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Chig Okonkwo

Tight End, Washington Commanders · #85.

Player facts

Team: Washington Commanders
Position: Tight End
Number: 85
Born: Sep 8, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Powder Springs, GA, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 238 lbs
College: Maryland
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	8	13	81	10.1	0	25	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	202	285	2,098	10.4	8	70	94	6	25	4.2	0	17	2	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	13 targets	+0.14	31%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs NYG	T 27-27 OT	4	6	60	15.0	0	25	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs IND	L 30-13	2	4	5	2.5	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PHI	L 24-22	2	3	16	8.0	0	15	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Chigoziem Charlton Okonkwo (born September 8, 1999) is an American professional football tight end for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chig Okonkwo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Okonkwo grew up in Powder Springs, Georgia, and attended Hillgrove High School. He was born to a Nigerian family. As a junior, he caught 48 passes for 907 yards and 12 touchdowns. Okonkwo was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland over offers from Georgia Tech and Wisconsin.

College career

Okonkwo caught six passes for 69 yards and a touchdown and also rushed three times for 72 yards and a touchdown during his freshman season. As a sophomore, he had 19 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Okonkwo missed the 2020 season after he developed myocarditis. As a senior, Okonkwo caught 52 passes for 447 yards and five touchdowns.

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