Johnson (foot) was limited in practice Thursday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
Both Johnson and Foster Moreau (shoulder) have had a cap on their practice reps so far this week, so Friday's injury report will be key for determining who among the duo may be cleared ahead of the weekend. Johnson and Moreau are the top candidates to split TE reps for the Saints the rest of the season after Taysom Hill tore his ACL this past Sunday against the Rams.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Dealing with foot issue
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Johnson practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday due to a foot injury, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
In the wake of Taysom Hill's (knee) season-ending ACL tear, Johnson and Foster Moreau (shoulder) are expected to handle the bulk of the reps at tight end for the Saints moving forward. Having said that, both players began Week 14 prep with a cap on their practice reps. The pair will have two more opportunities Thursday and Friday before the team potentially tags them with designations ahead of Sunday's game at the Giants.
I would expect both Johnson and Foster Moreau see a boost in playing time with Taysom Hill out. They are both streaming options and the right one to play is probably whichever one scores a touchdown. I slightly favor Johnson because of the seven targets he saw last week.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Grabs five receptions Sunday
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Johnson caught five of seven targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 21-14 loss to the Rams.
Johnson actually finished just one yard shy of Saints leading receiver Taysom Hill (knee) in a contest that did not feature a ton of big passing plays. The backup tight end could be in store for extra work if the knee injury that Hill suffered late in Sunday's loss costs the starter time, but Foster Moreau remains in the mix as well. Either way, Johnson's ceiling is capped in games in which he doesn't hit pay dirt this season, keeping him out of the conversation in standard leagues ahead of next Sunday's tilt against the Giants.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Week 13 Waiver Priority List
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Johnson caught a touchdown in Week 11 against Cleveland with three catches for 30 yards on three targets. He could be needed in Week 13 against the Rams with the Saints still dealing with multiple injuries at receiver, but Johnson has three catches and fewer than 50 receiving yards in six games in a row. And his lone touchdown over that span was against the Browns in his last game. That said, the Rams are No. 11 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, and Johnson is worth adding in deeper leagues for 1 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Finds end zone Sunday
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Johnson caught all three of his targets for 30 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 35-14 win over the Browns.
The tight end was on the other end of a one-yard TD toss form Derek Carr in the fourth quarter. It's Johnson's second score of the season but his first since the Saints' season opener, and he has yet to reach 50 receiving yards in a game this season. Johnson will remain a TD-dependent fantasy option on the other side of New Orleans' Week 12 bye.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Tallies two catches Week 10
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Johnson hauled in two of three targets for 22 yards during Sunday's 20-17 victory versus the Falcons.
Johnson logged three or fewer catches for the fifth week in a row. It seemed like the 6-foot-4 tight end could've had a bigger target share with wideouts Chris Olave (concussion), Rashid Shaheed (knee) and Bub Means (ankle) now all on IR. Instead, running back Alvin Kamara led the team with six targets while newly acquired wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling exploded for a team-high 109 receiving yards. Johnson has now recorded 22 catches for 247 yards and one touchdown through 10 games, which is a far cry from his stat line over 13 games last season when he logged 37-368-4 across 13 appearances. He'll hope to see more targets during next week's home game versus the Browns on Sunday, Nov. 17.
Johnson brought in both targets for 41 yards in the Saints' 23-22 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
Johnson's receiving yardage total was enough to tie him for second on the afternoon with Taysom Hill. Johnson saw a four-game streak of at least three receptions snapped with Sunday's stat line, but on the bright side, he's now cleared 40 receiving yards in three of the past four games. However, the fifth-year pro heads into a Week 10 home matchup against the Falcons still seeking his first touchdown since Week 1.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Remains limited by shoulder issue
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Johnson was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice due to a shoulder injury, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.
For a second week in a row, Johnson is tending to a shoulder concern, but on a positive note, the Saints didn't include any mention of the head injury that he was evaluated for during this past Sunday's 26-8 loss to the Chargers. He'll thus aim to return to full participation Thursday and/or Friday and sidestep a designation ahead of Sunday's game at Carolina.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Cleared after being evaluated
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Saints head coach Dennis Allen said Monday that Johnson is fully cleared after having been evaluated for a concussion during Sunday's loss to the Chargers, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.
Johnson was evaluated late during New Orleans' Week 8 loss, but he's good to go for Sunday's road matchup against Carolina. Prior to being forced out versus the Chargers, Johnson had secured three of four targets for 48 yards. With quarterback Derek Carr (oblique) trending in the right direction to return Week 9, Johnson and the Saints' passing game as a whole could be positioned to benefit.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Evaluated for head injury
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Johnson was evaluated for a head injury late in Sunday's 26-8 loss to the Chargers, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.
