{"id":403617,"date":"2022-08-20T19:58:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T19:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=403617"},"modified":"2022-08-20T19:58:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T19:58:24","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-diontae-johnson-fantasy-wr-nfl-data-stats-speculations-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/pittsburgh-steelers-diontae-johnson-fantasy-wr-nfl-data-stats-speculations-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 Diontae Johnson Fantasy: WR NFL Data &#038; Stats Speculations 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Player Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Although the Pittsburgh Steelers were unable to go past the Wild Card stage for the second consecutive year, Diontae Johnson, who lines up as a WR1 for the team, is coming off of his greatest season to date.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers are reportedly in negotiations with Johnson and his camp as he approaches the fourth and final year of his rookie deal. As Johnson enters the last year of his rookie contract, he is involved in a contract dispute.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_403620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403620\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-403620\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-1.jpg\" alt=\"Diontae Johnson\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-403620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credits: SI.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When it comes time to pick Johnson, a shift in the Steelers&#8217; offensive philosophies may affect how fantasy managers see Johnson. Johnson has averaged 10.6 targets a game over the last two seasons, but he has had trouble playing effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE FOR\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl\/player-details\/21077\/D.Johnson\">DIONTAE JOHNSON\u2019S FANTASY DATA \u2013 Projections, Snap Counts, ADP, Ownership &amp; Props<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Diontae Johnson fantasy data<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bye Week: 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fantasy PPR Ranking: 40.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fantasy Points: 231.09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Johnson caught 107 of his 169 targets for a season total of 1,161 yards. In his third year, he added eight touchdowns, setting a career-high for each statistic. Through 16 games, we ran the ball five times for 53 yards and lost two fumbles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Diontae Johnson is now handsomely paid and has the 4th most targets in the NFL over the past 2 seasons.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeClayNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeClayNFL<\/a> joins me to discuss what his QB situation means for fantasy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/adG6xyEP9f\">pic.twitter.com\/adG6xyEP9f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Field Yates (@FieldYates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates\/status\/1558206203838226434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In nine starts last season, Johnson had a minimum of seven receptions, but he only recorded over 100 yards in three of those games. In 13 games against Pittsburgh, he had double-digit targets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"Indianapolis Colts\u2019 Michael Pittman Jr. Fantasy: WR NFL Data &amp; Stats Speculations 2022\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/indianapolis-colts-michael-pittman-jr-fantasy-wr-nfl-data-stats-speculations-2022\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Indianapolis Colts\u2019 Michael Pittman Jr. Fantasy: WR NFL Data &amp; Stats Speculations 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s rookie contract expires at the end of the current campaign, and he is seeking a pricey extension. This shouldn&#8217;t necessarily have an impact on his performance, and he&#8217;ll still play for the majority of the season, but it&#8217;s something to watch out for.<\/p>\n<h2>Fantasy Performance by Week: 2021 season<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-403619\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson.png\" alt=\"Diontae Johnson\" width=\"845\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson.png 845w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Diontae-Johnson-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Football Fantasy Data:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl-fantasy\/fantasy-snap-counts-data\">NFL Snap Counts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl-fantasy\/fantasy-redzone-and-thirddown\">NFL Red &amp; Third Down<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl-fantasy\/ownership\">NFL Ownership<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl-fantasy\/fantasy-football-adp-rankings\">NFL ADP Ranking PPR<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Follow our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0page for more key updates and news<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Player Outlook Although the Pittsburgh Steelers were unable to go past the Wild Card stage for the second consecutive year, Diontae Johnson, who lines up as a WR1 for the team, is coming off of his greatest season to date. The Steelers are reportedly in negotiations with Johnson and his camp as he approaches the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":403621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,83],"tags":[2771],"class_list":["post-403617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","category-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-diontae-johnson"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}