512506.9%61%
9CHI24-1713.95529115.6%75%
10MIN19-271.213207.5%76%
12ATL15-248.54745018.9%74%
13DET28-330030010.3%57%
14CAR28-632310013.6%40%
15NYG24-611.8223817.1%44%
16LA22-3014.84748117.5%72%
17TB23-132381290135.3%71%
18ATL48-1773340012%46%

Production

Receptions37
Targets59
Receiving yards368
Touchdowns4
Points per game7.52
Yards per target6.24
Catch rate62.71%

Role

Snap share64.77%
Target share13.88%
Air-yards share13.58%
WOPR0.304
RACR0.927

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.4
Yards after catch per reception3.9
Yards before catch per reception6
Total YAC145
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted74.7
Receiving EPA per game-0.35

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share11.8%
End-zone target share9.4%
Expected receiving TDs2.09
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.91

Who else ate

The offense threw it 606 times. He took 10.24% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Olave23.96%
Alvin Kamara14.93%
Rashid Shaheed13.02%
Michael Thomas11.11%
Juwan Johnson 10.24%
Taysom Hill6.94%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Derek Carr12568.056.5414.42%
Jameis Winston131.20.677.5%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 22.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.27 in those and 6.14 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · NO · 16 games

His best game was Week 15 against ATL — 22.7 PPR on 6 targets and a 31.6% target share, in a game that finished 21-18. His worst was Week 12 against SF at 0, on 2 targets, final score 0-13. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.5; in the 6 decided by more, 8.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.1 points per game. He scored 8.43, 18.5% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 5 against 2.25 expected, a gap of 2.8.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1ATL27-266.32543015.6%74%
2TB10-2084740017.5%78%
3CAR14-22001002.6%68%
4MIN25-286.33433014.3%48%
5SEA39-322.3121308%57%
6CIN26-308.14641019.4%78%
7ARI34-4220.25532210.9%74%
8LV24-03.42414013.3%73%
9BAL13-2712.2224217.1%75%
10PIT10-2015.45744125%66%
11LA27-2013.73447114.8%63%
12SF0-13002006.7%47%
15ATL21-1822.74667231.6%51%
16CLE17-101.9129014.3%50%
17PHI20-1011.25762030.4%67%
18CAR7-103.1112104%68%

Production

Receptions42
Targets65
Receiving yards508
Touchdowns7
Points per game8.43
Yards per target7.82
Catch rate64.62%

Role

Snap share64.81%
Target share14.72%
Air-yards share15.98%
WOPR0.332
RACR1.151

Efficiency

Average depth of target9
Yards after catch per reception4.3
Yards before catch per reception7.8
Total YAC182
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted111.6
Receiving EPA per game0.99

Scoring position

Red-zone targets11
Red-zone target share17.7%
End-zone target share24%
Expected receiving TDs2.25
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck2.75

Who else ate

The offense threw it 512 times. He took 13.27% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Olave24.29%
Alvin Kamara15.71%
Juwan Johnson 13.27%
Jarvis Landry7.96%
Rashid Shaheed6.94%
Marquez Callaway6.53%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Andy Dalton13529.278.1715.37%
Jameis Winston3134.776.3811.9%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 16 games were blowouts, 2.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.4 in those and 8.46 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · NO · 13 games

His best game was Week 1 against GB — 17.1 PPR on 3 targets and a 15% target share, in a game that finished 38-3. His worst was Week 15 against TB at 0, on 0 targets, final score 9-0. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4.7; in the 9 decided by more, 3.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.2 points per game. He scored 4.07, 37.8% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 4 against 1.8 expected, a gap of 2.2.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1GB38-317.13321215%19%
2CAR7-263.31323014.3%41%
3NE28-13001005%13%
4NYG21-27102320111.5%21%
5WAS33-22001003.6%11%
7SEA13-101.811803.1%27%
8TB36-27001002.9%22%
10TEN21-235.6233608.6%15%
13DAL17-273.7112702.4%34%
14NYJ30-92.5111504.8%33%
15TB9-0000000%36%
17CAR18-101.412408.7%47%
18ATL30-207.512518.7%15%

Production

Receptions13
Targets22
Receiving yards159
Touchdowns4
Points per game4.07
Yards per target7.23
Catch rate59.09%

Role

Snap share25.69%
Target share6.82%
Air-yards share9.23%
WOPR0.166
RACR1.024

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.9
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception9
Total YAC42
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted102.1
Receiving EPA per game1.12

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share10.4%
End-zone target share16.7%
Expected receiving TDs1.8
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck2.2

Who else ate

The offense threw it 503 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Marquez Callaway17.83%
Alvin Kamara14.23%
Deonte Harty12.53%
Tre'Quan Smith10.62%
Adam Trautman9.13%
Mark Ingram5.52%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jameis Winston6125.3768.75%
unknown441.911.53.97%
Trevor Siemian364.376.836.73%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 43.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.63 in those and 4.7 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · NO · 5 games

His best game was Week 16 against MIN — 2.9 PPR on 1 targets and a 3.6% target share, in a game that finished 52-33. His worst was Week 15 against KC at 0, on 4 targets, final score 29-32. Across 5 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 5 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.5 points per game. He scored 1.58, 55.4% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
8CHI26-231.513507.3%86%
14PHI21-242.1111102.7%8%
15KC29-320040012.1%76%
16MIN52-332.9111903.6%31%
17CAR33-71.411403.4%23%

Production

Receptions4
Targets10
Receiving yards39
Touchdowns0
Points per game1.58
Yards per target3.9
Catch rate40%

Role

Snap share44.8%
Target share5.82%
Air-yards share6.02%
WOPR0.128
RACR0.796

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.3
Yards after catch per reception5
Yards before catch per reception4.8
Total YAC20
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted51.7
Receiving EPA per game-0.8

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1.1%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.14
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 522 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Alvin Kamara21.23%
Emmanuel Sanders16.27%
Jared Cook11.9%
Michael Thomas10.91%
Tre'Quan Smith9.92%
Marquez Callaway5.36%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Drew Brees491.453.116.6%
unknown112.1112.7%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 5 games were blowouts, 54.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.15 in those and 1.2 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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