Juwan Johnson is a fair Week 3 play — our TE18 at 8.1 projected points, right around the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 8.1 pts
- TE rank
- #18
- Matchup
- vs LV
Juwan Johnson's fantasy role in Week 3
Juwan Johnson goes into Week 3 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the NO. He is rostered in 52% of leagues and actually started in 17% of them, and we rank him TE18 on our own weekly board at 8.1 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs LV. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 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 8.1-point projection is 1.1 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Juwan Johnson is a fair Week 3 play — our TE18 at 8.1 projected points, right around 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 TE18 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs LV, projecting 8.1 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. Only 52% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Johnson clears the TE bar by about 16%, which is why he sits this high on my board. The vs LV draw matters here — home snaps against LV shape how often he's asked to do something. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Juwan Johnson (NO TE), our TE18 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season vs LV, projecting 8.1 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. Only 52% of leagues roster him, so this is cheap production before the price goes up. Johnson clears the TE bar by about 16%, which is why he sits this high on my board. The vs LV draw matters here — home snaps against LV shape how often he's asked to do something. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.