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2025 season · TE · #85 · 9th season

David Njoku

Age 30 · 6'4" · 246 lb · Miami · Pick 29 overall (2017). Snap share 64% across 12 games.

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Targets

4.0 per game

T-33rd of 72

Receptions

69% catch rate

35th of 72

Yards

293

24 per game

T-39th of 72

Touchdowns

11 first downs

T-19th of 72

Target share

11%

8% of air yards

31st of 72

aDOT

5.3

air yards per target

40th of 72

EPA / target

-0.08

-3.6 total

66th of 72

YAC / catch

4.8

160 after the catch

41st of 72

The short version

How goodNjoku's -3.6 EPA is 67th of 72 tight ends.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+18.0, 27th percentile per target).
Fantasy4.4 standard points a game, TE25 of 108.5.8 half-PPR points a game, TE25 of 108.7.2 PPR points a game, TE27 of 108.
How he's usedHe works the middle of the field: 46% of his targets come between the numbers (league 25%).
LatelyTargets are slipping: 1 a game over his last three against 4 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	12%	31st of 72	58th
Depth of targetair yards per target	5.3	40th of 72	45th
After the catchyards per reception	4.8	41st of 72	44th
Catch ratereceptions per target	69%	53rd of 72	26th
EPA per target	-0.08	66th of 72	9th

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	23%	69th of 72	5th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	2%	23rd of 72	69th
Yards per game	24.4	35th of 72	52nd
Success rate	48%	T-53rd of 72	26th
Total EPA	-3.6	67th of 72	8th

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Njoku scores 4.4 standard points a game, TE25 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.8 and 7.7; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 5 busts (under 3).

Points a game4.4TE25 of 108

Season53.3TE31 · 12 games

Most weeks0.8–7.7his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts2 · 59+ · under 3

TE12 · 6.714×71013××16××1922

Njoku scores 5.8 half-PPR points a game, TE25 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.5 and 8.6; 1 boom week (12+) and 4 busts (under 4).

Points a game5.8TE25 of 108

Season69.8TE32 · 12 games

Most weeks1.5–8.6his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 412+ · under 4

TE12 · 8.714×71013××16××1922

Njoku scores 7.2 PPR points a game, TE27 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.5 and 9.9; 1 boom week (15+) and 4 busts (under 5).

Points a game7.2TE27 of 108

Season86.3TE34 · 12 games

Most weeks2.5–9.9his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 415+ · under 5

TE12 · 10.514×71013××16××1922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

He works the middle of the field: 46% of his targets come between the numbers (league 25%). His share of the team's targets is 9%: on third down it holds at 10%; inside the 20 it climbs to 16%.

Works the middleMiddle of the field 46% · 98th pctlRed-zone guy16% inside the 20 · 9% overall

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

41st

Screensshare of his targets

66th

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

46%

98th

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

55%

61st

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

10%

57th

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

16%

74th

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

54%

42nd

Play actiontargets off play action

23%

32nd

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	vs CIN L 16-1729th D	29th vs TE	84%	6	3	37		+0.4
2	at BAL L 17-4110th D	10th vs TE	82%	5	4	40		-5.2
3	vs GB W 13-1013th D	13th vs TE	76%	7	5	40		+0.5
4	at DET L 10-345th D	5th vs TE	84%	3	2	11		-1.2
5	vs MIN L 17-216th D	6th vs TE	96%	9	6	67	1	+5.1
6	at PIT L 9-2317th D	17th vs TE	44%	6	3	28		-0.5
7	vs MIA W 31-6Did not play · Out (knee)
8	at NE L 13-3215th D	15th vs TE	59%	5	4	37	1	-3.1
9	Bye week
10	at NYJ L 20-2728th D	28th vs TE	68%	2	2	21	1	+2.3
11	vs BAL L 16-2310th D	10th vs TE	65%	2	1	7		-1.9
12	at LV W 24-1021st D	21st vs TE	49%	0	0	0		0.0
13	vs SF L 8-267th D	7th vs TE	51%	2	2	4		-1.1
14	vs TEN L 29-3123rd D	23rd vs TE	9%	1	1	1	1	+1.2
15	at CHI L 3-31Did not play · Out (knee)
16	vs BUF L 20-23Did not play · Out (knee)
17	vs PIT W 13-6Did not play · Out (knee)
18	at CIN W 20-18Did not play · Out (knee)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	12 games		64%	48	33	293	4	-3.6

