Juwan Johnson's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

New Orleans Saints tight ends Juwan Johnson (foot) and Foster Moreau (shoulder) were listed on the Week 14 injury report after both were limited in the first practice of the week on Wednesday. The statuses of both Johnson and Moreau become more important for the final five games of the regular season after No. 1 TE Taysom Hill suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Week 13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. In last Sunday's loss to LA, Johnson caught a season-high-tying five passes on a season-high seven targets for 36 yards after reaching the end zone for the second time this year in the previous game against the Cleveland Browns. Both Johnson and Moreau should be available this weekend against the New York Giants, but Johnson will be the TE to target in New Orleans as a touchdown-dependent streamer with six teams on bye in Week 14.

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson tied teammate Taysom Hill (knee) to lead the team in receptions and targets in Sunday's loss to the Rams. Johnson logged five catches on seven receptions for 36 receiving yards, which was good for second-most on the team (tied with Marquez Valdes-Scantling). The bulk of Johnson's yardage came on a 21-yard catch early in the fourth quarter. Hill suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter and it may cost him multiple weeks. While that would thin out the Saints' depth at tight end, it won't necessarily result in increased production from Johnson. Despite New Orleans' season-long struggles with injuries to its pass-catchers, Johnson has been fairly quiet. His five catches on Sunday were the most he had since Week 5. Johnson's prospects for Week 14's matchup against the New York Giants are not great. In 2024, the Giants have allowed the second-fewest receptions and fourth-fewest receiving yards to opposing tight ends and just one touchdown to the position.

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson has a great matchup on tap in Week 13 when his team lines up against the visiting Los Angeles Rams. Johnson has been under a 50% snap share just once in his last nine appearances, though he's averaging just 2.56 receptions and 27.9 yards per outing over that span. Fortunately, he'll get an excellent opportunity to produce this weekend in a Rams defense that has been a sieve all season -- allowing 362.0 yards per game to opposing offenses, the sixth-most in the league. They also rank in the top ten in fantasy points allowed per game to the TE position (13.8). Even in the favorable spot, the 28-year-old is tough to trust as more than a low-floor touchdown-dependent fantasy option. He's RotoBaller's PPR TE31 in this week's rankings.

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson caught all three of his targets for 30 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 35-14 victory over the Browns. The score came from one yard out and was Johnson's first trip to the end zone since Week 1 and was just the second touchdown against the Browns by an opposing tight end this season. Johnson also impressed with an acrobatic catch for a 20-yard gain in the second quarter, turning and jumping for the pass and reeling it in while twisting around mid-air. On the downside, he was responsible for a holding penalty in the first quarter that negated a 29-yard pickup on a 4th-and-1 that would have brought the Saints to Cleveland's four-yard line. Despite the injuries that have wrecked the Saints' wide receiver room, Johnson has not seen a significant uptick in production. Through 11 games, he now has 25 receptions for 277 yards with two touchdowns on 32 targets. The Saints are on bye in Week 12, then return to face the Rams where Johnson will once again be a touchdown-dependent dart throw.

The New Orleans Saints have been rocked by injuries over the last several weeks. Wide receivers Chris Olave (concussion), Rashid Shaheed (knee), and Bub Means (ankle) are all on injured reserve, and Cedrick Wilson Jr. (shoulder) has missed two of the team's last three games and has a questionable tag for Sunday. With so many pass catchers ailing, one would expect that it would provide others ample opportunity for a bump in production. Unfortunately, that has not been the case for tight end Juwan Johnson. Over the last three weeks he has seven catches for 111 yards on nine targets. His last trip to the end zone came in Week 1 and his odds to change that against the Browns on Sunday are slim. In 2024, Cleveland has allowed just one touchdown to opposing tight ends and the third-fewest receptions to the position. Johnson can stay on the wire in Week 11.