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Last year without Rashid Shaeed, Johnson operated as the Saints' No. 2 target. He was the TE5 in yards per game and TE8 in receptions per game from Week 8 on in that role. What's changed to open the season? The Saints won't have first-round WR Jordyn Tyson until Week 9 most likely, unless you think he's going to return on MetLife turf (Week 6) or in France (Week 7). That's seven weeks of low-end TE1 projections.
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Johnson's seven-week TE1 role before Tyson's return makes him a September-October plug.

Johnson (Saints, Yahoo ADP 126) operated as the Saints' No. 2 target last year without Rashid Shaeed, posting TE5 in yards per game and TE8 in receptions per game from Week 8 on. The Saints won't have first-round WR Jordyn Tyson until Week 9 most likely, opening seven weeks of low-end TE1 projections. This timing is especially important if targeting Tucker Kraft (ACL) or George Kittle (Achilles), making Johnson the perfect chaperone in September and October.

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