C.J. Uzomah is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Uzomah in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Uzomah's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2015 | 22–23 | CIN | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 48 | 14.6% | — | 0.0% | 79 | 57.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 23–24 | CIN | 10 | — | 38 | 25 | 234 | 1 | 65.8% | 9.4 | 6.2 | — | 14 | 411 | 62.0% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 24.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24–25 | CIN | 14 | — | 15 | 10 | 92 | 1 | 66.7% | 9.2 | 6.1 | — | 6 | 211 | 25.6% | — | 0.0% | 249 | 61.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 64 | 43 | 439 | 3 | 67.2% | 10.2 | 6.9 | — | 21 | 839 | 85.1% | — | 0.0% | 127 | 27.7% | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 21 | 102.3 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | 40 | 27 | 242 | 2 | 67.5% | 9.0 | 6.0 | — | 12 | 644 | 58.6% | — | 0.0% | 158 | 35.0% | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 12 | 89.8 |
| 2020 | 27–28 | CIN | 2 | — | 11 | 8 | 87 | 1 | 72.7% | 10.9 | 7.9 | — | 6 | 96 | 61.5% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 14.5% | 8.5 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 125.9 |
| 2021 | 28–29 | CIN | 16 | — | 63 | 49 | 493 | 5 | 77.8% | 10.1 | 7.8 | — | 24 | 802 | 76.9% | — | 0.0% | 104 | 23.4% | 4.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 0.1 | 24 | 119.1 |
| 2022 | 29–30 | NYJ | 15 | — | 27 | 21 | 232 | 2 | 77.8% | 11.0 | 8.6 | — | 10 | 525 | 54.8% | — | 0.0% | 181 | 44.7% | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 127.2 |
| 2023 | 30–31 | NYJ | 12 | — | 12 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 66.7% | 7.3 | 4.8 | — | 5 | 239 | 32.2% | — | 0.0% | 148 | 44.2% | 5.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 105.6 |
| 2024 | 31–32 | PHI | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 27.9% | — | 0.0% | 28 | 14.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 113 | — | 271 | 192 | 1,881 | 16 | 70.8% | 9.8 | 6.9 | — | 99 | 3,947 | 54.0% | — | 0.0% | 1,149 | 36.3% | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | — | 78 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
56 career value over replacement — #1946 all-time of 4,695. 8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #157 (Rd 5) · CIN · 2015 · +27.3 vs expected KV-H
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