Sit Juwan Johnson in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 3.7 projected points lands 3.3 under the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 3.7 pts
- TE rank
- #24
- Matchup
- vs CAR
Juwan Johnson's fantasy role in Week 10
Juwan Johnson goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the NO. He is rostered in 43% of leagues and actually started in 9% of them, and we rank him TE24 on our own weekly board at 3.7 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs CAR. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting TE baseline of 7 points, his 3.7-point projection is 3.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Juwan Johnson in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 3.7 projected points lands 3.3 under the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Juwan Johnson (NO TE), our TE24 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 3.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 3.3 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. 9% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. He grades 47% below the average weekly TE number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Juwan Johnson (NO TE), our TE24 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 3.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 3.3 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. At home against CAR, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 9% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.