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2026 season · TE · #85 · 5th season

85Chig Okonkwo

Age 27 · 6'3" · 238 lb · Maryland · Pick 143 overall (2022). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 68% across 5 games.

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Targets
24
4.8 per game
T-33rd of 45
Receptions
17
71% catch rate
T-27th of 45
Yards
182
36 per game
30th of 45
Touchdowns
0
8 first downs
T-37th of 45
Target share
16%
14% of air yards
17th of 45
aDOT
7.9
air yards per target
10th of 45
EPA / target
+0.06
+1.3 total
33rd of 45
YAC / catch
4.5
76 after the catch
26th of 45
The short version
  • How goodOkonkwo's +1.3 EPA is 33rd of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+3.8, 10th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy3.2 standard points a game, TE36 of 109.4.9 half-PPR points a game, TE31 of 109.6.6 PPR points a game, TE28 of 109.
  • How he's usedChig is a downfield target: 21% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 6% for the league's receivers.
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 5.7 a game over his last three against 4.8 for the season.
  • This weekA tough matchup: the Rams rank 1st vs TE, allowing -0.30 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets16%17th of 45
63rd
Depth of targetair yards per target7.910th of 45
79th
After the catchyards per reception4.526th of 45
43rd
Catch ratereceptions per target71%21st of 45
52nd
EPA per target+0.0633rd of 45
28th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target33%29th of 45
37th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 45
80th
Yards per game36.420th of 45
57th
Success rate38%42nd of 45
8th
Total EPA+1.333rd of 45
28th
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

Okonkwo scores 3.2 standard points a game, TE36 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.1 and 6.2; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 3 busts (under 3). This week the Rams allow the 6th-fewest standard points to TEs, 5.6 a game.

Points a game3.2TE36 of 109
Season16.2TE46 · 5 games
Most weeks1.1–6.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 39+ · under 3

Okonkwo scores 4.9 half-PPR points a game, TE31 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.1 and 8.5; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 4). This week the Rams allow the 7th-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 8.1 a game.

Points a game4.9TE31 of 109
Season24.7TE43 · 5 games
Most weeks2.1–8.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 312+ · under 4

Okonkwo scores 6.6 PPR points a game, TE28 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.1 and 10.8; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 3 busts (under 5). This week the Rams allow the 7th-fewest PPR points to TEs, 10.6 a game.

Points a game6.6TE28 of 109
Season33.2TE40 · 5 games
Most weeks3.1–10.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 315+ · under 5
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 45 tight ends

Chig is a downfield target: 21% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 6% for the league's receivers. Screens are not part of his role: 0% of his targets (league 6%). His share of the team's targets is 11%: on third down it falls to 5%; inside the 20 it falls to 4%. He lives outside the numbers: only 17% of his targets come over the middle (league 26%).

DownfieldDeep share 21% · 99th pctlNo screensScreens 0% · 12th pctlNot the third-down option5% on third down · 11% overallNot the red-zone option4% inside the 20 · 11% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
21%
99th
Screensshare of his targets
0%
12th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
17%
23rd
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
42%
37th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
5%
17th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
4%
7th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
54%
24th
Play actiontargets off play action
29%
56th
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

This weekWeek 9 · vs RamsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
LAvs Rams
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
Northwest Stadium
LA −5.5 · O/U 47.5
The defense vs TE
1st vs TE
allow -0.30 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a tough matchup
His history
vs top-10 defenses: 2 games, 6.5 targets a game, 65 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 75%

A tough matchup: the Rams rank 1st vs TE, allowing -0.30 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 65 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season5 seasons
71Games
296Targets
211Receptions
2,199Yards
8TD
2022 to 2026 · 5 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2025, 560 receiving yards in 17 games with TEN. This season's 36.4 a game puts him on pace for 619 over 17, a career high.

030070022·TEN23·TEN24·TEN★25·TEN26
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2022TEN164632450314.128.1+0.52
2023TEN17775452819.831.1+0.10
2024TEN16705247929.229.9-0.10
2025TEN177956560210.032.9+0.16
2026WAS52417182010.736.4+0.06
Career2 tm712962112,199810.431.0+0.13
Career highsYards 560 · 2025TD 3 · 2022Receptions 56 · 2025
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 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 24 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
85.8
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    22Jacory Croskey-MerrittRB74279 · 2 TD-8.0
    1Rachaad WhiteRB65288 · 3 TD+0.4
    3Stefon DiggsWR44252 · 5 TD+10.1
    14Antonio WilliamsWR33259 · 1 TD+10.3
    5Jayden DanielsQB27236 · 2 TD+14.4
    17Terry McLaurinWR27230 · 1 TD+14.1
    13Treylon BurksWR22233 · 2 TD+7.0
    30Austin EkelerRB2197+0.8