2024 Receiving Stats
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Njoku signed a one-year contract with the Chargers in May after being released by the Browns two months earlier. While perhaps useful to his new team, Njoku may be looking at a part-time role with only a few targets per week, as the Chargers have second-year TE Oronde Gadsden and brought in TE Charlie Kolar and FB Alec Ingold earlier this offseason. Njoku turns 30 this summer, and while he's just three years removed from his career-best 2023 campaign with 882 yards, he's produced just 505 and 293 yards in two subsequent seasons. Njoku was at least startable in fantasy when healthy in 2024, before completely falling off last year and playing second fiddle to rookie Harold Fannin. It could be a similar story in Los Angeles this year, with Njoku's upside case for fantasy depending on Gadsden either missing time or suffering a major sophomore slump. Read Past Outlooks
Lands one-year deal with Chargers
Njoku agreed Monday with the Chargers on a one-year deal worth up to $8 million, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
One of the top free agents left on the board, Njoku will continue his career on the West Coast following a nine-year stay in Cleveland. Since submitting a career-best 81-882-6 receiving line in 2023, Njoku has seen his production dip over the past two seasons while missing 11 total games to injury, but he won't turn 30 years old until July and still profiles as an above-average pass-catching talent at tight end. However, after seeing his target counts drop in the second half of the 2025 season while rookie Harold Fannin emerged as a focal point in the Cleveland passing attack, Njoku will face competition for reps from another impressive young tight end in Oronde Gadsden as he moves on to Los Angeles. Njoku will at least benefit from a major upgrade in quarterback play with the Justin Herbert-led Chargers offense, and there could still be room for both Gadsden and Njoku to earn meaningful volume in the passing game in light of the lack of established depth at wide receiver behind Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston.
One of the top free agents left on the board, Njoku will continue his career on the West Coast following a nine-year stay in Cleveland. Since submitting a career-best 81-882-6 receiving line in 2023, Njoku has seen his production dip over the past two seasons while missing 11 total games to injury, but he won't turn 30 years old until July and still profiles as an above-average pass-catching talent at tight end. However, after seeing his target counts drop in the second half of the 2025 season while rookie Harold Fannin emerged as a focal point in the Cleveland passing attack, Njoku will face competition for reps from another impressive young tight end in Oronde Gadsden as he moves on to Los Angeles. Njoku will at least benefit from a major upgrade in quarterback play with the Justin Herbert-led Chargers offense, and there could still be room for both Gadsden and Njoku to earn meaningful volume in the passing game in light of the lack of established depth at wide receiver behind Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston.
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44.4Air Yards Per Snap
0.87% Team Air Yards
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15.3%Avg Depth of Target
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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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Measurables Review
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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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Getting look from Bolts
Njoku will visit the Chargers on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Officially cut by Cleveland
The Browns released Njoku (knee) on Thursday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
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Suggests time in Cleveland is up
Njoku (knee) posted on his Instagram account Monday that it is time for him "to find a new home," Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
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Officially ruled out for finale
Njoku (knee/personal) has been ruled out for Sunday's season finale against the Bengals, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
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Absent from practice again
Njoku (knee/personal) is not participating in the portion of Friday's practice open to the media, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.
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Excited about Bolts offense
Njoku, who signed a one-year deal with the Chargers on May 11, said Tuesday he's very excited about the prospects of Los Angeles' offense under coordinator Mike McDaniel, Omar Navarro of the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Njoku spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Browns and saw his role and production experience a substantial amount of fluctuation. A free agent for the first time this offseason, Njoku was deliberate in picking his next destination and bypassed other offers to sign with the Chargers, who he sees as "the best fit" for his skills. "I feel like we can be destructive," Njoku said. "We got the tools, we got the keys, we got the players to do it all. It's up to us to put it all together."
Njoku spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Browns and saw his role and production experience a substantial amount of fluctuation. A free agent for the first time this offseason, Njoku was deliberate in picking his next destination and bypassed other offers to sign with the Chargers, who he sees as "the best fit" for his skills. "I feel like we can be destructive," Njoku said. "We got the tools, we got the keys, we got the players to do it all. It's up to us to put it all together."