TE Juwan Johnson was held without a catch on 2 targets in Week 6 despite playing 42 snaps. He ran just 17 routes, and Noah Fant matched his 42 snaps while Oscar Delp added 31. The Saints built a big lead and ran 36 times, leaving only 28 targets to go around. Johnson’s role shrank with the passing game.
Saints TE Juwan Johnson managed just 4 catches for a season-low 16 yards in Sunday's loss to the Vikings, on 5 targets. Part of the issue was play volume, as Minnesota nearly doubled New Orleans in time of possession -- 39:37 to 20:23 -- and Tyler Shough attempted a season-low 25 passes. But Johnson has also seen negative impact to his role when TEs Noah Fant and Oscar Delp are both available. Fant returned from a one-week injury Sunday to play one more total snap than Johnson and run nine routes to Johnson's 18. Delp trailed them, playing 17 snaps (37.8%) and running two pass routes.
The Saints selected Georgia TE Oscar Delp in Round 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. Delp spent his first two seasons behind Brock Bowers, but his production didn’t spike after Bowers left. He finished seventh on the team in catches in 2024 and fourth in 2025. (A hairline foot fracture likely impacted his final season.) The efficiency profile doesn’t offer much encouragement. Among 27 Combine TEs, Delp ranked just 21st in receiving yardage share (12.0%), 21st in yards per team pass attempt (0.95), and 21st in yards per route run (1.29). Delp did show excellent athleticism at the Combine, earning a 9.83 Relative Athletic Score.
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