A lot will depend on Ben Roethlisberger's arm and whether the Steelers remain a pass-friendly offense, but the hope in Johnson improving from his first year combined with his cheap draft value (Round 8-plus) make him intriguing.Johnson (undisclosed) missed another practice Monday, Dale Lolley of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
The reason for Johnson's absence remains unknown, but the second-year wideout will be missing out on valuable reps if he's unable to make his return to practice soon. He played college football for the University of Toledo and was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Shipping and handling. May 8, 2019: Pittsburgh Steelers signed WR Diontae Johnson to a four-year contract. Throughout the season, Randy Fichtner used Diontae among others for “gadget” plays like touch passes and jet sweeps. Diontae Johnson's fantasy value is measured by his average draft position (ADP) in fantasy football mock drafts.In recent drafts, Johnson's current ADP is 9.09, which indicates that his fantasy outlook is in the 9th pick of the 9th round, and 104th selection overall. That comes with the territory when you lead the offense in targets, receptions and touchdowns as a rookie. /NFL & CBS @Juiceup__3 https://t.co/hUWH3KxJclWR Diontae Johnson is back at practice today, while Ryan Switzer (foot) is not in pads.Diontae Johnson back in practice for the Steelers today. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Diontae Johnson On Card Auto /99 2019 Origins . 6-keys: media/fantasynews/nfl/reg/free/players_profiles Saw action in all 16 games with 12 starts... led all rookie in receptions (59) in 2019... led the NFL in punt return average in 2019 (12.4) ...Drafted by the Steelers with the team's first of its two picks in the third round (66th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft Diontae Johnson gets 180 targets on the year and starts to go by AB. It isn't clear if the current issue is related.Johnson (undisclosed) missed a second straight practice Saturday, Brooke Pryor of NFL Nation reports.