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Quentin Johnston is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option for wide receivers. Target him as a free agent add off waivers for Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season.
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ANALYSIS: Everyone likely wrote off Johnston far too early. He’s a rookie who had only been in the NFL for seven weeks and only played in six games. He was well known to be a developmental rookie, but one with a lot of upside. He was a very productive receiver at TCU and showed up in a ton of big games (the championship game notwithstanding). He has a first-round pedigree and is a very good athlete. There’s a lot to like here.
In Week 8, he played more snaps than Joshua Palmer, making him the No. 2 receiver for the Chargers. He also ran 27 routes on the team’s 41 dropbacks. He earned six targets and caught five of them for 50 yards. He had more targets, receptions, and receiving yards than Palmer. Some of that could be explained by Palmer not being 100%, but at the end of the day, we know who Palmer is.
Chargers ruled out WR Joshua Palmer for Monday night’s game vs. the Jets.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 4, 2023
Johnston has upside and that will only magnify now that Palmer has been ruled out of the Bolts' Week 9 matchup against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. After a quality Week 8 showing and the added volume he should pick up in Palmer's absence, he’s worth adding to see if he can continue building good performances. In the Chargers offense and with quarterback, Justin Herbert throwing him the ball, he’s got WR3 upside in this spot.
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