Juwan Johnson — TE · NO

AI outlook

Juwan Johnson - TE for NO. ADP rank: 262. Deep roster value pick. Late-round development opportunity. Upside contingent on team opportunity and health. Sleeper candidate. Sources: FantasyPros.

Pros

Career-high 102 targets and 889 yards in 2025
Retained clear TE1 role into 2026 camp per Aug 2026 reporting
Likely positive TD regression given low 2025 TD rate on high volume

Cons

New OC and scheme (Kellen Moore, Nussmeier) TE usage unproven
Added competition from FA signee Noah Fant and rookie Oscar Delp
Saints offense overall win-total implies limited game script upside (Vegas O/U 7.5)

Why our rank differs from ADP

disagree lower

Incumbent TE1, but Fant and Delp arrived to eat into the role.

Full breakdown +

We rank Johnson 169th (PPR) vs a consensus ADP of 153. His 102-target 2025 is the case for him, but the Saints added Noah Fant and drafted Oscar Delp, the new staff's TE usage is unproven, and the offense projects to a 7.5 win total. The volume that made his career year is no longer uncontested.

Our model

Market ADP?	153
Blended rank?	176
Consensus rank?	162
Tier?	Tier 7
VBD score?	-22.4

Risk profile

Coming soon — we're rebuilding this rating from scratch to make it more accurate.

Projected PPG

Standard	5.0
Half-PPR	6.7
Full PPR	8.4

Confidence tier

Med