Diontae Johnson Fantasy Football Week 0 Scouting Report

Diontae Johnson
WR
, Carolina Panthers

Age: 28
Weight: 183 lbs
Height: 5' 10"

ADP: 89
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
102	717	5	51	0

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by Chris Kucharski

· Nov 11, 2022 · 10:45 AM EST

PIT WR Diontae Johnson - Week 10 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 10 vs. New Orleans Saints
The Steelers are hoping the bye week will help them get on track on offense. Diontae Johnson continues to be highly targeted. He has 39 over the last four games. That has produced 20 receptions for 165 yards. The yards per catch is very low, but that's been a problem with the Steelers offense overall.

Johnson will face the Saints who are ranked 16th in aFPA to wide receivers. He still has decent value in PPR leagues, but the lack of high yardage games and touchdowns keeps him ranked as a WR3 or Flex for Week 10.

by Chris Kucharski

· Oct 28, 2022 · 2:26 PM EDT

PIT WR Diontae Johnson - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 at Philadelphia Eagles
The good news is Diontae Johsnon was targeted 10 times last Sunday night. The bad news is it only produced five receptions for 42 yards. It has been a frustrating first half of the season for Johnson who hasn't had more than 84 receiving yards in a game and hasn't scored a touchdown.

It won't get any easier this week against the Eagles who are ranked 6th in aFPA to wide receivers. It seems Johnson is getting the targets but the production has been lacking.

Johnson has been downgraded to a WR3 or Flex for Week 8. The matchup isn't good and Johnson and new QB Kenny Pickett still haven't been on the same page yet.

by Chris Kucharski

· Oct 21, 2022 · 12:27 PM EDT

PIT WR Diontae Johnson - Week 7 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 7 at Miami Dolphins
Diontae Johnson continues to be quiet as last week he had five receptions but for only 28 yards. That was his second lowest receiving yard total of the season with the high only being 84 yards. He just hasn't had that big game yet in 2022.

Johnson faces the Dolphins who are ranked 10th in aFPA to wide receivers. It seems Johnson is the least likely to have a big game of the Steelers receivers even though he is considered their No. 1.

Johnson still is the highest ranked Steelers fantasy receiver which means he should start Week 7 as a high-end WR3 or Flex. His receptions keep him relevant, but the yardage needs to be higher and it would be nice if he scored his first touchdown of the season.

by Chris Kucharski

· Oct 13, 2022 · 4:51 PM EDT

PIT WR Diontae Johnson - Week 6 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 6 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Diontae Johnson has now had four games with double-digit targets, but the results have been underwhelming. His season-high in receiving yards is 80 and has not reached the end zone in five games. Yes, part of the problem is the Steelers offense as a whole but he has also starting dropping passes, something that plagued him earlier in his career.

Johnson will face the Buccaneers who is ranked 15th in aFPA to wide receivers. As new QB Kenny Pickett continues to get comfortable in the offense, Johnson will probably have progress that aligns with Pickett.

Start Johnson for Week 6 as a WR3 or Flex. It might take awhile for him get back in good fantasy standing where he becomes a reliable starter every week.

by Chris Kucharski

· Oct 07, 2022 · 1:39 PM EDT

PIT WR Diontae Johnson - Week 5 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 5 at Buffalo Bills
Diontae Johnson was shut down last Sunday by the Jets. He was held to two receptions for 11 receiving yards. More noticeable was only four targets after getting double-digit looks each of the first three weeks. The Steelers offense has been a mess all season but now Kenny Pickett takes over at quarterback so there will be some unknowns moving forward.

Johnson faces the Bills who are ranked 2nd in aFPA to wide receivers. We don't know how he will interact with Pickett so there is caution from that angle. But what we do know is Buffalo has one of the better pass defenses in the NFL.

Start Johnson for Week 5 as a WR3 or Flex. The Steelers need to get the targets back up and that will help the overall passing and of course, Johnson's numbers as well.

by Chris Kucharski

· Sep 30, 2022 · 1:29 PM EDT

PIT WR Diontae Johnson - Week 4 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 4 vs. New York Jets
Diontae Johnson has been consistent from the standpoint he has double-digit targets in each of the first three games. But no breakout games yet for the Steelers No. 1 receiver. Last week, he did have a season-high eight receptions for 85 yards which is a good sign.

Johnson will face the Jets who are ranked 24th in aFPA to wide receivers. The Steelers offense has not been good as a whole although QB Mitch Trubisky has played good enough to keep the QB job.

Start Johnson as a solid WR2 for Week 4. As long as the targets keep coming and he avoids drops which have been an issue with him the past, he will fulfill your expectations in this role and help your fantasy team.

by Chris Kucharski

· Sep 21, 2022 · 1:49 PM EDT

PIT WR Diontae Johnson - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 at Cleveland Browns
Diontae Johnson has earned the new contract he signed in the offseason, going off the first two weeks. He has 22 targets which has produced 13 receptions. Where his stock has taken a hit is he only has 122 receiving yards. However, he isn't the problem. The Steelers' offense refuses to throw downfield and they have only scored two offensive touchdowns in two games. Unless Pittsburgh changes their philosophy, Johnson will reach his ceiling.

The Steelers face the Browns on Thursday night. Cleveland ranks 10th in aFPA to wide receivers so an ineffective offense going against an above-average defense doesn't bode well for Pittsburgh. Johnson had mixed results in the two meetings with the Browns last season but did have a combined 26 targets.

Johnson ranks a low-end WR2 for Week 3. The targets are encouraging and should continue, but there is plenty of doubt in the Pittsburgh quarterback and offensive coordinator positions.