Juwan Johnson Fantasy Football Week 8: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

In Week 8 (Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET), TE Juwan Johnson and the New Orleans Saints will meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have the 21st-ranked passing defense in the NFL (229 yards conceded per game).

For more details on Johnson, if you're considering him for your DFS roster, scroll down before his upcoming matchup versus the Buccaneers.

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Juwan Johnson Week 8 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: October 26, 2025
• Game Time: 4:05 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.8
• Projected Receiving Yards: 41.04
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.41

Projections provided by numberFire

Johnson Fantasy Performance

• Among players at the TE position, Johnson is currently the 16th-ranked player in fantasy (168th overall), with 35.5 total fantasy points (5.1 per game).
• In his last three games, Johnson has posted 9.1 fantasy points (3.0 per game), as he's turned 13 targets into nine catches for 111 yards and zero TDs.
• Johnson has put up 17.0 fantasy points (3.4 per game) during his last five games, as he's turned 24 targets into 18 catches for 190 yards and zero TDs.
• The peak of Johnson's fantasy season so far was Week 2 against the San Francisco 49ers, when he completed 0.0% of his passes for zero yards and zero touchdowns with interceptions on his way to 10.9 fantasy points.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Juwan Johnson stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 6 against the New England Patriots, grabbing two passes on two targets for 15 yards (-0.5 fantasy points).

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Tampa Bay has allowed two players to record more than 300 yards passing in a game this year.
• The Buccaneers have allowed at least one passing TD to six opposing QBs this season.
• A total of three players have thrown for at least two touchdowns versus Tampa Bay this year.
• The Buccaneers have allowed just one player to pass for three or more TDs in a game this year.
• Tampa Bay has given up over 100 yards receiving to three players this season.
• The Buccaneers have allowed nine players to catch a touchdown pass against them this year.
• A total of two players have hauled in more than one TD pass versus Tampa Bay this season.
• The Buccaneers have allowed only one player to pick up more than 100 yards rushing in a game this year.
• Tampa Bay has allowed at least one rushing TD to six players this year.
• Only one player has rushed for more than one TD against the Buccaneers this year.

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