Career Transactions: Selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round (29th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a Glance:

Last name pronounced nuh-JOE-koo…Tied for second on team with four receiving TDs in 2018...His eight career receiving touchdowns are second most by a Browns TE in their first two seasons...Started 14 of 16 games, with career bests in receptions (56) and yards (639)…A two-sport athlete at Miami, was a high school national champion in the high jump during his senior year, setting a career-best height of 7 feet, 1 inch…Family moved to the United States from Nigeria where his father was a chief, who then bestowed upon him the title Chief David Njoku…Enjoys meditating to relax and also practiced Muay Thai when he was younger.

Career Transactions: Selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round (29th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a Glance:

Last name pronounced nuh-JOE-koo…Tied for second on team with four receiving TDs in 2018...His eight career receiving touchdowns are second most by a Browns TE in their first two seasons...Started 14 of 16 games, with career bests in receptions (56) and yards (639)…A two-sport athlete at Miami, was a high school national champion in the high jump during his senior year, setting a career-best height of 7 feet, 1 inch…Family moved to the United States from Nigeria where his father was a chief, who then bestowed upon him the title Chief David Njoku…Enjoys meditating to relax and also practiced Muay Thai when he was younger. 

Seasonal Reviews:

2018: Tied for second on team with four receiving TDs...His eight career receiving touchdowns are second most by a Browns TE in their first two seasons...Started 14 of 16 games, collecting career bests with 56 receptions and 639 yards…(10/14) vs. LAC: Started at TE, collecting career-best and team-high seven receptions for 55 yards with one TD…(10/21) at TB: Started at TE, posting four catches for 52 yards with one TD...Scored on 15-yard catch in third quarter, marking second time in career notching TDs in back-to-back games (Weeks 2-3, 2017)...(11/25) at Cin.: During 35-20 division victory on road, started at TE, posting team-best five receptions for 63 yards with one TD...Scored on 6-yard TD in second quarter, leaping from 5-yard line and being powered in by multiple members of Browns OL...Registered two 20-yard catches (24, 21) on back-to-back plays during the 96-yard drive, capped by TD catch…(12/23) vs. Cin.: Completing sweep of Bengals with 26-18 win, started at TE, catching three passes for 73 yards with one TD…On final drive of fourth quarter, posted career-long 66-yard catch that allowed Browns to run out the clock and seal victory.

2017: His four TD catches led team and were most ever by Browns rookie TE...Caught 32 passes for 386 yards with four TDs while playing all 16 games (five starts)...(9/17) at Bal: Registered three catches for 27 yards with one TD...Earned first NFL TD on 23-yard pass from Kevin Hogan in second quarter...(12/3) at LAC: Recorded 74 receiving yards on four catches, including 28-yard TD in second quarter (DeShone Kizer)...Collected 33-yard catch in fourth quarter, longest of career.

College:

Played in 26 career games at Miami with nine starts…Caught 64 career passes for 1,060 yards and nine TDs…Averaged 16.2 yards per reception in 2016, hauling in 43 receptions for 698 yards and eight TDs…(11/26) vs. Duke: Caught two touchdown passes of 76 and 58 yards against Duke in the regular season finale…(12/28) vs. West Virginia: Caught five passes for 48 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown, in the Russell Athletic Bowl, helping Miami (Fla.) win their first bowl game since 2006… Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2015, catching 21 passes for 362 yards and one TD…Averaged a team-high 17.2 yards per catch…Also competed in indoor and outdoor track for the Hurricanes from 2015-16

Personal:

Last name pronounced nuh-JOE-koo…Native of Cedar Grove, N.J…One of nine siblings (four boys and five girls)…Received the title of Chief David Njoku from his father, Innocent, who was a Nigerian Chief…His younger brother, Evidence, will be a freshman on the Hurricanes’ football team this fall.

High School: Attended Cedar Grove High School in Cedar Grove, N.J…Second-team all-state selection…Finished career with 1,794 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns on 76 receptions…Rushed for 334 yards and six touchdowns on 39 carries…Won the national championship in boys high jump as a senior at the 2014 New Balance National Outdoor…His personal best in the high jump was 7 feet, 1 inch as a senior.

Community Involvement: Volunteered at a number of local youth football camps…Participated in numerous First and Ten Tuesday events including a visit to “Halloween at the Hospital” and volunteering at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank…Volunteered for Town Hall’s Feed the Need event and participated in My Cause My Cleats to raise money for Hands Against Hunger, an organization focused on feeding malnourished youth.

Hobbies/Interests: Regularly practices Muay-Thai and meditation… Enjoys movies, notes the Fast and the Furious series as his favorite.