Tight end, Maryland, 2018–⁠21

Chigoziem Okonkwo

Number
No. 9
Height
6′2″
Weight
244 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Powder Springs, GA
Born
Sep 8, 1999

Chigoziem Okonkwo played tight end at Maryland (2018–⁠21). The Tennessee Titans took Okonkwo in round 4, No. 143 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
447
Receiving yards, 2021 (Maryland, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 143
Round 4, 2022 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Penn State, 2021112receiving yards, career highat Michigan State, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highat Michigan State, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Maryland66911.5125
2019Maryland1920110.6223
2021Maryland524478.6532
Career777179.3832

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Maryland9TEYr 1
2019Maryland9TEYr 2
2020Maryland9TEYr 3
2021Maryland9TEJr. (Yr 4)6′2″244

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
2018Maryland131.12––14.6–
2019Maryland250.72––18.05%
2021Maryland600.6142nd (n=410)0.6736.98%

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

2021 Maryland 12 games, 52 catches, 447 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠24320118–
Sep 11vs.HowardW 62–⁠01212–
Sep 25vs.Kent StateW 37–⁠16444024–
Oct 1vs.IowaL 14–⁠5132319–
Oct 9atOhio StateL 17–⁠66556015–
Oct 23atMinnesotaL 16–⁠34230021–
Oct 30vs.IndianaW 38–⁠352205–
Nov 6vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠311285015–
Nov 13atMichigan StateL 21–⁠408112232–
Nov 20vs.MichiganL 18–⁠59536011–
Nov 27atRutgersW 40–⁠1642307–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 54–⁠10314014–
2019 Maryland 8 games, 19 catches, 201 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.HowardW 79–⁠02915–
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 63–⁠20345023–
Sep 14atTempleL 17–⁠20437013–
Oct 5atRutgersW 48–⁠7230016–
Oct 19vs.IndianaL 28–⁠34543112–
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 10–⁠52–––––
Nov 2vs.MichiganL 7–⁠38226022–
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠54111011–
2018 Maryland 8 games, 6 catches, 69 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.TexasW 34–⁠291606–
Sep 15vs.TempleL 14–⁠35––––−3
Sep 22vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠13––––21
Oct 13vs.RutgersW 34–⁠71404–
Oct 27vs.IllinoisW 63–⁠3312512554
Nov 3vs.Michigan StateL 3–⁠24121021–
Nov 10atIndianaL 32–⁠341505–
Nov 24atPenn StateL 3–⁠381808–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2022
Height6′2½″
Weight238 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan78⅛″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′9″W
Bench press13 repsW
3-cone drill7.19 sW
20-yard shuttle4.45 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. 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, 69 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Tennessee Titans16324503
2023Tennessee Titans17545281
2024Tennessee Titans16524792
2025Tennessee Titans17565602
2026 (so far)Washington Commanders38810
NFL career692022,0988

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

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