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2026 season · TE · #83 · 7th season

83Juwan Johnson

Age 30 · 6'4" · 245 lb · Oregon; Penn State · Undrafted (2020). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 65% across 7 games.

No injury listingTE1Saints players
NOSaints offense65% of snaps
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Targets
37
5.3 per game
T-14th of 45
Receptions
26
70% catch rate
T-19th of 45
Yards
255
36 per game
19th of 45
Touchdowns
3
15 first downs
T-8th of 45
Target share
14%
6% of air yards
24th of 45
aDOT
4.6
air yards per target
37th of 45
EPA / target
+0.20
+7.5 total
25th of 45
YAC / catch
5.0
131 after the catch
22nd of 45
The short version
  • How goodJohnson's +7.5 EPA is 22nd of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+19.9, 72nd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.9 standard points a game, TE15 of 109.7.8 half-PPR points a game, TE15 of 109.9.6 PPR points a game, TE15 of 109.
  • How he's usedHe is a straight-dropback target: 16% of his targets come off play action (league 28%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 3.3 a game over his last three against 5.3 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Browns rank 13th vs TE, allowing +0.15 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets14%24th of 45
48th
Depth of targetair yards per target4.637th of 45
19th
After the catchyards per reception5.022nd of 45
52nd
Catch ratereceptions per target70%26th of 45
43rd
EPA per target+0.2025th of 45
46th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target41%17th of 45
63rd
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 45
80th
Yards per game36.419th of 45
59th
Success rate46%35th of 45
23rd
Total EPA+7.522nd of 45
52nd
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Johnson scores 5.9 standard points a game, TE15 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.9 and 10.4; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 3 busts (under 3). This week the Browns allow the 11th-most standard points to TEs, 9.4 a game.

Points a game5.9TE15 of 109
Season41.5TE17 · 7 games
Most weeks0.9–10.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 39+ · under 3

Johnson scores 7.8 half-PPR points a game, TE15 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.7 and 12.1; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 4). This week the Browns allow the 10th-most half-PPR points to TEs, 12.2 a game.

Points a game7.8TE15 of 109
Season54.5TE18 · 7 games
Most weeks1.7–12.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 312+ · under 4

Johnson scores 9.6 PPR points a game, TE15 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.5 and 13.9; 1 boom week (15+) and 2 busts (under 5). This week the Browns allow the 10th-most PPR points to TEs, 14.9 a game.

Points a game9.6TE15 of 109
Season67.5TE17 · 7 games
Most weeks2.5–13.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 215+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

He is a straight-dropback target: 16% of his targets come off play action (league 28%). He lives outside the numbers: only 16% of his targets come over the middle (league 26%). His share of the team's targets is 14%: on third down it climbs to 19%; inside the 20 it climbs to 23%.

Dropback targetPlay action 16% · 14th pctlStays outsideMiddle of the field 16% · 19th pctlThird-down guy19% on third down · 14% overallRed-zone guy23% inside the 20 · 14% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
3%
26th
Screensshare of his targets
3%
26th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
16%
19th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
51%
57th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
19%
79th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
23%
79th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
68%
74th
Play actiontargets off play action
16%
14th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · vs BrownsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
CLEvs Browns
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Caesars Superdome
NO −2.5 · O/U 43.5
The defense vs TE
13th vs TE
allow +0.15 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 2 games, 6.0 targets a game, 60 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 59%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Browns rank 13th vs TE, allowing +0.15 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 60 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season7 seasons
86Games
361Targets
249Receptions
2,766Yards
24TD
2020 to 2026 · 7 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2025, 889 receiving yards in 17 games. This season's 36.4 a game puts him on pace for 619 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2020NO51043909.87.8-0.40
2021NO132213159412.212.2+0.66
2022NO166542508712.131.8+0.24
2023NO13593736849.928.3-0.08
2024NO156650548311.036.5+0.26
2025NO1710277889311.552.3+0.35
2026NO7372625539.836.4+0.20
Career1 tm863612492,7662411.132.2+0.23
Career highsYards 889 · 2025TD 7 · 2022Receptions 77 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 37 targets
Broken tackles
3
Passer rating when targeted
88.5
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    12Chris OlaveWR71636 · 2 TD+37.5
    5Kendre MillerRB70196 · 2 TD-20.4
    41Alvin KamaraRB68258 · 3 TD-6.6
    14Devaughn VeleWR48348 · 3 TD+22.1
    3Travis EtienneRB43179-0.6
    6Tyler ShoughQB24111 · 2 TD+8.0
    43CJ DonaldsonRB2391-4.1
    18Bryce LanceWR2278 · 1 TD-13.1