Juwan Johnson

New Orleans added Noah Fant in free agency and spent a 2026 third-round pick on Oscar Delp, on top of drafting first-round WR Jordyn Tyson — a deeper target pool across the passing game that makes repeating 2025's 21% target share and career-year volume unlikely even with the TE1 job intact.

Entering his age-29 season and seventh year, Johnson is on the early edge of the typical tight end aging curve, past the ascending-value window dynasty buyers usually pay a premium for.

Johnson's production climbed once Tyler Shough settled in as starter in the back half of last season, and a second year in Kellen Moore's offense projects higher-value looks (aDOT, red-zone usage) even if raw target share dips.

Johnson sat out the entire preseason as a veteran rest decision rather than an injury and remains atop a stable depth chart, confirming the Saints still view him as the entrenched TE1 entering 2026.