Juwan Johnson
TE
New Orleans Saints
- Teammate Alvin Kamara (a top target) is questionable.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how TEs have played against the Browns in the 2026 season.
TE1 = the highest-scoring TE against Browns in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JAX | Brenton Strange | 3 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 10.3 |
| 2 |  TB | Cade Otton | 6 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 3 |  CAR | Darren Waller | 8 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 4 |  PIT | Darnell Washington | 5 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 11.7 |
| 5 |  NYJ | Mason Taylor | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 6 |  BAL | Josh Cuevas | 5 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 14.4 |
| 7 |  TEN | Gunnar Helm | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 8 | PIT | Darnell Washington | 5 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 12.4 |
| Average | 4.9 | 3.5 | 40.6 | 0.4 | 9.8 | ||
| Median | 5.0 | 3.0 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 10.2 | ||
| High | 8 | 5 | 94 | 1 | 14.4 | ||
| Low | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5.4 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Juwan Johnson should do vs the BrownsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Browns, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Juwan Johnson has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Browns opponents to line them up with: the best TE they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Juwan Johnson will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Browns avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Juwan Johnson's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Juwan Johnson usually produces.
Projected is Juwan Johnson's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Browns were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET | 7 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 14.4 |
| 2 | BAL | 4 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 3 | LV | 8 | 8 | 53 | 2 | 23.3 |
| 4 | ATL | 8 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 11.9 |
| 5 | MIN | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 6 | NYG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Johnson avg | 5.3 | 3.7 | 36.4 | 0.4 | 9.6 | |
| Browns TE1 avg | 4.9 | 3.5 | 40.6 | 0.4 | 9.8 | |
| Difference | -0.4 | -0.2 | +4.2 | -0.1 | +0.2 | |
| Projected as TE1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 34.6 | 0.4 | 7.5 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Johnson averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Start / Sit · Juwan JohnsonGood confidence · 7.8 proj pts1/10 start
- Juwan Johnson averages 9.6 PPR points over 7 games (recent-weighted 7.1) and has played as the team's TE1.
- The Browns have allowed 9.8 points to TE1s over 8 games (-7% vs league). The model applies 73% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -5% adjustment.
- Last season's average (10.6) is blended in at 22% weight because this season's sample is small.
- Game environment +2%: Vegas total 42.5, implied 22.8 points for NO (league avg 22.6); Favored by 3: leaning run-heavy late; Indoors: no weather effect, a small boost for passing and kicking.
- Opposing-defense injuries (+1%): Opposing starter Quincy Williams (LB) is questionable, which helps the passing game. Opposing starter Carson Schwesinger (LB) is questionable, which helps the passing game.
- Projection: 7.8 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level TE scores about 13.5 and a top-tier one about 19.5.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreJuwan Johnson vs the Browns
Prediction for Juwan Johnson
Nobody knows which slot Juwan Johnson will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Browns.
I predict about 7.5 points for Juwan Johnson if playing as a TE1. Juwan Johnson has averaged 9.6 over 7 games, and the Browns have given up 9.8 to TE1s (-7% vs the league average of 10.5).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Juwan Johnson scored: Wk 1 14.4, Wk 2 10.6, Wk 3 23.3, Wk 4 11.9, Wk 5 5.6, Wk 6 0.0, Wk 7 1.7. Average 9.6; weighted toward recent games it is 7.9.
2. The defense. Over 8 games, the Browns allowed 9.8 points to their opponent's TE1. The league average for that slot is 10.5, so that is -7%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 8 defensive games, only 73% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -5% adjustment (x0.95).
4. Result. 7.9 x 0.95 = 7.5. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Juwan Johnson is to reach it as a TE1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (7.5) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 8.0 points, leaning on Juwan Johnson's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical TE swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 8.
With only 7 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- TE1s have averaged 3.5 receptions, 40.6 receiving yards and 0.4 receiving TDs against the Browns across 8 games.
- The Browns allow 9.8 PPR points to TE1s, -7% versus the league average of 10.5 (ranked 20 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 8, Darnell Washington (94 yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: yds 40.6 vs 33.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 6 of 8 games reached 7+ PPR points. Scores range from 5.4 to 14.4 (median 10.2).
- TE1s scored a touchdown in 3 of 8 games (38%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.