David Njoku ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Njoku in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Njoku a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
David Njoku
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | |||||
| 2017 | 21 | CLE | 16 | — | 60 | 32 | 386 | 4 | 53.3% | 12.1 | 6.4 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 500 | 46.9% | — | 0.0% | 167 | 38.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 22 | CLE | 16 | — | 88 | 56 | 639 | 4 | 63.6% | 11.4 | 7.3 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 871 | 79.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 23 | CLE | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 50.0% | 8.2 | 4.1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 37.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 24 | CLE | 13 | — | 29 | 19 | 213 | 2 | 65.5% | 11.2 | 7.3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 | 48.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 25 | CLE | 16 | — | 53 | 36 | 475 | 4 | 67.9% | 13.2 | 9.0 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 670 | 64.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 26 | CLE | 14 | — | 80 | 58 | 628 | 4 | 72.5% | 10.8 | 7.8 | — | 36 | 2 | -8 | 0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 817 | 84.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 27 | CLE | 16 | — | 123 | 81 | 882 | 6 | 65.9% | 10.9 | 7.2 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 970 | 81.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 28 | CLE | 11 | — | 97 | 64 | 505 | 5 | 66.0% | 7.9 | 5.2 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 589 | 74.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 29 | CLE | 12 | — | 48 | 33 | 293 | 4 | 68.8% | 8.9 | 6.1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 514 | 63.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 30 | LAC | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 75.0% | 11.2 | 8.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 35.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 120 | — | 596 | 390 | 4,129 | 34 | 65.4% | 10.6 | 6.9 | — | 185 | 4 | -6 | 0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
162 career value over replacement — #571 all-time of 4,695. 20.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #29 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2017 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H
71actual
54.8 expected · Δ+16.2
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