Juwan Johnson holds the TE · Starter spot in New Orleans Saints’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Juwan Johnson played 17 games in 2025 with a 75% snap share.

Juwan Johnson is a 6'4", 231-pound tight end who joined New Orleans as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college career at Penn State and Oregon. He converted from wide receiver to tight end in his second season. In 2025, Johnson appeared in all 17 games with ten starts, posting career highs of 77 receptions and 889 receiving yards with three touchdowns. He ranked fifth among NFL tight ends in receptions and third in receiving yards. Over six seasons with the Saints, Johnson has played in 84 games with 44 starts, totaling 223 receptions for 2,511 yards and 21 touchdowns, becoming the fourth tight end in franchise history to surpass 2,000 receiving yards.

CollegeOregon; Penn StateHometownGlassboro, NJ