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Theo Johnson injury: status, history and who gets his targets if he is out
New York Giants · Tight end · status this week: QUESTIONABLE (ESPN)
Over his 2 full seasons on record, Theo Johnson played 27 of 34 regular-season games (79%), and 5 of 6 so far in 2026. Season by season.
The New York Giants room absorbs +0.71 receptions, and Isaiah Likely takes the largest single share at +0.24. The work stays overwhelmingly inside the tight end room.
Where the work goes
Change in projected receptions for every other player in the offense. The bars are small on purpose — a vacated role is shared out, and any tool showing one replacement absorbing a whole target load is telling you something the data does not support.
Every player in the room
| Player | Catches now | If he sits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Johnson TE · 32% snaps | 1.60 | — | OUT |
| Malik Nabers WR · 81% snaps | 6.50 | 6.50 | +0.00 |
| Isaiah Likely TE · 78% snaps | 5.10 | 5.34 | +0.24 |
| Malachi Fields WR · 76% snaps | 2.60 | 2.60 | +0.00 |
| Cam Skattebo RB · 54% snaps | 2.00 | 2.00 | +0.00 |
| Darnell Mooney WR · 54% snaps | 1.60 | 1.60 | +0.00 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB · 16% snaps | 1.20 | 1.20 | +0.00 |
| Devin Singletary RB · 33% snaps | 1.10 | 1.10 | +0.00 |
| Thomas Fidone II TE · 38% snaps | 0.70 | 0.93 | +0.23 |
| Charlie Jones WR · 14% snaps | 0.60 | 0.60 | +0.00 |
| Chris Manhertz TE · 32% snaps | 0.10 | 0.34 | +0.24 |
Injury history
Over his 2 full seasons on record, Theo Johnson played 27 of 34 regular-season games (79%), and 5 of 6 so far in 2026.
| Season | Team | Played | Missed | Listed out | Questionable | Injuries listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYG | 5 of 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Neck |
| 2025 | NYG | 15 of 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Illness |
| 2024 | NYG | 12 of 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — |
What the data says happens
Measured across every regular-season game from 2018 onward, each beneficiary compared against his own trailing four-game form and net of what the same players do in weeks the room’s number one actually plays.
| Room | Receptions gained | n | t |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | +0.107 | 2,160 | 2.29 |
| Tight ends | +0.492 | 1,024 | 9.57 |
| Backs | -0.045 | 1,259 | -0.92 |
The room total is predictable. Which player takes it is not. Every candidate predictor of who gains — pecking order, snap share, route depth, trailing targets — correlates at roughly r = 0.02. In any single week one player usually takes about 60% of what was vacated; it is simply not predictably the same one.
Theo Johnson’s full stats and usageSnap share, target share, game log and this week’s projection