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Daniel Carlson or Juwan Johnson

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Daniel Carlson

Daniel Carlson

K • New Orleans Saints NO
Juwan Johnson

Juwan Johnson

TE • New Orleans Saints NO
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carlson over Johnson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Carlson ... 50%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.4
XPM/XPATT FGM/FGATT FPTS
/2.5 1.8/2.1 8.4
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Carlson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Johnson ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 11.1
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.3 48.2 0.4 11.1
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Outlook Juwan Johnson

Juwan Johnson vs. Falcons — Red-Zone Surge Solidifies Starting Value

Juwan Johnson enters Week 4 as the Saints' clear top tight end and primary red-zone target for Tyler Shough. Johnson is coming off a two-touchdown performance against Las Vegas, racking up 12 catches for 119 yards across his last two contests. With backup Noah Fant questionable due to an abdomen injury, Johnson's snap share and intermediate route volume remain firmly intact.

Fantasy managers have responded by driving his start rate up to 64% as his roster rate hit 96%. Playing in a projected high-scoring indoor matchup on Monday night, our model projects Johnson for 4.3 receptions, 48.7 receiving yards, and 11.2 fantasy points, making him a strong start in 10- and 12-team leagues.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Daniel Carlson
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FG FG% XPM PTS
0033
Season stats based on the past 7 days

FG FG% XPM PTS
3100.0413
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Juwan Johnson
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
8536.6222
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
121199.9252
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Daniel Carlson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Juwan Johnson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Daniel Carlson
OWN
 
5%
-2.46 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-2.4 compared to last week
OWN/START Juwan Johnson
OWN
96%
+15.29 compared to last week
START
64%
+34.48 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Daniel Carlson
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Juwan Johnson
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Daniel Carlson

    Overview

  • Including a kicker in a trade is rather pointless. Don't dare give up a positional player for a kicker.
  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among K's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 21.00 total points (7.00 avg).
  • Currently 21 points behind the leader: Evan McPherson
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Breakdown Juwan Johnson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 33.30 total points (11.10 avg).
  • Currently 2.1 points behind the leader: George Kittle
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 2nd among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 4th among TE.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 173 and 11.53 YPC and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Top 3 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 3rd among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -4, Rec Yards: -3 Rec TDs: +2,
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 65, REC YDS: 650, REC TDS: 6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Daniel Carlson

No Injury Reported

Injury Juwan Johnson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Daniel Carlson

Week 4
New Orleans Saints VS Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.67321.0021504.20
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 10.00 total points (3.33 avg).
  • Currently 30 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 321.00 per game and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 143 (47.67 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 820 (273.33 per game).
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.67 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +76, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -3, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Matchups Juwan Johnson

Week 4
New Orleans Saints VS Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.67321.0021504.20
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 10.00 total points (3.33 avg).
  • Currently 30 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 321.00 per game and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 143 (47.67 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 820 (273.33 per game).
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.67 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +76, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -3, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Daniel Carlson
2.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Juwan Johnson
14.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Daniel Carlson
YEAR TEAM GP FGA FGM PCT XPA XPM
2018 MIN 12 21 17 81% 24 24
2019 OAK 16 26 19 73% 36 34
2020 LV 16 35 33 94% 47 45
2021 LV 16 43 40 93% 33 30
2022 LV 16 37 34 92% 36 35
2023 LV 16 30 26 87% 32 32
2024 LV 16 40 34 85% 25 23
2025 LV 16 29 23 79% 23 22
2026 NO 3 5 4 80% 8 7
ON PACE 18 30 24 80% 48 42
3-YEAR AVG 16 33 28 84% 27 26
Totals 129 266 230 87% 264 252
Career Juwan Johnson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2020 NO 5 10 4 39 9.8 0 0 0 0 0
2021 NO 12 22 13 159 12.2 4 0 0 0 0
2022 NO 16 65 42 508 12.1 7 0 0 0 0
2023 NO 13 58 37 368 9.9 4 0 0 0 0
2024 NO 15 66 50 548 11.0 3 0 0 0 0
2025 NO 16 109 83 935 11.3 3 0 0 0 0
2026 NO 3 19 15 173 11.5 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 114 90 1038 11.5 18 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 78 57 617 10.9 3 0 0 0 0
Totals 82 349 244 2730 11.2 24 0 0 0 0
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Matchups

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ARI @NYG
ATL @NO
BAL vs TEN
BUF vs NE
CAR vs DET
CHI vs NYJ
CIN vs JAC
CLE vs PIT
DAL @HOU
DEN @SF
GB @TB
IND @WAS
KC @LV
LAC @SEA
LAR @PHI
MIA @MIN
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