Juwan Johnson Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Lions

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson will take on the team with last season's 20th-ranked passing defense, the Detroit Lions (217.4 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Considering Johnson for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game versus the Lions? We've got stats and information for you below.

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Juwan Johnson Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.1
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 9.2
• Projected Receiving Yards: 51.32
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.34

Projections provided by numberFire

Johnson 2025 Fantasy Performance

• In 2025, Johnson was 12th at his position (and 147th overall) in fantasy points, with 102.9 (6.1 per game).
• In his best game last year, Johnson picked up 15.2 fantasy points -- via four receptions, 92 yards and one touchdown. That was in Week 10 versus the Carolina Panthers.
• In Week 2 against the San Francisco 49ers, Johnson picked up 10.9 fantasy points, with these numbers: five receptions, 49 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best performance of the year.
• Johnson accumulated -0.5 fantasy points -- two receptions, 15 yards, on two targets -- in his worst game of the season, Week 6 against the New England Patriots.
• Johnson accumulated 1.7 fantasy points -- two receptions, 17 yards, on four targets -- in his second-worst game of the season. That was Week 5 against the New York Giants.

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Lions Defensive Performance

• Against Detroit last year, three players registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Lions allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Detroit last season, 11 players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Lions last year, four players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Detroit allowed six players amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Lions allowed 25 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Detroit gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to six players last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Lions allowed just one player to pile up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• Against Detroit last season, 14 players rushed for at least one TD.
• In the ground game, the Lions allowed just two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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