Quentin Johnston is a fair Week 3 play — our WR47 at 9.1 projected points, right around the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 9.1 pts
- WR rank
- #47
- Matchup
- at BUF
Quentin Johnston's fantasy role in Week 3
Quentin Johnston goes into Week 3 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the LAC. He is rostered in 70% of leagues and actually started in 8% of them, and we rank him WR47 on our own weekly board at 9.1 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 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at BUF. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 2 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 9.1-point projection is 0.9 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Quentin Johnston is a fair Week 3 play — our WR47 at 9.1 projected points, right around the WR starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Quentin Johnston (LAC WR), our WR47 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at BUF, projecting 9.1 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The projection sits about 9% under what a startable WR returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. On the road against BUF, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 8% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Quentin Johnston (LAC WR), our WR47 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at BUF, projecting 9.1 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. The projection sits about 9% under what a startable WR returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. On the road against BUF, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 8% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Spicy on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.