
Tight end, Miami, 2014–16
David Njoku
Lettered 2015–16 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Cedar Grove, NJ
- Born
- Jul 10, 1996, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey
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David Njoku played tight end at Miami (2014–16). The Cleveland Browns took Njoku in the first round, No. 29 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career hightwice; last at NC State, 2016134receiving yards, career highvs. Duke, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Duke, 2016Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Miami | 35 | 0.64 | 69th (n=465) | 0.53 | 22.5 | 5% |
| 2016 | Miami | 68 | 0.78 | 84th (n=489) | 0.52 | 52.9 | 8% |
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
2016 Miami 12 games, 43 catches, 698 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 70–3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 38–10 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 46 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 45–10 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 54 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 19–20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 13–20 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 16–37 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 48 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 27–30 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 51–28 | 6 | 86 | 2 | 30 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 34–14 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 27–13 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 40–21 | 2 | 134 | 2 | 76 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 31–14 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 23 |
2015 Miami 10 games, 21 catches, 362 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 36–33 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 23–34 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 24–29 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 30–20 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 30–27 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 27–21 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 58 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 21–59 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 33 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 29–24 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 15 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 14–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ | |
| Weight | 246 lb | |
| Arm length | 35¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 82½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 11′1″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.97 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
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
10 seasons, 114 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
Pro Bowl: 2023
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 32 | 386 | 4 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 56 | 639 | 4 |
| 2019 | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 5 | 41 | 1 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 19 | 213 | 2 |
| 2021 | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 36 | 475 | 4 |
| 2022 | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 58 | 628 | 4 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 81 | 882 | 6 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 64 | 505 | 5 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 33 | 293 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
| NFL career | 114 | 390 | 4,129 | 34 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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