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D	Drops
1	vs CIN L 16-1729th D	29th vs TE	14%	15%	6.8	23	+0.07	1
2	at BAL L 17-4110th D	10th vs TE	12%	15%	9.6	12	-1.05	1
3	vs GB W 13-1013th D	13th vs TE	21%	9%	3.4	26	+0.08	2
4	at DET L 10-345th D	5th vs TE	9%	1%	0.7	9	-0.41	0
5	vs MIN L 17-216th D	6th vs TE	28%	26%	6.1	35	+0.56	2
6	at PIT L 9-2317th D	17th vs TE	12%	16%	8.2	9	-0.09	1	1
7	vs MIA W 31-6Did not play · Out (knee)
8	at NE L 13-3215th D	15th vs TE	15%	14%	5.6	15	-0.62	2
9	Bye week
10	at NYJ L 20-2728th D	28th vs TE	6%	-3%	-2.5	26	+1.15	1
11	vs BAL L 16-2310th D	10th vs TE	8%	5%	4.0	3	-0.96	0
12	at LV W 24-1021st D	21st vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
13	vs SF L 8-267th D	7th vs TE	9%	1%	1.0	2	-0.56	0
14	vs TEN L 29-3123rd D	23rd vs TE	3%	0%	1.0	0	+1.21	1
15	at CHI L 3-31Did not play · Out (knee)
16	vs BUF L 20-23Did not play · Out (knee)
17	vs PIT W 13-6Did not play · Out (knee)
18	at CIN W 20-18Did not play · Out (knee)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	12 games		11%	8%	5.3	160	-0.08	11	1

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	vs CIN L 16-1729th D	29th vs TE	3	37	12.3
2	at BAL L 17-4110th D	10th vs TE	4	40	10.0		1
3	vs GB W 13-1013th D	13th vs TE	5	40	8.0
4	at DET L 10-345th D	5th vs TE	2	11	5.5
5	vs MIN L 17-216th D	6th vs TE	6	67	11.2	1
6	at PIT L 9-2317th D	17th vs TE	3	28	9.3
7	vs MIA W 31-6Did not play · Out (knee)
8	at NE L 13-3215th D	15th vs TE	4	37	9.3	1	1
9	Bye week
10	at NYJ L 20-2728th D	28th vs TE	2	21	10.5	1
11	vs BAL L 16-2310th D	10th vs TE	1	7	7.0
12	at LV W 24-1021st D	21st vs TE	0	0	-
13	vs SF L 8-267th D	7th vs TE	2	4	2.0
14	vs TEN L 29-3123rd D	23rd vs TE	1	1	1.0	1
15	at CHI L 3-31Did not play · Out (knee)
16	vs BUF L 20-23Did not play · Out (knee)
17	vs PIT W 13-6Did not play · Out (knee)
18	at CIN W 20-18Did not play · Out (knee)
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	12 games		33	293	8.9	4	2

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs TE12 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 12th-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 15.3 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

VS CIN29vs TE

AT BAL10vs TE

VS GB13vs TE

AT DET5vs TE

VS MIN6vs TE

AT PIT17vs TE

VS MIA18vs TE

AT NE15vs TE

WK 9—bye

AT NYJ28vs TE

VS BAL10vs TE

AT LV21vs TE

VS SF7vs TE

VS TEN23vs TE

AT CHI11vs TE

VS BUF3vs TE

VS PIT17vs TE

AT CIN29vs TE

WK 19—bye

WK 20—bye

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs TE, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	5	4.2	26	-0.21
11 to 22Middle	4	4.5	26	-0.17
23 to 32Bottom-10	3	3.0	20	+0.44
All games	12	4.0	24	-0.08

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = -0.16); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season9 seasons

112Games

588Targets

384Receptions

4,062Yards

34TD

2017 to 2025 · 9 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2023, 882 receiving yards in 16 games. This season's 26.6 a game puts him on pace for 453 over 17, short of it.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2017	CLE	16	60	32	386	4	12.1	24.1	+0.05
2018	CLE	15	88	56	639	4	11.4	42.6	+0.04
2019	CLE	3	10	5	41	1	8.2	13.7	-0.71
2020	CLE	11	29	19	213	2	11.2	19.4	+0.39
2021	CLE	15	53	36	475	4	13.2	31.7	+0.41
2022	CLE	14	80	58	628	4	10.8	44.9	+0.31
2023	CLE	16	123	81	882	6	10.9	55.1	-0.09
2024	CLE	11	97	64	505	5	7.9	45.9	-0.05
2025	CLE	11	48	33	293	4	8.9	26.6	-0.08
Career	1 tm	112	588	384	4,062	34	10.6	36.3	+0.06

Career highsYards 882 · 2023TD 6 · 2023Receptions 81 · 2023

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 1 on 48 targets
Broken tackles: 3
Passer rating when targeted: 89.2
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Quinshon JudkinsRB	266	998 · 7 TD	-32.4
Harold Fannin Jr.TE	114	744 · 7 TD	-0.4
Jerry JeudyWR	107	607 · 2 TD	-29.6
Dylan SampsonRB	105	446 · 2 TD	-9.9
Jerome FordRB	56	176	-8.6
Isaiah BondWR	49	367	+0.1
Cedric TillmanWR	39	270 · 2 TD	+6.5
Raheim SandersRB	31	113 · 1 TD	+2.1

David Njoku

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

85David Njoku

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

David Njoku