2022 Receiving Stats
REC
58
YDS
628
TD
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AVG
10.8
TAR
80
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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

Closes season with touchdown
Njoku recorded four receptions on five targets for 42 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-14 loss to the Steelers.
ANALYSIS
Njoku finished second on the team in both targets and receptions behind only Nick Chubb. He hauled in a 10-yard touchdown pass midway through the second quarter to tally the first score by either team in the game. With Sunday's effort, Njoku will close the 2022 season with a career-high 58 receptions despite playing in only 14 games. He'll likely continue to see a significant role in the offense in 2023, pairing with Amari Cooper and Donovan Peoples-Jones as the Browns' top pass catchers.
Njoku finished second on the team in both targets and receptions behind only Nick Chubb. He hauled in a 10-yard touchdown pass midway through the second quarter to tally the first score by either team in the game. With Sunday's effort, Njoku will close the 2022 season with a career-high 58 receptions despite playing in only 14 games. He'll likely continue to see a significant role in the offense in 2023, pairing with Amari Cooper and Donovan Peoples-Jones as the Browns' top pass catchers.
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How do David Njoku's 2022 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
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Air Yards Per Game
40.6Air Yards Per Snap
0.73% Team Air Yards
13.4%% Team Targets
15.8%Avg Depth of Target
7.1 YdsCatch Rate
72.5%Drop Rate
6.3%Avg Yds After Catch
5.9% Targeted On Route
20.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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388 routes 80 targets
283 routes 54 targets
243 routes 42 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2022 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?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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246 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.64 secBroad Jump
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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Quiet in win
Njoku caught one of three targets for 21 yards in Sunday's 24-10 win over the Commanders.
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Two catches in loss
Njoku secured two of five targets for 14 yards in the Browns' 17-10 loss to the Saints on Saturday.
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Good to go Saturday
Njoku (knee) doesn't carry an injury designation for Saturday's game against the Saints after logging a full practice listing Thursday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Limited in practice again
Njoku (knee) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Listed as limited
Njoku (knee) is listed as a limited participant on Tuesday's practice estimate, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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