David Njoku
28-Year-Old
IR
Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/10/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
64
YDS
505
TD
5
AVG
7.9
TAR
97
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. 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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How do David Njoku's 2024 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
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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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How often does David Njoku run a route when on the field for a pass play?
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David Njoku
386 routes 97 targets
316 routes 58 targets
10 routes 1 target
10 routes 0 targets
38 routes 1 target
75 routes 9 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2024 David Njoku Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do David Njoku's measurables compare to other tight ends?
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Height
6' 4"Weight
246 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.64 secBroad Jump
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0 repsHand Length
10.00 inArm Length
35.35 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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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.