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    Juwan Johnson (illness) resumes practicing on Thu.

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    Saints TE Juwan Johnson (illness) resumed practicing on Thursday.

    Johnson is firmly on track to play. Illness-related absences are very rare, and the Saints’ No. 1 tight end is already back at it. The Saints face the Ravens this weekend, in what should be a high-scoring game environment. Johnson is a locked-in TE1.
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    Johnson was on the receiving end of two big plays in Sunday’s win over the Ravens. Johnson hauled in a short pass on a third-and-13 in the third quarter and turned it upfield for a 25-yard gain. In the fourth quarter, Johnson again picked up 25 yards on a short pass on third-and-eight, taking it to the Ravens’ five-yard line and setting the Saints up for a touchdown a few plays later. Johnson has caught seven passes in his first two games and is averaging an impressive 17.1 YPR on said catches. He’ll be on the TE2 radar for next week’s game against the Raiders.
  • NO Tight End #83
    Johnson posted a 3/54/1 receiving line last week and can be treated as a TE1 again in Week 2. Saints WR1 Chris Olave is nursing a hamstring strain, though the team is telling reporters that the injury is not concerning. Johnson could take on a slightly larger workload if Olave is at all limited, though we won’t know if that is the case until the dust settles and the game ends.
  • NO Tight End #83
    Players rarely miss games because of illnesses, especially when it crops up four days before kickoff. Johnson should be fine, but fantasy managers counting on him as a high-end TE2 will want to check in on Friday. Fellow tight end Oscar Delp was limited with a hamstring issue. He missed Week 1 because of the injury but has a shot at making his NFL debut versus the Ravens this Sunday. He will not be on the fantasy radar if active.
  • NO Tight End #83
    Johnson didn’t catch his first pass of the game until the final minute, when Tyler Shough found him in the end zone for a game-tying score. He then racked up another 45 yards on a catch at the end of the fourth quarter and another in overtime. Johnson only finished fourth on the team in targets, which could be an issue when the team’s passing volume inevitably dips. He will be a mid-range TE2 for another potential shootout with the Ravens next week.
  • NO Tight End #88
    Delp is dealing with a hamstring injury, missing the Saints’ practice on Tuesday. With Jordan Tyson (hamstring) slated to miss at least the next couple months, NFL Network’s Steve Wyche and Garafolo believe the Saints will lean on their tight ends. The rookie Delp is behind Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant on the depth chart. Based on Garafolo’s report, he won’t miss too much time with his hamstring strain; he has upside as a Dynasty stash but Juwan Johnson should be the top tight end as a low-end fantasy TE1 heading into the 2026 season.
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    Jackson noted that the rookie tight end was “the top target for the team’s offense” during the team’s first day of minicamp. Most rookie tight ends don’t bring much fantasy value to the table in their first season, but Delp could be the latest exception to that rule, especially if Moore plans to follow the trend of 12 and even 13 personnel sweeping the league. Delp wasn’t awfully productive at Georgia, peaking at just 284 yards as a sophomore, but he is a solid YAC creator and isn’t afraid to put his hand in the dirt to block. Delp should at least be on the radar in all dynasty formats.
  • NO Tight End #83
    The Saints are working to become cap-compliant entering next week. Johnson earned 100 targets last year, hitting triple digits for the first time in his career. Young led the team with 49 quarterback pressures and ranked second in sacks with 10.0. Reid totaled 53 solo tackles.
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    The 61 yards extended what was already a career-high yardage total to 889 for the sixth-year pro. Johnson was a legitimate No. 2 weapon behind Chris Olave, putting up strong numbers with both Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough. He finishes comfortably inside the top 12 in tight end PPR points per game, and could make a genuine run at 1,000 yards in 2026 if Shough plays like he did down the stretch. Signed to a wonky contract that includes $9.08 million guaranteed for next season, Johnson is a safe TE1 projection in fantasy.
  • NO Tight End #83
    Johnson wasn’t overly involved in this contest, earning a measly 15 percent target share. He was, however, wildly efficient, burning the Titans for gains of 30 and 39 yards. Johnson finished the day second on the team in catches and yards. Johnson’s numbers have all increased under Tyler Shough, and the rookie is getting hot down the stretch. Johnson will be in the TE1 mix one final time in Week 18 versus the Falcons.
  • NO Tight End #83
    Johnson’s nine targets trailed only Chris Olave, who had 16 targets in a dominant performance. Johnson once again saw good usage here, running a pass route on 35 of the Saints’ 50 drop backs and benefiting from a pass-heavy game plan. This week marked the fourth time in 2025 Johnson has cleared 50 receiving yards in a game. His usage in the Saints offense makes Johnson a somewhat reliable streaming option every week. He’ll be a top-15 option in Week 17 against the Titans.

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    Derwin James said he will play the rest of the season in a cast after suffering a fractured pinky finger in Week 2’s loss to the Raiders.

    James will look to play out the Chargers’ final 15 games of the season with a cast. The Chargers are off to an 0-2 start and will be desperate to turn things around in Week 3 against the 2-0 Bills on the road in Buffalo. The veteran safety has totaled 10 tackles and one pass breakup in the first two games of the season.
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    Commanders HC Dan Quinn said RG Sam Cosmi is in concussion protocol.

    Cosmi will need to clear concussion protocol in time to play in Week 3’s home opener against the Seahawks. Cosmi took a hard helmet-to-helmet shot from teammate Kaytron Allen while trying to make a block and immediately went down on the field for several minutes. Rookie sixth-rounder Matt Gulbin took over in his absence and could be in line to draw the start for him next week if Cosmi is unable to play. Quinn also said DT Javon Kinlaw suffered a shoulder injury and LT Brandon Coleman suffered a finger injury in the loss.
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    Xavier Worthy caught 5-of-7 targets for 25 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs’ Week 2 win over the Colts.

