2024 Receiving Stats
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32
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292
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Njoku has performed admirably through a series of underwhelming quarterback situations in Cleveland, so he’ll be well prepared to handle a 2025 QB room with five viable candidates to make starts. He saw the second most targets (97) of his career last season, despite missing six games, while averaging a career-low 7.9 yards per catch in one of the NFL's worst offenses. He scored five TDs in those 11 games and averaged 45.9 receiving yards, down from a career-high 55.1 yards per game in 2023 (when he also had personal bests for every major counting stat). Njoku averaged 7.3 targets per game over the past three seasons, and he looks like the No. 2 option in Cleveland's passing game again, behind only WR Jerry Jeudy. The Browns did spend a third-round pick on fellow tight end Harold Fannin, last year's FBS leader in catches, but he may only play in multi-TE sets as a rookie rather than threatening Njoku's usage right away. Apart from Fannin's presence, the biggest concerns for Njoku are the overall quality of Cleveland's offense and a lengthy history of nagging injuries as he approaches his age-29 campaign. Read Past Outlooks
Clear for Week 14
Njoku (knee) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game against the Titans, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Njoku has often been listed with knee injuries on Browns practice reports since he hurt his knee in Week 16 of last season, but he's missed only one game (Week 7) of the current campaign. He's mostly been silent in five appearances since then, tallying a 9-69-2 line on 11 targets, as opposed to rookie Harold Fannin's 19-215-2 line on 31 targets during that same span. Njoku likely will continue to play second fiddle to Fannin in Week 14.
Njoku has often been listed with knee injuries on Browns practice reports since he hurt his knee in Week 16 of last season, but he's missed only one game (Week 7) of the current campaign. He's mostly been silent in five appearances since then, tallying a 9-69-2 line on 11 targets, as opposed to rookie Harold Fannin's 19-215-2 line on 31 targets during that same span. Njoku likely will continue to play second fiddle to Fannin in Week 14.
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How do David Njoku's 2024 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
44.4Air Yards Per Snap
0.87% Team Air Yards
10.1%% Team Targets
15.3%Avg Depth of Target
5.0 YdsCatch Rate
66.0%Drop Rate
8.2%Avg Yds After Catch
4.1% Targeted On Route
25.1%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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386 routes 97 targets
10 routes 1 target
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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Overall QB Rating Against
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Cornerbacks
88.7
Safeties
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Linebackers
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Measurables Review
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How do David Njoku's measurables compare to other tight ends?
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Njoku set career highs across the board last year in his seventh season with the Browns, catching 81 passes for 882 yards and six touchdowns on 123 targets. He was a big part of Cleveland's passing game all year, but it wasn't until Joe Flacco took over at QB late in the season that Njoku's production really surged, with his final four games accounting for 42 percent of his yardage and four of the TDs. It feels like Njoku has been around forever, but he’ll be only 28 years old during the 2024 season and might be right in his prime. He has a firm grip on his starting job and a near-every-down role, and while he won't get to work with Flacco this season, Njoku has also shown decent chemistry with starting QB Deshaun Watson. Njoku’s 123 targets last year were five back of Amari Cooper’s team-leading total and trailed only Evan Engram (143) and T.J. Hockenson (127) among tight ends. Eighteen of those targets came in the red zone, which was third-most among TEs, behind Jake Ferguson (25) and Travis Kelce (20). Throw in Njoku’s track record of durability -- he’s played 16 games in four of seven seasons and less than 13 just once -- and it all adds up to one of the higher floors among tight ends.
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Another limited practice
Njoku (knee) remained limited at practice Thursday.
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Logs limited practice Wednesday
Njoku (knee) was limited at practice Wednesday.
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Two catches in Week 13 loss
Njoku caught both of his targets for four yards in the Browns' 26-8 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.
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Cleared to play Week 13
Njoku (knee) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the 49ers, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Remains limited
Njoku (knee) was limited at Thursday's practice.
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Trade candidate due to rookie TE?
Marc Ross of NFL.com believes the immediate production from rookie third-rounder Harold Fannin makes it more likely that the Browns will move Njoku ahead of the Nov. 4 deadline.
ANALYSIS
The Browns appear to be all-in on the youth movement after handing the keys to rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel, which led to veteran Joe Flacco being traded to the Bengals on Tuesday. Gabriel, Fannin and running back Quidson Judkins highlight the Browns' youth on offense, and the fact that Njoku is a free agent in 2026 makes the veteran tight end a more attractive trade piece for teams looking to bolster their depth at tight end. Njoku has opened the regular season with 20 catches on 30 targets for 195 yards and one touchdown across five games.
The Browns appear to be all-in on the youth movement after handing the keys to rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel, which led to veteran Joe Flacco being traded to the Bengals on Tuesday. Gabriel, Fannin and running back Quidson Judkins highlight the Browns' youth on offense, and the fact that Njoku is a free agent in 2026 makes the veteran tight end a more attractive trade piece for teams looking to bolster their depth at tight end. Njoku has opened the regular season with 20 catches on 30 targets for 195 yards and one touchdown across five games.


