Juwan Johnson or Taysom Hill: Who is a better pick?

Juwan Johnson and Taysom Hill fantasy outlook week 11
Juwan Johnson and Taysom Hill fantasy outlook week 11

The New Orleans Saints have two talented tight ends, Juwan Johnson and Taysom Hill. Hill can play in different positions on the field. He started his career as a quarterback and played as a wide receiver for two seasons.

The Saints are using him as their tight end this season as he continues to perform his duties as an outstanding offensive player. But his comparison is with another player from his team, Juwan Johnson.

Who do you think will earn more fantasy points?

Johnson has been the starting tight end for the New Orleans Saints in the last five games. He has recorded 28 receptions on 43 targets for 402 yards and scored two touchdowns.

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Meanwhile, Taysom Hill has started just four games out of the nine and has three receptions on five targets for 16 yards and one touchdown. Hill depends more on his running game and has rushed for 344 yards and scored five touchdowns.

Saints secondary tight end Adam Trautman is also healthy and will share the targets with Juwan Johnson and Taysom Hill. Juwan Johnson has the highest number of targets among the three and scored touchdowns in the last two games.

For this week, we would recommend that you start with Juwan Johnson if you want to earn good fantasy points. Johnson has scored 98 fantasy points so far this season. He has scored 10 FPTS, while Hill has scored 1.12 and 0.1 fantasy points in the last two games.

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Juwan Johnson's timeline

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New Orleans Saints

Johnson signed a deal with the New Orleans Saints after going undrafted into the 2022 NFL draft. He is playing his third season with the New Orleans Saints and has still scored eight touchdowns in his entire career. In ten games last season, he recorded 13 receptions on 22 targets for 159 yards and four touchdowns.

Taysom Hill's timeline

New Orleans Saints v Arizona Cardinals
New Orleans Saints v Arizona Cardinals

Hill signed a deal with the Green Bay Packers after he went undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft. The Packers released him after the 2017 preseason, and he joined the New Orleans Saints right after the release.

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Hill has started in 27 games out of the 67 he's played and has completed 172 passes out of 268 attempts. He threw for 2,025 yards, eight touchdowns, and eight interceptions. In the last three seasons, he has scored an average of 122 fantasy points. Last year, he had 125 fantasy points with an average of 10.4 points per game.

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Edited by Piyush Bisht