Chig Okonkwo

TE1
College
Maryland
Height
6'3"
Weight
238 lb
Experience
5th season
EPA / target
+0.23▲ 0.07 vs '25
12th of 22 TEs
Catch rate
75.0%▲ 4.1 vs '25
9th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
7.5▲ 0.4 vs '25
9th of 22 TEs
Target share
16.9%▲ 1.9 vs '25
14th of 22 TEs
Receiving
150 yds+0.23 EPA/TGT
15 rec · 20 tgt · 0 td

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

Week-by-week

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

2025: +0.16+0.31Week 1−0.60Week 4+0.55Week 5+0.39Week 6

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+4.6
Rushing0.0
Net+4.6
Best game · Wk 5 vs NYG
4/6
Rec/Tgt
60
Rec yds
0
TD
+3.3
Rec EPA
+0.55
EPA/target
15.0
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 @ PHIL32168.0066.713.0+0.9+0.31000
Wk 4 vs INDL4252.5050.05.3−2.4−0.60000
Wk 5 vs NYGT646015.0066.76.7+3.3+0.55000
Wk 6 @ SFL77699.90100.05.0+2.7+0.39000
Season201515010.0075.06.8+4.6+0.23000

How he compares

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

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.15+0.12+0.39+0.65+0.92KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.Chig Okonkwo↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

signed 2026 with Commanders

$27Mover 3 years
Avg. per year
$9M
Guaranteed
$16.7M 62%
2026 cap hit
$5.3M 1.6% of the cap
Signed
2026
Runs through
2028
2026 · now
2027
2028
Year 1 of 3 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20264+4.62015150075.010.07.516.9+0.23000
202517+12.77956560270.910.07.115.0+0.16000
202417−6.37052479274.39.26.814.1−0.121170
202317+7.77754528170.19.86.916.2+0.10260
202217+20.74632450369.614.19.812.1+0.50320
Career72+39.42922092,167871.610.47.414.5+0.136250