Chig Okonkwo is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Okonkwo in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Okonkwo'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 | Rushing | Snap Counts | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2022 | 22–23 | TEN | 17 | — | 46 | 32 | 450 | 3 | 69.6% | 14.1 | 9.8 | — | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 378 | 36.4% | — | 0.0% | 224 | 49.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 23–24 | TEN | 17 | — | 77 | 54 | 528 | 1 | 70.1% | 9.8 | 6.9 | — | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 692 | 65.5% | — | 0.0% | 85 | 18.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 24–25 | TEN | 17 | — | 70 | 52 | 479 | 2 | 74.3% | 9.2 | 6.8 | — | 20 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 665 | 60.5% | — | 0.0% | 168 | 36.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 25–26 | TEN | 17 | — | 79 | 56 | 560 | 2 | 70.9% | 10.0 | 7.1 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 666 | 63.7% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 26–27 | WAS | 3 | — | 13 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 61.5% | 10.1 | 6.2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 61.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 285 | 202 | 2,098 | 8 | 70.9% | 10.4 | 7.4 | — | 95 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
75 career value over replacement — #1552 all-time of 4,695. 18.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #143 (Rd 4) · TEN · 2022 · +29.5 vs expected KV-H
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