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Juwan Johnson New Orleans Saints · #83

Tight End · 6' 4", 231 lbs · Glassboro, NJ · Age 30

Juwan Johnson is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 21 passes for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Tight EndUndrafted7-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #83 · Tight End
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Season avg21 rec · 232 yds · 3 td
Career avg244 rec · 2,743 yds · 24 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
21rec
232yds
3td
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Scouting report

Juwan Johnson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Juwan Johnson is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 21 passes for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Big-play
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Target share
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Act II

Where Juwan Johnson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #17 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
239Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Juwan Johnson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
232 YDS
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Volume
21 REC
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Big-play
11.0 Y/R
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Scoring
3 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Juwan Johnson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
40
rec
18–63
458
rec yds
196–721
3
td
3–3
53
targets
23–83
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 21 → projected 40 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-4.0
Net vs last season+19.5 rec
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Juwan Johnson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202074390109.8
2021141315942212.2
2022164250876512.1
202313373684599.9
2024175054836611.0
20251777889310211.5
2026 in progress · 4 games42123232711.0
Career882442,74324351
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Juwan Johnson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-09-13

The beginning

Juwan Johnson is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints, in his 7th NFL season.

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Juwan Johnson is a New Orleans Saints tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has caught 244 passes for 2,743 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 21 passes for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Johnson goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
231 lbs
Born
Glassboro, NJ
Age
30
Jersey
#83
Background

Juwan Johnson is from Glassboro, NJ and is 30 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 4", 231 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has caught 244 passes for 2,743 yards and 24 touchdowns. Johnson is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Juwan Johnson is a starting tight end who has caught 244 passes for 2,743 yards and 24 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Receiving244 career receptions for 2,743 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Best season77 catches for 889 yards in 2025.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability88 career games played.
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FAQ

Juwan Johnson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Juwan Johnson, answered.

What position does Juwan Johnson play?
Juwan Johnson is a Tight End for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Juwan Johnson drafted?
Juwan Johnson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Juwan Johnson played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Juwan Johnson's career stats?
He has caught 244 passes for 2,743 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Juwan Johnson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
69%
of offensive snaps
Target share
16%
WOPR 0.31
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ DET
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
59
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 5
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
77
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ DETW2 @ BALW3 vs LVW4 vs ATLW5 vs MINW6 @ NYGW7 vs PITW8 · BYEW9 vs CLEW10 vs CARW11 @ CHIW12 @ CINW13 vs GBW14 @ CARW15 @ TBW16 vs ARIW17 @ ATLW18 vs TB

Each week grades Juwan Johnson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
13
since 2022
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
8
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Illness2025 Wk9 · Neck2025 Wk8 · Neck2025 Wk6 · Ankle2025 Wk5 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk18 · Knee (Questionable)

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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