Juwan Johnson
New Orleans Saints·#83Model Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats
STM Take
The career trajectory is now clearly upward: tier 8 (#60, #36) in his first two seasons to tier 5 (#20) in 2024 to tier 4 (#16) in 2025. The duplicate-row game log Wks 17-19 (showing alternating zero and 7-15 PPR weeks) is the typical TE usage pattern. At 30 he is in his prime TE years and the Saints have invested in him as the post-Kamara receiving outlet.
Johnson came out of Penn State as an undrafted free agent in 2020 with the Giants, originally as a wide receiver. New Orleans claimed him off waivers later that year and converted him to tight end given his 6'4" frame. He has spent six seasons with the Saints, gradually working his way from depth to starting role. The 2024 tier 5 #20 finish was his career baseline, and the 2025 tier 4 #16 jump established him as a genuine TE2 with TE1 spike-week ceiling.
Strengths
- Year-over-year STTM improvement from tier 8 (#60) as a rookie to tier 4 (#16) in 2025 is the cleanest TE development arc on the board for a UDFA. The 6'4" WR-converted frame gives him route-tree advantages over pure inline blockers.
- Wk 17 2025's 13.5 PPR and Wk 18's 15.74 PPR show the TE1 ceiling weeks happen monthly. Career receiving touchdowns total 19 across 5 NFL seasons.
Concerns
- UDFA pedigree means the structural ceiling is what the role allows, not what physical tools demand. The 30-year-old development arc has a natural plateau.
- Multiple zero-PPR appearances in the duplicate-row game log show what a quiet game looks like. Behind Chris Olave as the primary receiving target the TE work is the secondary read.
What to watch: Whether his 2026 target share clears 5 per game with Alvin Kamara likely declining, because Johnson is the natural beneficiary of any RB-targets compression.
Fantasy Outlook
Juwan Johnson scored 184 PPR points, 10.8 per game this season. Compare him against any TE and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.