Few of the New Orleans Saints’ pending free agents enjoyed as productive a 2022 season as Juwan Johnson. The collegiate wide receiver completed his transition to tight end and led the team with 7 touchdown catches, earning his place in the starting lineup with greatly improved skills as a blocker. His offseason efforts to bulk up and work on his blocking technique paid off to keep him on the field and win more targets in the passing game.
Now Johnson is headed for free agency with restricted status, which basically means the Saints can at least exercise the right of first refusal if he gets other contract offers. More likely is that they’ll retain him on a one-year contract that would bring back draft pick compensation if another team signs Johnson away. Either way, the team has a decision to make. So let’s review his 2022 campaign: