The Athletic is reporting that wide receiver. Dionte Johnson is projected to win the slot role for the Cleveland Browns. This is a major development for a player whose value was close to zero last season. We remember that Johnson bounced around from the Steelers to the Panthers to the Ravens to the Texans, then back to the Ravens. Before he was picked up by the Browns this off-season, Johnson’s career seemed in need of life support.

Now, this may be what he needs to rebound. Only Jerry, Judy and David Njoku are the major target earners in this Cleveland Browns offense. Johnson historically has commanded a 25% plus target share when he was with the Steelers.  The Browns allowed for Elijah Moore to walk in free agency, opening up over 100 vacated targets. The math is fairly simple. This was the good news. Fantasy managers were waiting to hear. Yet, the off-season is long. Johnson is worth a speculative add in most formats.

Author: Bradley Stalder (@FFStalder)