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After a scorching start to his career playing with Antonio Brown and Ben Roethlisberger, Diontae Johnson severely regressed in Pittsburgh's run-heavy offense with Kenny Pickett. Following a lackluster 2023 season, Pittsburgh decided to part ways with Johnson and traded him to Carolina.
Although things didn't work out in Pittsburgh, Johnson is undoubtedly a quality receiver and is widely regarded as one of the league's premier route runners. Since ESPN began tracking the aforementioned Open Score in 2017, Johnson has been the league's best receiver in this metric. He posted another high-end score in 2023, ranking 12th.
Johnson is in line to be the "do it all" first read option in Carolina's offense. While this may not sound appealing on the surface, this role was very valuable for Adam Thielen in 2023. Thielen finished the year as the WR17 in PPR leagues. He was also on a tear to start the year as the WR3 through Week 6. With Johnson's ability to get open and role as the go-to receiver, I love grabbing him as my WR3.
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Diontae Johnson gets the ax
WR lasts three weeks with Houston
By: Doug Orth | Tue Jan 14, 11:55 pm
|  | The #Texans have waived WR Diontae Johnson. (Jonathan Alexander on Twitter)
FFToday's Take: Johnson was seen pouting - presumably about lack of involvement - in the team's Wild Card Round win over the Chargers. As a result, he is moving on from his fourth team in less than a year. The timing is still surprising considering the Texans need help at receiver with Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell both out for the season. After getting traded twice and waived twice in 10 months, Johnson may have no choice but to settle for a third receiver job at his next NFL stop.
| Diontae Johnson finds new home in Houston
WR was waived by Baltimore last week
By: Doug Orth | Mon Dec 23, 11:55 pm
| | Trading places: The Texans claimed former Ravens WR Diontae Johnson on waivers three days after the Ravens claimed former Texans WR/punt returner Steven Sims on waivers. (ESPN - Adam Schefter)
FFToday's Take: The Texans catch a big break in acquiring Johnson after losing Tank Dell to a season-ending knee injury in Week 16. There is almost no chance Johnson will be able to contribute on such short notice in Week 17 against his former team, but he could be an impact player for them at the start of the NFL Playoffs next month.
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