David Njoku stats

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Tight End · #83

Age 30 · 6' 4" · 246 lbs

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Injured ReserveLower Leg · due back November 16

David Njoku recorded 6 receptions, 67 receiving yards and 0 receiving touchdowns in 2 games of 2026 for the Los Angeles Chargers. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
2
REC
6
TGTS
8
YDS
67
AVG
11.2
TD
0
LNG
15
FD
3

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2017CLE16326038612.143417
2018CLE16568863911.446627
2019CLE4510418.21183
2020CLE13192921311.222813
2021CLE16365347513.247117
2022CLE14588062810.843836
2023CLE168112388210.964335
2024CLE1164975057.952923
2025CLE1233482938.942311
2026LAC2686711.20153

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season

GP
120
REC
390
TGTS
596
YDS
4,129
AVG
10.6
TD
34
LNG
71
FD
185

Career Postseason

GP
3
REC
12
TGTS
17
YDS
159
AVG
13.3
TD
0
LNG
45
FD
7

Per game

GP
2
REC
3
TGTS
4
YDS
33.5
AVG
11.2
TD
0
LNG
15
FD
1.5

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2017CLE162.03.824.112.10.3341.1
2018CLE163.55.539.911.40.3661.7
2019CLE41.32.510.38.20.3180.8
2020CLE131.52.216.411.20.2281.0
2021CLE162.33.329.713.20.3711.1
2022CLE144.15.744.910.80.3382.6
2023CLE165.17.755.110.90.4432.2
2024CLE115.88.845.97.90.5292.1
2025CLE122.84.024.48.90.3230.9
2026LAC23.04.033.511.20.0151.5

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season, Per game

GP
120
REC
3.3
TGTS
5.0
YDS
34.4
AVG
10.6
TD
0.3
LNG
71
FD
1.5

Fantasy

GP
2
PPR
12.7
HALF
9.7
STD
6.7
PPG
6.4

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2017CLE1694.778.762.75.9
2018CLE16143.9115.987.99
2019CLE415.112.610.13.8
2020CLE1352.342.833.34
2021CLE16107.689.671.66.7
2022CLE14142.0113.084.010.1
2023CLE16201.2160.7120.212.6
2024CLE11148.5116.584.513.5
2025CLE1286.369.853.37.2
2026LAC212.79.76.76.4

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
120
PPR
1,004.3
HALF
809.3
STD
614.3
PPG
8.4

Bio

Age
30 yearsJul 10, 1996
Height
6' 4"
Weight
246 lbs
Experience
12 yearsDebut 2017
Birthplace
Cedar Grove, NJ
Draft
2017Rd 1, Pk 29
College
Miami
Salary
$3 million2026

Latest performance

David Njoku

Sep 20 · vs LV · L 26-14

REC
1
TGTS
3
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0
LNG
9

Snap counts, 2026

36% of his club's offensive snaps a game (41 in 2 games); 16% in week 2.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1ARI3055%0
2LV1116%0

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

David Njoku has been on the NFL’s game-status report 1 week since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202601Fibula

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2017 NFL combine

TE, 6'4", 246 lb · Miami (FL)

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.64s77th
Vertical jump37.5"89th
Broad jump11' 1"99th
Bench press (225 lb)21 reps54th
3-cone drill6.97s81st
20-yard shuttle4.34s55th

Percentile: the share of TEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2017 combine

Games

All games

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at BALMon, Nov 16

vs BAL since 2017

14
GP
53
REC
599
YDS
4
TD
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Sep 20vsLVL 26-14190
Sun, Sep 13vsARIL 26-145580
Sun, Dec 07vsTENL 31-29111
Sun, Nov 30vsSFL 26-8240
Sun, Nov 23atLVW 24-10000
Sun, Nov 16vsBALL 23-16170

What are David Njoku's career stats?

David Njoku has played 10 seasons for the Browns and the Chargers. He has 390 receptions for 4,129 yards and 34 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2023: 81 receptions, 882 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.

Best single games

  • Rushing Yards: 1 vs NYJ on Oct 8, 2017, L 17-14
  • Receptions: 10 vs CHI on Dec 17, 2023, W 20-17
  • Receiving Yards: 149 @ LAC on Oct 10, 2021, L 47-42
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs JAX on Dec 10, 2023, W 31-27
David Njoku's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2026—558—
2025—6671
2024—10812
2023—101342
2022—9891
2021171491
2020—4501
2019—4371
2018—7731
201714741

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2017.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2017 to 2026

All-time career rank

  • 266th in receptions (390)

Among the 3,733 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

David Njoku college stats

David Njoku played 2 seasons at Miami Hurricanes (2015 to 2016): 64 catches for 1,060 yards and 9 touchdowns.

receiving

David Njoku's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2015Miami Hurricanes2136217.2158
2016Miami Hurricanes4369816.2876

defensive

David Njoku's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2015Miami Hurricanes110000000
2016Miami Hurricanes101000000

scoring

David Njoku's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2015Miami Hurricanes001010006
2016Miami Hurricanes0080800048

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: David Njoku's college game log.

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Playoff games

David Njoku played 3 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 2 lost.

David Njoku's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2023HOUL 45-140930
2020PITW 48-37070
2020KCL 22-170590

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.