    Worthy’s score came from one yard out on a fourth down play at the end of the second quarter. The play followed three consecutive failed rush attempts from Kenneth Walker from one yard out, with the veteran receiver leaking to the flat on a Mahomes bootleg for his first score of the young season. Worthy remains a shaky WR5 ahead of a cake matchup with the Dolphins in Week 3.
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    Rashee Rice caught 4-of-6 targets for 83 yards in the Chiefs’ Week 2 win over the Colts.

    An interesting development from this one were the 10 targets filtered to running back Kenneth Walker, who gained emphasis through the air in the short areas of the field typically accounted for by Rice and tight end Travis Kelce. The Colts also utilized elevated rates of man coverage until the departure of cornerback Charvarius Ward, against which Rice has clear negative splits. He did break free for a 31-yard gain, one of two Mahomes completions to go for more than 30 yards. Rice remains a volume-driven WR2 with clear WR3 downside, in an offense now more intent on featuring the backfield. He remains a touchdown-dependent WR2 against the Dolphins in Week 3.
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    Travis Kelce caught 9-of-11 targets for 101 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs’ Week 2 win over the Colts.

    Kelce continues to do the bulk of his damage within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage while running a high percentage of hitch routes, but the volume of passing and inside-funnel matchup aided in him eclipsing 100 yards through the air for the first time since Week 8 of 2024. That game also happened to be an overtime win, meaning the only two times since Week 7 of 2023 in which Kelce has gone over 100 yards have gone to overtime. Even so, Kelce continues to be a solid outlet for quarterback Patrick Mahomes and should continue to see games of spiked volume when the Chiefs are pushed, as they were by the Colts. That is unlikely to be the case in Week 3 when the Chiefs travel to Miami to face the Dolphins, where Mahomes will be a shaky TE1 bet in fantasy.
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    Kenneth Walker rushed 24 times for 117 yards in the Chiefs’ Week 2 win over the Colts, adding 61 yards on six receptions.

    Walker has now notched 178 combined yards or more in each of his new team’s first two games to start the season. In addition to the gaudy yardage numbers, Walker saw 10 targets on 47 Patrick Mahomes pass attempts in the overtime victory, while accounting for all but four running back opportunities. His backfield opportunity share, touchdown equity, and pass game involvement make Walker a top-tier fantasy asset for those that invested a second-round pick in his services this offseason. The only micro-blemish on his record against the Colts was a sequence of carries at the end of the second quarter in which he was stuffed from the one-yard line on three straight plays, with the team eventually scoring on fourth down via a touchdown pass to Xavier Worthy. Walker remains a top-tier RB1 ahead of a road date with the much more forgiving Dolphins in Week 3.
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    Patrick Mahomes completed 32-of-47 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns in the Chiefs’ 33-30, Week 2 win over the Colts, adding 17 yards on two carries.

    Mahomes looked much more like himself against the Colts than he did against the Broncos in Week 1, with his typical mobility in the pocket on full display as he extended plays. He even escaped the pocket twice to pick up crucial first downs with his legs in key situations, looking closer to how he did before tearing his ACL in 2025. Mahomes also managed to complete two passes greater than 30 yards, one to Tyquan Thornton and one to Rashee Rice, an area of his game that has not been great the previous two seasons. Even so, it took the Chiefs two possessions in overtime to finally sneak by the tenacious Colts, moving to a 2-0 record ahead of a road date with the Dolphins in Week 3. Mahomes has returned to weekly QB1 status, although the team could look to continue its dominance on the ground against a week opponent.
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    Keenan Allen caught 1-of-5 targets for five yards in the Colts’ Week 2 loss to the Chiefs.

    The most notable aspect to come from Allen’s modest performance was the fact that he really didn’t see an increase in emphasis in the offense following the departure of Alec Pierce at the end of the first quarter. Pierce’s initial X-rays came back negative on the same heel he had surgery on this offseason, but will get further testing Monday to diagnose the severity of the injury. Either way, Allen can safely be returned to the waiver wire in most fantasy formats.
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    Tyler Warren caught 6-of-7 targets for 21 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ Week 2 loss to the Chiefs.

    The seven targets and a score look nice in the box scores, but it is hard to overlook just how reliant Warren is on screens and leak concepts in this offense, almost all of which are built behind play action. That’s good news for fantasy managers when the ground game is cooking, as it was against the Chiefs, but we’ve also seen how ineffective it can be when the Colts aren’t able to control games as they did to start the 2025 season. Losers of nine straight games dating back to last season, Warren could struggle to return enough yardage to truly emerge as a locked-in TE1 until this team starts winning some games. His performance against the Chiefs now marks consecutive games with 21 yards or fewer, although a touchdown in each contest has kept his fantasy value afloat. He’ll be a difficult start against the lockdown Houston defense in Week 3.
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    Josh Downs caught 7-of-9 targets for 72 yards in the Colts’ Week 2 loss to the Chiefs.

    Downs operated as the unquestioned top dog through the air following the first quarter departure of Alec Pierce, the latter of whom left with a heel injury on the same foot as his offseason surgery. That setup appears likely to continue should Pierce miss time, although the short-area nature of Downs’ role all but requires significant volume to return scores beyond WR3 production. Even so, Downs should mostly avoid the lockdown perimeter corners of the Texans in Week 3, where he will be an upside WR3 in fantasy circles.