Tight end, Missouri, 2016–⁠19

Albert Okwuegbunam

Number
No. 81
Height
6′5″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Springfield, IL
Born
Apr 25, 1998, in Springfield, Illinois

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Albert Okwuegbunam played tight end at Missouri (2016–⁠19). The Denver Broncos took Okwuegbunam in round 4, No. 118 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
466
Receiving yards, 2018 (Missouri, 8–⁠5)
Best game
159 yards
Vs. Memphis, week 8, 2018: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 118
Round 4, 2020 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Georgia, 2018159receiving yards, career highvs. Memphis, 20183receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Memphis, 2018

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Missouri2941514.31157
2018Missouri4346610.8658
2019Missouri2630611.8636
Career981,18712.12358

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Missouri81TEFr.
2018Missouri81TESo.
2019Missouri81TEJr.6′5″255

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Missouri351.3599th (n=507)0.5247.15%
2018Missouri550.5962nd (n=497)0.5332.78%
2019Missouri360.9392nd (n=499)0.5433.65%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Missouri 9 games, 26 catches, 306 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atWyomingL 31–⁠37372032
Sep 7vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠7242226
Sep 14vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 50–⁠0224121
Sep 21vs.South CarolinaW 34–⁠14319110
Oct 5vs.TroyW 42–⁠10223116
Oct 12vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠27460036
Oct 19atVanderbiltL 14–⁠2121016
Nov 9atGeorgiaL 0–⁠27430010
Nov 16vs.FloridaL 6–⁠2342609
2018 Missouri 9 games, 43 catches, 466 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.UT MartinW 51–⁠1421407
Sep 8vs.WyomingW 40–⁠13750119
Sep 15atPurdueW 40–⁠37536114
Sep 22vs.GeorgiaL 29–⁠43981016
Oct 6atSouth CarolinaL 35–⁠37413012
Oct 13atAlabamaL 10–⁠39447023
Oct 20vs.MemphisW 65–⁠336159358
Oct 27vs.KentuckyL 14–⁠15220015
Nov 3atFloridaW 38–⁠17446122
2017 Missouri 9 games, 29 catches, 415 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Missouri StateW 72–⁠43251127
Sep 23vs.AuburnL 14–⁠51226022
Oct 7atKentuckyL 34–⁠401303
Oct 14atGeorgiaL 28–⁠53222118
Oct 21vs.IdahoW 68–⁠21457319
Oct 28atUConnW 52–⁠12434214
Nov 18atVanderbiltW 45–⁠175116257
Nov 24atArkansasW 48–⁠45563219
Dec 27 ✦vs.TexasL 16–⁠33443016

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′5½″
Weight258 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan79⅜″W
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.58 sW

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Denver Broncos4111211
2021Denver Broncos14333302
2022Denver Broncos610951
2023Philadelphia Eagles1000
2025Las Vegas Raiders15360
NFL career26595824

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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