David Njoku
27-Year-Old
2023 Receiving Stats
REC
81
YDS
882
TD
6
AVG
10.9
TAR
123
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Njoku flirted with career highs in 2022, but his sixth NFL campaign had the potential to be significantly more impressive than it turned out given his frequent usage inside the 20-yard line. Working as Cleveland’s clear-cut No. 1 tight end after enduring timeshares over the previous few seasons, Njoku scored exactly four touchdowns for the fourth time while catching a career-high 58 passes for 628 yards — 11 yards short of his career high from 2018. His 80 targets were also the second most of Njoku’s career, eight short of his 2018 total. Of those 80 targets, 19 came in the red zone, which ranked second among NFL tight ends behind Travis Kelce’s 32. The 6-foot-4, 246-pound Njoku is a big, fast target, and he'll be getting a lot of snaps in an explosive offense if Deshaun Watson can replicate the success from his Houston days under center. Watson threw for 33 touchdowns and a league-high 4,823 yards in 2020, but last year he plummeted to 183.7 yards per game and seven TDs (two to Njoku) in six games for Cleveland after returning from a lengthy layoff. Read Past Outlooks
Bright spot in defeat
Njoku recorded seven receptions on 11 targets for 93 yards in Saturday's 45-14 loss to the Texans.
ANALYSIS
Njoku was one of the few bright spots in Saturday's loss, as he led the team in targets and yards. His biggest contribution of the day came on a 45-yard catch late in the first quarter, which helped set up Cleveland's first touchdown. Including the last four games of the regular season, Njoku has topped 90 yards in four of his last five contests and had comfortably the most productive campaign of his career. He remains under contract with the Browns for two additional years and should play a key role in the offense in 2024.
Njoku was one of the few bright spots in Saturday's loss, as he led the team in targets and yards. His biggest contribution of the day came on a 45-yard catch late in the first quarter, which helped set up Cleveland's first touchdown. Including the last four games of the regular season, Njoku has topped 90 yards in four of his last five contests and had comfortably the most productive campaign of his career. He remains under contract with the Browns for two additional years and should play a key role in the offense in 2024.
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Air Yards Per Game
31.8Air Yards Per Snap
0.55% Team Air Yards
10.3%% Team Targets
20.6%Avg Depth of Target
4.2 YdsCatch Rate
65.9%Drop Rate
7.3%Avg Yds After Catch
7.5% Targeted On Route
24.3%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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David Njoku
506 routes 123 targets
109 routes 23 targets
3 routes 1 target
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2023 David Njoku Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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6' 4"Weight
246 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.64 secBroad Jump
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10.00 inArm Length
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Approaching big career milestone
Njoku, who recorded six receptions for 134 yards in Thursday night's win over the Jets, is 118 yards shy of his first career 1,000-yard season heading into the regular-season finale against the Bengals.
ANALYSIS
Njoku's yardage total Thursday night was his best since Week 5 of the 2021 season and pushed what was already a career-best season tally to 882 yards. While that certainly leaves Njoku within striking distance of the 1,000-yard milestone against a Bengals team that's been vulnerable to tight ends all season, it remains to be seen if head coach Kevin Stefanski will risk the health of the talented veteran if Cleveland can't improve its playoff positioning in Week 18.
Njoku's yardage total Thursday night was his best since Week 5 of the 2021 season and pushed what was already a career-best season tally to 882 yards. While that certainly leaves Njoku within striking distance of the 1,000-yard milestone against a Bengals team that's been vulnerable to tight ends all season, it remains to be seen if head coach Kevin Stefanski will risk the health of the talented veteran if Cleveland can't improve its playoff positioning in Week 18.
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Fantasy managers have been waiting for Njoku's breakout season since Cleveland drafted him
29th overall in 2017, but this could be the year he lives up to his first-round status. The Browns
released tight end Austin Hooper, making Njoku the clear No. 1 option at the position, and they
upgraded at quarterback with the trade for Deshaun Watson (after he serves an 11- game suspension). Cleveland also gave Njoku a four-
year, $56.75 million contract extension in May with $28 million guaranteed, making him the fifth-
highest paid tight end in the league. Njoku's best year came back in 2018, when he had 56
catches for 639 yards and four touchdowns on 88 targets. Last year, he set career highs in
yards per target (9.0) and catch percentage (67.9) while tying his career high with four
touchdowns. Tight end is a big part of coach Kevin Stefanski's playbook - the Browns ranked
fourth in the league last season in target rate to the position. If Njoku can scale up those 2021
rate stats with more volume, he could finally have that elusive breakout.
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Cleared for Week 18
Njoku (knee/illness) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Manages limited practice
Njoku (illness/knee) was listed as a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
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Comes down with illness
Njoku won't practice Wednesday due to an illness, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Elite output in Week 17 win
Njoku secured six of eight targets for 134 yards in the Browns' 37-20 win over the Jets on Thursday night. He also lost a fumble.
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Gets into end zone again
Njoku caught six of nine targets for 44 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 36-22 win over the Texans.
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