The Falcons are No. 3 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, but Johnson is still worth starting in the majority of leagues. He went into his bye in Week 11 on a high note with four catches for 92 yards and a touchdown on four targets in the first game since Rashid Shaheed was traded to Seattle. And Johnson has now scored at least 10.3 PPR points in all but three games this season. He should continue to be a go-to option for Tyler Shough heading into Week 12 against Atlanta, and I'm still confident in Johnson despite the tough matchup with the Falcons.
Juwan Johnson has played two full games with Tyler Shough. He has averaged 15.65 PPR Fantasy points in those two games. He should be the number two target in the offense rest of season and could very well be a top 12 tight end rest of season.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Week 12 Waiver Priority List
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Johnson went into his bye in Week 11 on a high note with four catches for 92 yards and a touchdown on four targets in the first game since Rashid Shaheed was traded to Seattle. Johnson has now scored at least 10.3 PPR points in all but three games this season, and he should continue to be a go-to option for Tyler Shough heading into Week 12 against Atlanta. Johnson should be added in all leagues for at least 10 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Week 11 Waiver Priority List
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Johnson is on a bye in Week 11, but he's worth adding in all leagues for at least 5 percent of your remaining FAB. He had four catches for 92 yards and a touchdown in Week 10 at Carolina in the first game for the Saints without Rashid Shaheed, and Johnson has also scored at least 10.3 PPR points in four games in a row. After the bye, Johnson has favorable matchups against Miami in Week 13, Tampa Bay in Week 14, Carolina in Week 15 and the Jets in Week 16. He could be a difference maker for Fantasy managers to close the year.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Career-best day in win
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Johnson caught all four of his targets for 92 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 17-7 win over the Panthers.
The tight end put together a career-best day in terms of yardage, including a 30-yard touchdown from rookie quarterback Tyler Shough in the fourth quarter, the second straight game in which the duo has connected for a score. Johnson is having a breakout campaign in his sixth NFL season, putting together a 43-491-3 line on 61 targets through 10 games heading into the Saints' bye week.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Sleeper TEs
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Rashid Shaheed was traded to Seattle on Tuesday, and that should help Johnson continue to perform at a high level. He's scored at least 10.3 PPR points in three games in a row and six times this season, and Johnson should be a go-to option for Tyler Shough, who connected with Johnson on a touchdown last week at the Rams. The Panthers have allowed four tight ends to score at least 11.9 PPR points this season, and Johnson should be considered a low-end starter in the majority of leagues.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Sleepers (Start/Sit)
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Rashid Shaheed was traded to Seattle on Tuesday, and that should help Johnson continue to perform at a high level. He's scored at least 10.3 PPR points in three games in a row and six times this season, and Johnson should be a go-to option for Tyler Shough, who connected with Johnson on a touchdown last week at the Rams. The Panthers have allowed four tight ends to score at least 11.9 PPR points this season, and Johnson should be considered a low-end starter in the majority of leagues.
The trade of Rashid Shaheed opens up target opportunities in New Orleans, and Chris Olave can only take so many of them. Johnson has a 17% target share with Tyler Shough, and the Saints figure to be pass-heavy as they chase the score the remainder of the year. The Panthers are giving up more than 14 Fantasy points per game to tight ends this year.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Week 10 Waiver Priority List
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Johnson should benefit with Rashid Shaheed being traded to Seattle on Tuesday, and Johnson is worth using as a low-end starter in all leagues for the rest of the season. Tyler Shough started his first NFL game in Week 9 at the Rams, and he threw a touchdown to Johnson, who finished with three catches for 31 yards and the score on four targets. He scored 12.1 PPR points, and this was the first time all year Johnson had at least 10.3 PPR points with fewer than seven targets. Johnson should see a consistent amount of targets moving forward, and he could easily be second on the team behind Chris Olave. Johnson is worth adding for 5-10 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Catches TD in loss
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Johnson recorded three receptions (on four targets) for 31 yards and one touchdown during Sunday's 34-10 loss versus the Rams.
Johnson hauled in the lone passing touchdown from rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, who made his first career start for the Saints. This was the tight end's first touchdown since Week 2, and he tied with Chris Olave for the team's second-most targets behind WR2 Rashid Shaheed (nine). New Orleans' offense has been one of the worst-performing units in the NFL this season, but Johnson is on pace for the most productive campaign of his six-year career. Through nine games, he is just 11 catches and 149 receiving yards shy of his career-best marks from last year. The Saints next face the divisional-rival Panthers in Week 10 next Sunday.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Sleeper TEs
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Johnson started the season with three games in a row with at least 11.1 PPR points, and he had at least eight targets in each game over that span. He then went three games in a row with four targets or less, and he scored 5.8 PPR points or less in each game during that stretch. He got seven targets in Week 7 at Chicago, and Johnson responded with five catches for 79 yards. Hopefully, he'll remain involved again in Week 8 against Tampa Bay, and the Buccaneers have allowed three tight ends in the past four games to score at least 11.8 PPR points, with four touchdowns. Johnson also has scored at least 14 PPR points in two of his past three games against Tampa Bay, and he's worth using as a streamer in deeper leagues in Week 8.
