The Carolina Panthers started to add weapons for second-year quarterback Bryce Young Tuesday, acquiring Diontae Johnson in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The move doesn’t have major fantasy implications, but it will affect the value of several players when it comes to building our future fantasy teams in drafts.
Johnson will now be the No. 1 wideout for Young, who struggled in his rookie year. Johnson’s numbers haven’t been great since Ben Roethlisberger retired, however, as D.J. has scored just five touchdowns and averaged fewer than 12 fantasy points in his last 30 games as a member of the Steelers. I’m not sure he’ll be significantly better in Carolina, so I’d consider him a No. 3 fantasy wideout or flex option.
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