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Injury Knee
Est. Return 4/1/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
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64
YDS
505
TD
5
AVG
7.9
TAR
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Njoku has performed admirably through a series of underwhelming QB situations in Cleveland, so he’ll be well prepared to handle a 2025 QB room currently consisting of Kenny Pickett and Deshaun Watson, the latter of whom is recovering from a second Achilles rupture suffered in January. Njoku had his own injury issues in 2024, ending the season on IR due to a knee injury and playing 11 games, which marked the second-lowest total of his eight-year NFL career. He scored five TDs in those 11 games and averaged 45.9 receiving yards per game, not far behind Njoku’s average of 50.3 yards per game over the previous two seasons. The veteran TE has averaged 7.3 targets per game over that three-year span and is expected to slot in as the No. 2 option in Cleveland’s passing game again in 2025 behind WR Jerry Jeudy. This will be the age-29 season for Njoku, so recent aging curves for TEs suggest he still has a couple of prime years left and is well positioned for another borderline top-10 fantasy finish. Read Past Outlooks

Placed on IR
Njoku (knee) has been placed on IR by the Browns.
ANALYSIS
Njoku already was ruled out for the Browns' season finale, so the tight end now will focus on moving past the knee injury that also sidelined him Week 17. When he was available, Njoku was a viable fantasy option in 2024, having recorded a 64-505-5 line on 97 targets through 11 games played. The 28-year-old is under contract with Cleveland in 2025 and thus is slated to reprise his starting role for the team next season.
Njoku already was ruled out for the Browns' season finale, so the tight end now will focus on moving past the knee injury that also sidelined him Week 17. When he was available, Njoku was a viable fantasy option in 2024, having recorded a 64-505-5 line on 97 targets through 11 games played. The 28-year-old is under contract with Cleveland in 2025 and thus is slated to reprise his starting role for the team next season.
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Air Yards Per Game
44.4Air Yards Per Snap
0.87% Team Air Yards
10.1%% Team Targets
15.3%Avg Depth of Target
5.0 YdsCatch Rate
66.0%Drop Rate
8.2%Avg Yds After Catch
4.1% Targeted On Route
25.1%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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386 routes 97 targets
10 routes 1 target
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2024 David Njoku Split Stats
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How do David Njoku's measurables compare to other tight ends?
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Njoku set career highs across the board last year in his seventh season with the Browns, catching 81 passes for 882 yards and six touchdowns on 123 targets. He was a big part of Cleveland's passing game all year, but it wasn't until Joe Flacco took over at QB late in the season that Njoku's production really surged, with his final four games accounting for 42 percent of his yardage and four of the TDs. It feels like Njoku has been around forever, but he’ll be only 28 years old during the 2024 season and might be right in his prime. He has a firm grip on his starting job and a near-every-down role, and while he won't get to work with Flacco this season, Njoku has also shown decent chemistry with starting QB Deshaun Watson. Njoku’s 123 targets last year were five back of Amari Cooper’s team-leading total and trailed only Evan Engram (143) and T.J. Hockenson (127) among tight ends. Eighteen of those targets came in the red zone, which was third-most among TEs, behind Jake Ferguson (25) and Travis Kelce (20). Throw in Njoku’s track record of durability -- he’s played 16 games in four of seven seasons and less than 13 just once -- and it all adds up to one of the higher floors among tight ends.
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Won't play Saturday
Njoku (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Ravens.
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Still not practicing
Njoku (knee) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Misses practice Wednesday
Njoku (knee) isn't practicing Wednesday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Fails to practice Tuesday
Njoku (knee) was listed as a non-participant for Tuesday's walk-through practice, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Won't suit up against Dolphins
Njoku (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
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Ruled out for Week 17
Njoku will not play in Sunday's game against the Dolphins due to a knee injury, Kelsey Russo of the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Njoku's injury-riddled stretch run continues Sunday, as he'll sit out for a second time over the last three games after playing through a hamstring issue in Week 16. The veteran tight end sustained the knee injury in the loss to the Bengals, and he wasn't able to participate in any practices this week before being ruled out.
Njoku's injury-riddled stretch run continues Sunday, as he'll sit out for a second time over the last three games after playing through a hamstring issue in Week 16. The veteran tight end sustained the knee injury in the loss to the Bengals, and he wasn't able to participate in any practices this week before being ruled out.