This is the worst week of the year for streaming tight ends. That is mostly because Harold Fannin and Mason Taylor are the two best waiver adds, and they are both on bye. Johnson should be in a high-volume passing game chasing the score against the Rams, and Tyler Shough looked for him often in Week 8.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Week 9 Waiver Priority List
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Johnson is coming off a solid game in Week 8 against Tampa Bay with five catches for 58 yards on eight targets. He's now scored at least 10.3 PPR points in each of his past two games against the Bears and Buccaneers, and he has 15 targets over that span. Johnson now has five games this season with at least seven targets, and he scored at least 10.3 PPR points in each of those games. He should be considered a low-end No. 1 Fantasy tight end in all leagues in Week 9 at the Rams, and he should be added for up to 5 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Solid outing in Week 8 loss
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Johnson caught five of eight targets for 53 yards during Sunday's 23-3 loss versus the Buccaneers.
Johnson logged five catches on at least seven targets for the second week in a row. The tight end once again finished third on the team in targets, receptions and yards behind wide receivers Chris Olave (12-8-63) and Rashid Shaheed (12-9-75). The Saints benched starting quarterback Spencer Rattler for rookie Tyler Shough in the third quarter, as the passing offense continued to struggle in this game. New Orleans still logged 51 passing attempts as a team. If the team continues to air it out while playing from behind, then Johnson's fantasy production should benefit with a healthy number of targets going forward. New Orleans' next game will come versus the Rams in Week 8.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Cleared to face Tampa
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Johnson (neck) won't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Johnson started the week as a limited practice participant, being listed with a new injury after playing through a minor ankle issue earlier in October. He's coming off a 79-yard performance in Chicago but otherwise has failed to maintain his momentum after a strong start to the season (at least in fantasy terms).
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Remains limited in practice
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Johnson (neck) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Though his limited listing represented no change from Wednesday, Johnson may have been cleared to take part in more drills Thursday than he had a day earlier. According to Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana, the tight end was sporting a standard practice jersey during Thursday's session, after he had donned a red non-contact jersey Wednesday. Johnson may need to participate fully in Friday's practice to avoid taking a designation into Sunday's game versus the Buccaneers, but he looks to be on a path to playing this weekend.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Limited in practice
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Johnson (neck) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
It's a new injury for Johnson, who caught five of seven targets for 79 yards in a 26-14 loss at Chicago on Sunday. He handled a 71 percent snap share and 81 percent route share in the contest, not showing any clear sign of injury.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Week 8 Waiver Priority List
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Johnson got back involved in the game plan in Week 7 at Chicago with five catches for 79 yards on seven targets, and it was his first game with more than four targets since Week 3. He now has four games this season with at least seven targets, and he has scored at least 11.1 PPR points in all four of those outings. He's worth adding in all leagues again for 5-10 percent of your remaining FAB heading into Week 8 against Tampa Bay.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Big afternoon in loss
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Johnson brought in five of seven targets for 79 yards in the Saints' 26-14 loss to the Bears on Sunday.
The veteran tight end tied Chris Olave for the team lead in receptions while checking in as the runner-up to him in receiving yards. Johnson's yardage total was a new season high and his best since Week 18 of last season, while his target tally was just two fewer than the combined number of looks he'd seen in the previous three games. Sunday's level of involvement was particularly encouraging considering the availability of both Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau, and Johnson should continue to be a focal point of the offense in a Week 8 home matchup against a Buccaneers defense that's notoriously generous to tight ends.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Bounces back in Week 7 loss
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Johnson accrued five receptions (on seven targets) for 79 yards during Sunday's 26-14 loss to the Bears.
Johnson posted a season high in receiving yards following three straight underwhelming performances with fewer than 30 receiving yards. The 29-year-old had a slow start before heating up in the second half, catching all four of his targets for 73 yards. Johnson has now posted at least five catches in four of seven games this season, and he's consistently been the Saints' No. 3 pass catcher behind wideouts Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed, who logged seven and nine targets, respectively. The tight end will look to catch his second touchdown of the season when the Saints next play versus the Buccaneers in Week 8.
