• Career Stats
    RushingReceiving
    YearGPRrsh/ydsaveTDsrec/ydsaveTDsFSV
    202217 46 7/25 3.6 0 86/882 10.3 0 177
    202116 9 5/53 10.6 0 107/1161 10.9 8 276
    202015 25 3/15 5.0 0 88/923 10.5 7 224
    201916 42 4/41 10.3 0 59/680 11.5 5 161
  • (Month:Week)
2022 Stats | PITWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOT
TM Snap % - 86% 98% 89% 93% 95% 93% 95% - 92% 96% 96% 82% 95% 74% 88% 91% 82% 90%
rshYds 0 0 0 11 0 8 3 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25
rushes 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
rshTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
recYds 55 57 84 11 60 28 42 35 - 63 21 49 60 82 98 64 35 38 882
Tar/Rec 12/7 10/6 11/8 4/2 13/5 7/5 10/5 9/5 - 5/4 5/4 8/5 11/5 8/6 10/10 7/5 7/2 10/2 147/86
TM Tar% - 30% 34% 17% 25% 26% 24% 24% - 20% 13% 29% 0% 27% 48% 19% 26% 26% 25%
recTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FScore 5 5 8 2 6 3 4 3 0 6 2 4 6 8 10 6 3 3 90
FS/PPR 12 11 16 4 11 8 9 8 0 10 6 9 11 14 20 11 5 5 176
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2021 Stats | PITWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TOT
TM Snap % 76% 88% - 92% 92% 92% - 92% 90% 85% 91% 98% 95% - 98% 90% 89% 86% 90%
rshYds 0 0 - 0 0 25 - 0 11 0 0 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 53
rushes 0 0 - 0 0 1 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
rshTDs 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
recYds 36 105 - 92 72 71 - 98 56 83 101 95 105 76 38 51 31 51 1161
Tar/Rec 10/5 12/9 - 13/9 2/2 13/9 - 13/6 6/5 13/7 13/7 14/9 11/8 10/5 5/5 9/6 15/8 10/7 169/107
TM Tar% 31% 32% - 33% 8% 33% - 37% 22% 28% 30% 36% 38% - 20% 23% 0% 33% 30%
recTDs 1 0 - 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 8
FScore 9 10 0 15 13 9 0 9 6 8 16 9 22 8 4 11 9 5 169
FS/PPR 14 19 0 24 15 18 0 15 11 15 23 18 30 13 9 17 17 12 276
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2020 Stats | PITWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 86% 83% 24% - 8% - 75% 77% 86% 86% 80% 90% 80% 49% 82% 82% 87% 71%
rshYds 0 0 9 - 0 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15
rushes 0 0 1 - 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
rshTDs 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
recYds 57 92 0 - -2 - 80 6 77 116 111 46 71 40 59 74 96 923
Tar/Rec 10/6 13/8 2/0 - 1/1 - 15/9 3/1 10/6 11/6 16/12 13/8 12/8 7/4 13/8 14/8 4/3 144/88
TM Tar% 32% 32% 6% - 3% - 31% 10% 22% 24% 35% 0% 23% 20% 38% 29% 10% 23%
recTDs 0 1 0 - 0 - 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
FScore 5 15 0 0 -1 0 20 0 8 17 11 4 13 4 11 13 9 135
FS/PPR 11 23 0 0 0 0 29 1 14 23 23 12 21 8 19 21 12 223
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Diontae Johnson 2023 Outlook
Johnson's productivity dipped a bit last season when Pittsburgh went from franchise legend Ben Roethlisberger to eventually rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett. Off-season workouts will be crucial for him and Pickett to further their relationship. Johnson didn't catch a single touchdown pass after making 20 over his first three NFL campaigns. The Steelers threw a league-low 12 as a team, and that count will need to improve. He topped 80 receptions in each of the past three seasons and is reliable enough to count on that occurring again. Johnson's yardage total was nearly 300 less than his career-best 1,161 in 2021, and he also had a career-worst mark in average yards per catch. Johnson also didn't have a single 100-game outing after having five over his first three seasons. His season high was 98 in a mid-December game against the Carolina Panthers. To regain his 2021 Pro Bowl status, Pittsburgh's passing game will have to stretch the field better than it did in 2022 when Mitch Trubisky started the first five games and Pickett started the final 12 games.

Diontae Johnson 2022 Outlook
Back-to-back 1,000-plus-yard seasons proved Johnson could be a go-to target -- when he's focused. Last season, for example, his 107 catches tied for fifth-most in the NFL. His 1,161 receiving yards ranked 10th. But as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes, Johnson's production dropped significantly late last season. He averaged six catches for 41 yards in the final five games, including the playoff loss to Kansas City. He dropped passes. He ran the wrong patterns. With Johnson heading into the final year of his rookie contract and eligible to seek a new contract, the timing wasn't great. That said, his three-season numbers compare favorably to the other receivers taken in the 2019 draft, including Marquise Brown, Deebo Samuel, A.J. Brown, DK Metcalf and Terry McLaurin. Johnson's 254 catches rank first among that group, his 2,764 receiving yards and 20 touchdown catches fourth. It should be noted Johnson reached those figures playing with a declining Ben Roethlisberger the past two seasons and with Mason Rudolph and Duck Hodges in 2019. He also did it in what was largely a dink-and-dunk offense. A new quarterback could unlock more deep targets for the speed threat with good route-running ability this season. Even if you don't believe in Mitchell Trubisky, Johnson's strong history of high-end production should keep him on your radar. Don't be afraid to invest at the right price.

Diontae Johnson 2021 Outlook
Yes, it's going to be a three-way split with JuJu Smith-Schuster and Chase Claypool. But even with those two on board, Johnson still managed to lead the team with a staggering 144 targets last season. As Last Word on Sports notes, Johnson remained the alpha throughout the season, even when Claypool established himself as a legitimate NFL talent. Still, it was an up and down season. Those 144 targets ranked sixth among wide receivers, but FantasyPros.com notes his 61.5 receiving yards-per-game average was the lowest among wide receivers with at least 129 targets. But he did ramp it up down the stretch. Johnson scored a combined 65.2 fantasy points in six games (10.9 PPG) in the first eight weeks of the season. That point total ranked him 60th among wideouts. In his final nine games of the season, Johnson scored 156.6 fantasy points and averaged 17.4 points per contest. That ranked him sixth at the position behind Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill, Justin Jefferson and Marvin Jones Jr. Expecting Johnson to continue being the most-targeted wideout in Pittsburgh is not a reach. In fact, it continues to be the default belief of those who cover the team on a daily basis, and we recommend drafting accordingly.