Start Tyler Warren or Juwan Johnson? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start Juwan Johnson over Tyler Warren

Tyler Warren is listed out, so Juwan Johnson starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Juwan Johnson

TE · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 11.0; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs TE: 13.2; 16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Tyler Warren

TE · IND · at MIN · Out

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs TE: 7.6; 2nd fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 5
Target share: 22%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Tyler Warren?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Juwan Johnson over Tyler Warren. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Tyler Warren is listed out.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Juwan Johnson over Tyler Warren in Week 7.

Tyler Warren is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Juwan Johnson. Drafters take Juwan Johnson at ADP 173 and Tyler Warren at 67.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tyler Warren yet. His market-based projections were 14.0 and 10.9 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Juwan Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 10.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tyler Warren 1.4 points ahead of Juwan Johnson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tyler Warren and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 7.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 44 yards and no touchdowns a game against MIN.

Juwan Johnson and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 13.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 50 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Juwan Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Warren is listed as out with a groin injury.

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Tyler Warren played 91 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Warren, Week 2 against KC: 58 of 65 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tyler Warren, Week 3 against HOU: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 10 targets and 9 catches for 55 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 4 against WAS: 56 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 41 yards.

Tyler Warren, Week 5 against PIT: 67 of 71 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 9 targets and 7 catches for 83 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 6, Juwan Johnson played 70 percent of NO snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Juwan Johnson, Week 3 against LV: 46 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Juwan Johnson, Week 4 against ATL: 58 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 59 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 5 against MIN: 29 of 45 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 16 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 6 against NYG: 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Warren played 17 games for IND and scored 188.5 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE4.

He caught 76 of 112 targets for 817 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 19 red zone targets and 343 air yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Juwan Johnson played 17 games for NO and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 527 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Tyler Warren?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Warren projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Juwan Johnson over Tyler Warren. So make the move after his Week 7 game. Tyler Warren is listed out.
Should I drop Tyler Warren for Juwan Johnson?
No. Keep Tyler Warren: he projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 10 games), Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Juwan Johnson over Tyler Warren. Tyler Warren is listed out.