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CJ Okoye
Giants logoNew York Giants

CJ Okoye

DTposition#99jersey25age6' 6"height370lbs2 yrsexperience
At a glance

CJ Okoye is a defensive tackle for the New York Giants (No. 99). In 4 games of the 2026 season: 5 tackles, 1 sacks.

Is CJ Okoye playing this week?

CJ Okoye is not on the current injury report. The New York Giants play next at home against the Washington Commanders on Thu, Nov 12, 8:15 PM ET (Week 10), on Prime Video.

What are CJ Okoye's stats this season?

In 4 games of the 2026 season, CJ Okoye has 5 tackles, 1 sacks.

What team does CJ Okoye play for?

CJ Okoye plays defensive tackle for the New York Giants, wearing No. 99. CJ Okoye is 25 years old, 6' 6", 370 lbs. League experience: 2 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “CJ Okoye 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/cj-okoye (updated 2026-11-10).

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CJ OkoyeNew York Giants · #99
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · defensive linemen

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades defensive linemen with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Okoye has 30, 105 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gSacksTFLQB hits
  • Tkl/g5 tkl
  • Sacks1 sacks
  • TFL2 TFL
  • QB hits1 hits
Small sample · 30 of 135 defensive snapsMethod4 games30 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 172 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 20 min agoGlossary →

Okoye is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 172 qualified defensive linemen.

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The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Giants · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$1.0M a year
Total
$1.0M
Guaranteed
$0K
Share of cap at signing
0.3%
0% of the value guaranteed
22nd paid1st in snapspercentiles among 444 DLs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Ravens · ERFA1 yrs · $1.0M · $1.0M/yrTraded
  2. 2026Giants · ERFA1 yrs · $1.0M · $1.0M/yrActive
  3. 2025Ravens · SFA1 yrs · $840K · $840K/yrTerminated
  4. 2025Ravens · Practice1 yrs · $234K · $234K/yrElevated
  5. 2025Ravens · Practice1 yrs · $268K · $268K/yrElevated
  6. 2025Ravens · Practice1 yrs · $301K · $301K/yrRenegotiated
  7. 2025Ravens · SFA1 yrs · $840K · $840K/yrExpired
  8. 2024Chargers · SFA1 yrs · $795K · $795K/yrTerminated
  9. 2024Chargers · Practice1 yrs · $225K · $225K/yrExpired
  10. 2023Chargers · UDFA3 yrs · $2.7M · $898K/yrTerminated
  11. 2023Chargers · Practice1 yrs · $216K · $216K/yrExpired

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
1 Sep 13vs Cowboys logoDALW 28-20100000
2 Sep 21@ Rams logoLARL 6-28100000
4 Oct 4vs Cardinals logoARIW 36-24211101
5 Oct 11@ Commanders logoWSHT 27-27110100
Season521201

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Measure him against the leader in sacks at his positionOkoyeNYG · DTVSAnderson Jr.HOU · 9.5 sacksSide by side, stat by stat →
vsChase YoungNO · 8 sacksvsCarl GrandersonNO · 7.5 sacksvsJacob MartinTEN · 6.5 sacksvsJeffery SimmonsCHI · 6 sacksvsBoye MafeCIN · 5.5 sacksvsAlim McNeillDET · 5.5 sacksvsJalen CarterPHI · 5 sacksvsQuinnen WilliamsDAL · 5 sacks
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NFC EastJer'Zhan NewtonCommanders logoWSH · DT0sacks0TFL—No gradeNFC EastByron CowartCommanders logoWSH · DT0sacks0TFL—No gradeNFC EastAdedayo OdeleyeCowboys logoDAL · DT0sacks0TFL—No gradeNFCElijah WilliamsVikings logoMIN · DE0sacks0TFL—No gradeNFCKeith Cooper Jr.Panthers logoCAR · DT0sacks0TFL—No gradeLeagueAeneas PeeblesRavens logoBAL · DT0sacks0TFL—No grade

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DJ ReaderDT · 1 sacks · grade 57Darius AlexanderDT · 1.5 sacks · grade 39Shelby HarrisDT · 0 sacks · grade 29Chauncey GolstonDE · 0 sacksBobby Jamison-TravisDT · 0 sacksC.J. RavenellDE · 0 sacksRoy Robertson-HarrisDT · 0 sacks
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