C.J. Uzomah in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Auburn, 2011–⁠14

C.J. Uzomah

Number
No. 81
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Suwanee, GA
Born
Jan 14, 1993, in Suwanee, Georgia

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C.J. Uzomah played tight end at Auburn (2011–⁠14). The Cincinnati Bengals took Uzomah in round 5, No. 157 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
154
Receiving yards, 2013 (Auburn, 12–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 157
Round 5, 2015 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Career highs

90receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2012

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Auburn713619.4138
2013Auburn1115414.0325
2014Auburn1114513.2326
Career2943515.0738

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Auburn81TE
2012Auburn81TE
2013Auburn81TE
2014Auburn81TE6′5″

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
2013Auburn91.22––11.0–
2014Auburn170.97––16.5–

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

2014 Auburn 7 games, 11 catches, 145 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.ArkansasW 45–⁠21126026–
Sep 27vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠17115115–
Oct 4vs.LSUW 41–⁠721019–
Oct 11atMississippi StateL 23–⁠382230191
Nov 8vs.Texas A&ML 38–⁠41112012–
Nov 15atGeorgiaL 7–⁠34339018–
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinL 31–⁠34120120–
2013 Auburn 6 games, 11 catches, 154 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠20348120–
Oct 26vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠10233017–
Nov 9atTennesseeW 55–⁠23125125–
Nov 16vs.GeorgiaW 43–⁠38118018–
Nov 30vs.AlabamaW 34–⁠28222113–
Jan 6 ✦vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠342806–
2012 Auburn 5 games, 7 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 13atOle MissL 20–⁠41–––––
Oct 20atVanderbiltL 13–⁠17223018–
Oct 27vs.Texas A&ML 21–⁠63390138–
Nov 17vs.Alabama A&MW 51–⁠7119019–
Nov 24atAlabamaL 0–⁠491404–
2011 Auburn 4 games, 1 return, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 1atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠13–––––
Oct 8atArkansasL 14–⁠38–––––
Nov 12atGeorgiaL 7–⁠45–––––
Nov 26vs.AlabamaL 14–⁠42–––––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–⁠34).

DrillPro day 2015
Height6′5¾″
Weight262 lb
Arm length34¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan82½″W
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.57 s

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

In the NFL

10 seasons, 95 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2015Cincinnati Bengals3140
2016Cincinnati Bengals8252341
2017Cincinnati Bengals1210921
2018Cincinnati Bengals16434393
2019Cincinnati Bengals14272422
2020Cincinnati Bengals28871
2021Cincinnati Bengals16494935
2022New York Jets14212322
2023New York Jets88581
2024Philadelphia Eagles2000
NFL career951921,88116

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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