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David Njoku

Tight End, Los Angeles Chargers · #83.

Player facts

Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Tight End
Number: 83
Born: Jul 10, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Cedar Grove, NJ, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 246 lbs
College: Miami
Experience: 12 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	6	8	67	11.2	0	15	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	390	596	4,129	10.6	34	71	185	4	-6	-1.5	0	1	3	3

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	8 targets	-0.63	62%		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, Sep 20	vs LV	L 26-14	1	3	9	9.0	0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs ARI	L 26-14	5	5	58	11.6	0	15	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

David Njoku ( nuh-JOH-koo; born July 10, 1996) is an American professional football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Njoku, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Njoku is one of nine children born to Nigerian parents of Igbo heritage who immigrated to the United States. He attended Cedar Grove High School in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. During his career, he had 76 receptions for 1,794 yards and 19 touchdowns. A 3-star tight end recruit, Njoku committed to Miami (FL) to play college football over offers from Boston College, Ohio State, and Temple. Njoku also competed in the high jump in high school, winning the national championship at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor his senior year in 2014.

College career

After redshirting his first year at Miami in 2014, Njoku played in all 13 games with four starts in 2015 and had 21 receptions for 362 yards and one touchdown. In 2016, he had 43 receptions for 698 yards and eight touchdowns. After the season, Njoku decided to forgo his remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2017 NFL draft.

Personal life

On September 29, 2023, Njoku suffered burns to his face and arms during a household accident where he was trying to light a fire pit. He has since supported the American Burn Association in multiple instances. He was named a Nigerian chief in his familial village, Umuozu, in Ugiri Isiala Mbano, Imo State in the 2022 offseason.

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