David Njoku

TE4
College
Miami
Height
6'4"
Weight
246 lb
Experience
10th season
EPA / target
−0.63▼ 0.56 vs '25
22nd of 22 TEs
Catch rate
75.0%▲ 6.3 vs '25
9th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
8.4▲ 2.3 vs '25
7th of 22 TEs
Target share
15.0%▲ 2.6 vs '25
18th of 22 TEs
Receiving
67 yds−0.63 EPA/TGT
6 rec · 8 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard plus Njoku.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: −0.08−0.06Week 1−1.58Week 2

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving−5.1
Rushing0.0
Net−5.1
Best game · Wk 1 vs ARI
5/5
Rec/Tgt
58
Rec yds
0
TD
−0.3
Rec EPA
−0.06
EPA/target
11.6
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 vs ARIL555811.60100.05.6−0.3−0.06000
Wk 2 vs LVL3199.0033.38.3−4.7−1.58000
Season866711.2075.06.6−5.1−0.63000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.75−0.32+0.11+0.54+0.97KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.David Njoku↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

signed 2026 with Chargers

$3Mover 1 year
Avg. per year
$3M
Guaranteed
$850K 28%
2026 cap hit
$3M 1.0% of the cap
Signed
2026
Runs through
2026
2026 · now
Year 1 of 1 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20262−5.18667075.011.28.415.0−0.63000
202512−3.64833293468.88.96.112.5−0.08000
202411−5.29764505566.07.95.222.7−0.08000
202316−11.412381882665.910.97.221.3−0.09000
202214+22.28058628472.510.87.818.9+0.312−80
202116+21.05336475467.913.29.012.4+0.41110
202013+11.42919213265.511.27.38.5+0.39000
20194−7.110541150.08.24.110.9−0.71000
201816+3.58856639463.611.47.316.5+0.04000
201716+2.66032386453.312.16.410.6+0.05110
Career120+28.35963904,1293465.410.66.915.4+0.054−60