The results of Johnson's evaluation weren't immediately available. If a concussion is revealed, Johnson would need to clear the NFL's five-step concussion protocol in order to play in Week 9 against the Panthers. He had three catches for 48 yards on four targets in Sunday's loss.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Good to go for Sunday
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Johnson (shoulder) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Chargers, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Due to the shoulder injury, Johnson was a limited participant in practice throughout the week, but the Saints saw enough from him to give him the green light for Sunday. After a slow start to the season, Johnson has picked up the pace with 11 catches for 97 yards on 14 targets across the last three games, though he's benefited from the Saints missing several key playmakers during that stretch. In Week 8, the Saints will get Chris Olave (concussion) and Taysom Hill (rib) back from one- and three-game absences, respectively, so Johnson's target share could take at least a slight hit Sunday compared to recent weeks.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Another limited practice
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Johnson (shoulder) was limited in practice Thursday, John Hendrix of SI.com reports.
Johnson is operating with a cap on his practice reps this week, while Taysom Hill (rib) followed up a limited session Wednesday with full participation one day later. As such, Johnson has one more chance this week to get back to all activity or thus risk entering the weekend with a designation for Sunday's game at the Chargers.
Johnson secured three of six targets for 18 yards in the Saints' 33-10 loss to the Broncos on Thursday night.
The veteran tight end couldn't take advantage of the absences of Chris Olave (concussion), Rashid Shaheed (knee) and Taysom Hill (ribs), although he did log a season-high target total. However, Johnson couldn't come close to the season-best 48 receiving yards he'd posted four days earlier against the Buccaneers, and his outlook figures to remain modest going into a Week 8 road matchup against the Chargers on Sunday, Oct. 27, a game which Olave and Hill are likely to be back for.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Sleepers (Start/Sit)
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The Saints need pass catchers heading into Thursday night's game against Denver with Chris Olave (concussion), Rashid Shaheed (knee), and Taysom Hill (ribs) out, and hopefully, Johnson can step up as a primary weapon for Spencer Rattler. Johnson hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 1, and he's been limited to five targets or less in each of his past three games. But the Saints need him now, and hopefully, he can help Fantasy managers in deeper leagues. I like Johnson as a low-end No. 1 tight end in Week 7, and the Broncos have allowed two tight ends to score at least 11.7 PPR points in their past four games.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Logs three catches versus Tampa Bay
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Johnson caught all three targets for 48 yards during Sunday's 51-27 loss to the Buccaneers.
Johnson logged a season-high in receiving yards, most of which came on a season-long 27-yard reception in the first quarter. He also had two other targets wiped off the board by penalties in the third and fourth quarters. The Saints to featured their tight ends more with rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler starting in place of an injured Derek Carr (oblique), as Foster Moreau also logged two receptions on two targets for 54 yards. Johnson's recent resurgence in the offense is encouraging for any fantasy owners who took a flier on him early in the season. However, he's still probably just a solid waiver-wire pickup rather than a dependable piece in week-to-week lineups. Johnson will look to log at least three targets for the fourth game in a row during the Saints' upcoming game versus Denver on Thursday Night Football.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Catches five passes Week 5
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Johnson reeled in all five targets for 31 yards during Monday's 26-13 loss to the Chiefs.
The tight end got more involved Week 5, establishing season-high marks across the board, including in playing time (78 percent snap share). However, the 6-foot-4 pass catcher was still kept out of the end zone for a fourth game in a row. The Saints' passing game remains focused around Rashid Shaheed, Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara, with few others beyond that trio producing reliably in a given week. The Saints' game plans could change with Derek Carr expected to miss at least a couple weeks with an oblique injury sustained late in Monday's loss, but that may result in a more run-heavy offense that could leave even fewer targets available for Johnson.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Back to full participation
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Johnson (forearm) was a full participant in practice Friday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Johnson began Week 5 prep with a limited session Thursday, but his upgrade to full participation Friday puts him on track to avoid a designation for Monday's game against the Chiefs. Foster Moreau has been receiving the majority of playing time at tight end for the Saints, so Johnson will be tough to rely on Monday, despite Kansas City's struggles defending the position.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: Zero targets again Week 3
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Johnson tallied zero targets during Sunday's 15-12 defeat against Philadelphia.
Johnson was a total non-factor in the passing game for the second week in a row. After catching an impressive toe-tap 16-yard touchdown Week 1, the fifth-year tight end has completely fallen out of the pass-catching rotation. What's worse, he appears to have been supplanted by Foster Moreau for the TE1 role, as the latter logged 40 offensive snaps Sunday compared to 28 for Johnson. The 6-foot-4 Johnson totaled 37 catches (on 59 targets) over 13 regular-season games with starting quarterback Derek Carr. However, it appears the tight-end position won't have nearly the same importance in the passing game under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. Johnson will look to work his way back into a more consistent role during this coming Sunday's road game against the division-rival Falcons.
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Saints' Juwan Johnson: TEs to Sit
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I'm still hopeful that Johnson will make an impact this season, but he had no targets in Week 2 at Dallas and has just two catches for 26 yards and a touchdown on three targets in two games. Foster Moreau remains in the mix for New Orleans at tight end, and we'll see if Taysom Hill (chest) can play this week. The Eagles have also done well against the Packers tight ends and Kyle Pitts, holding those tight ends to a combined five catches for 57 yards and no touchdowns on nine targets in two games.
