Quentin Johnston Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Cardinals

Los Angeles Chargers wideout Quentin Johnston will take on the team with last season's 24th-ranked pass defense, the Arizona Cardinals (230.8 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Johnston a DFS option for you this week, as he goes up against the Cardinals? More stats and information can be found in this article, so take a look.

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Quentin Johnston Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Arizona Cardinals
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 6.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 8.6
• Projected Receiving Yards: 45.56
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.36

Projections provided by numberFire

Johnston 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Johnston was 27th at his position, and 114th overall, with 120.2 fantasy points (9.2 per game) last season.
• In his best game last year, Johnston picked up 19.9 fantasy points -- via five receptions, 79 yards and two touchdowns. That was in Week 1 versus the Kansas City Chiefs.
• In Week 16 against the Dallas Cowboys, Johnston picked up 16.4 fantasy points, with this stat line: four receptions, 104 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best output of the year.
• Johnston accumulated 0.8 fantasy points -- two receptions, eight yards, on three targets -- in his second-worst game of the year (Week 14 versus the Philadelphia Eagles).

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Cardinals Defensive Performance

• Arizona allowed more than 300 passing yards to only two QBs last year.
• Last year, the Cardinals allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Arizona last season, nine players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Cardinals gave up at least three passing touchdowns to six opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Against Arizona last season, four players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Cardinals allowed 25 players to haul in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Arizona allowed six players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the run game, four players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Cardinals last season.
• Against Arizona last season, 15 players ran for at least one TD.
• The Cardinals allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to four players last year.

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