TE#83
David Njoku
gsis_id 00-0033885
LAC
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.65 yd
- Cushion
- 6.01 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.08
- Avg YAC
- 5.34
- Share of intended air yards
- 14.9%
- Catch rate
- 66.7%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 3
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 1.5%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 89.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 48 | 33 | 293 | 4 | -3.6 | 0.125 | 0.25 | 0 | 86.3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 97 | 64 | 505 | 5 | -5.2 | 0.227 | 0.44 | 0 | 148.5 |
| 2023 | 17 | 134 | 88 | 975 | 6 | -9.5 | 0.216 | 0.42 | 0 | 217.5 |
| 2022 | 14 | 80 | 58 | 628 | 4 | 24.7 | 0.189 | 0.38 | -8 | 142.0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 53 | 36 | 475 | 4 | 21.5 | 0.124 | 0.27 | 1 | 107.6 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 246 lb
- College
- Miami (Atlantic Coast Conference)
- Draft
- 2017 · Rd 1 · Pk 29 · CLE
- Rookie season
- 2017
- Experience
- 12 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · Out · Knee · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · CLE
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
83 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Oronde GadsdenTE · LAC · distance 0.99
- Separation
- 3.16
- Cushion
- 5.96
- YAC over expected
- 1.35
- Share of air yards
- 14.1
- Catch rate
- 71.0
Michael MayerTE · LV · distance 0.99
- Separation
- 3.45
- Cushion
- 5.92
- YAC over expected
- 0.23
- Share of air yards
- 6.7
- Catch rate
- 70.0
Hunter HenryTE · NE · distance 1.01
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 6.02
- YAC over expected
- 0.32
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 69.0
Cade OttonTE · TB · distance 1.03
- Separation
- 3.50
- Cushion
- 5.56
- YAC over expected
- 0.73
- Share of air yards
- 9.0
- Catch rate
- 72.8
Tyler WarrenTE · IND · distance 1.04
- Separation
- 3.31
- Cushion
- 5.91
- YAC over expected
- 0.62
- Share of air yards
- 14.4
- Catch rate
- 67.9
David Njoku baseline
- Separation
- 2.66
- Cushion
- 5.68
- YAC over expected
- 0.80
- Share of air yards
- 7.0
- Catch rate
- 68.8