David Njoku

TE

#85

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 28

Weight: 246 lbs

College: Miami (Fla.)

2024 SEASON

REC

64
YDS

505
AVG

7.89
TDS

5

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Year

Receiving

Field Position

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	11	12	87	7.2	13	4	7	58.3	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	11	16	159	9.9	22	0	10	62.5	4
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	9	10	110	11	19	0	5	50	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	12	20	272	13.6	38	0	14	70	4

Game Halves

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
1st Half	13	33	375	11.4	38	2	16	48.5	5
Last Two Minutes of Half	8	7	72	10.3	18	1	4	57.1	0
2nd Half	14	25	253	10.1	21	2	20	80	3

Home vs Road

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+
Home Games	7	31	338	10.9	38	2	20	64.5	3	0
Road Games	7	27	290	10.7	25	2	16	59.3	5	0

Margin of Victory

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
Margin 0-7	2	6	36	6	12	1	2	33.3	0
Margin 15+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Margin 8-14	3	13	138	10.6	21	1	9	69.2	1

Point Differential

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
Ahead	9	8	90	11.2	21	0	4	50	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	7	6	75	12.5	21	0	3	50	1
Ahead by 9-16 Points	2	2	15	7.5	8	0	1	50	0
Behind	11	33	373	11.3	38	2	22	66.7	4
Behind by 1-8 Points	8	20	232	11.6	38	1	12	60	2
Behind by 9-16 Points	6	9	87	9.7	21	0	6	66.7	1
Tied	14	17	165	9.7	25	2	10	58.8	3

Quarters

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+
1st Quarter	12	16	174	10.9	33	0	7	43.8	4
4th Quarter	8	13	106	8.2	18	1	10	76.9	0
4th Quarter within 7	5	7	55	7.9	12	1	5	71.4	0
Overtime	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd Quarter	9	17	201	11.8	38	2	9	52.9	1
3rd Quarter	12	12	147	12.2	21	1	10	83.3	3

Stadium Surfaces

	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+
Grass	10	37	408	11	38	3	25	67.6	4	0
Turf	4	21	220	10.5	25	1	11	52.4	4	0

Rushing

Attempts

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Attempts 11-Through-20	10	0	0	0	0
Attempts 1-Through-10	13	2	-8	-4	-2
Attempts 21-Through-30	11	0	0	0	0
Attempts 31+	4	0	0	0	0

Field Position

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	11	0	0	0	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	11	0	0	0	0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	9	1	-2	-2	-2
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	12	1	-6	-6	-6

Game Halves

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Half	13	2	-8	-4	-2
Last Two Minutes of Half	8	0	0	0	0
2nd Half	14	0	0	0	0

Home vs Road

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Home Games	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	7	2	-8	-4	-2	0	0

Point Differential

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ahead	9	0	0	0	0
Ahead by 1-8 Points	7	0	0	0	0
Ahead by 9-16 Points	2	0	0	0	0
Behind	11	1	-6	-6	-6
Behind by 1-8 Points	8	1	-6	-6	-6
Behind by 9-16 Points	6	0	0	0	0
Tied	14	1	-2	-2	-2

Quarters

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Quarter	12	1	-2	-2	-2
4th Quarter	8	0	0	0	0
4th Quarter within 7	5	0	0	0	0
Overtime	1	0	0	0	0
2nd Quarter	9	1	-6	-6	-6
3rd Quarter	12	0	0	0	0

Stadium Surfaces

	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st
Grass	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	4	2	-8	-4	-2	0	0

Fumbles

Field Position

	G	FUM	LOST
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	11	0	0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	11	0	0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	9	1	1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	12	0	0

Game Halves

	G	FUM	LOST
1st Half	13	1	1
Last Two Minutes of Half	8	0	0
2nd Half	14	0	0

Home vs Road

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Home Games	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	7	1	1	0	0	0	0

Point Differential

	G	FUM	LOST
Ahead	9	0	0
Ahead by 1-8 Points	7	0	0
Ahead by 9-16 Points	2	0	0
Behind	11	1	1
Behind by 1-8 Points	8	1	1
Behind by 9-16 Points	6	0	0
Tied	14	0	0

Quarters

	G	FUM	LOST
1st Quarter	12	1	1
4th Quarter	8	0	0
4th Quarter within 7	5	0	0
Overtime	1	0	0
2nd Quarter	9	0	0
3rd Quarter	12	0	0

Stadium Surfaces

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Grass	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0

Biography

Career Transactions

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

Awards/Honors

2023 Pro Bowl selection.

Career Transactions

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

Awards/Honors

2023 Pro Bowl selection.

Key Notes

Among all Browns TEs, ranks second in career touchdowns (25) and third in receiving yards (3,130) and receptions (281).
Set career highs for receptions (81), receiving yards (882) and receiving touchdowns (six) in 2023. Ranked among the leaders for all NFL tight ends in receiving touchdowns (second), receptions (tied for fifth) and receiving yards (sixth).
Registered first career multiple-touchdown game with two touchdown receptions vs. Jacksonville on Dec. 10, 2023.
Recorded second career 100-yard game after hauling in a career-high 10 receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown vs. Chicago on Dec. 17, 2023.
Helped the Browns compile 2,490 rushing yards in 2022, the third-highest total in team history and most since 1963 (2,639).
Led the Browns in receiving touchdowns in 2021.
Along with TEs Harrison Bryant and Austin Hooper, helped the Browns be the only team in 2021 to have three TEs with at least three TDs.
Recorded a career-high 149 receiving yards, including a career-long 71-yard touchdown at the Chargers on Oct. 10, 2021. The 71-yard touchdown catch was the longest by an NFL TE since 2019.
Tied for second on team with four receiving touchdowns in 2018.
Scored first career touchdown on 23-yard pass from Kevin Hogan at Baltimore on Sept. 17, 2017.
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. and attended Cedar Grove High School.
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. Received his chieftaincy title in Nigeria's Igboland back in March 2022.
One of nine siblings (four boys and five girls).

Beyond Football

Donates thousands of dollars annually to supply food, water and essentials during his visits to Nigeria as part an effort to give back to where his family hails from.
Launched the David Njoku Foundation 2020. The foundation serves to impact the community in providing guidance, food supply and youth empowerment. Njoku represented the foundation during My Cause, My Cleats in 2022.
One of the most active Browns in the community, volunteering for numerous youth football camps, school visits, military appreciation events, hospital visits and the American Burn Association following his accident in October 2023.

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