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David Njoku
Chargers logoLos Angeles Chargers

David Njoku

TEposition#83jersey30age6' 4"height246lbs12 yrsexperienceMiamicollege

Injured Reserve · Lower Leg · Njoku (fibula) wasn't activated from IR-designated to return ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans, per the NFL's official transaction log.

At a glance

David Njoku is a tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers (No. 83). In 2 games of the 2026 season: 6 catches on 8 targets for 67 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns. Snap share in Week 2: 16% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Injured Reserve (lower leg).

Is David Njoku playing this week?

David Njoku is listed as injured reserve with a lower leg injury on the latest injury report: Njoku (fibula) wasn't activated from IR-designated to return ahead of Sunday's game against the Texans, per the NFL's official transaction log. The Los Angeles Chargers play next on the road at the Baltimore Ravens on Mon, Nov 16, 8:15 PM ET (Week 10), on ESPN.

What are David Njoku's stats this season?

In 2 games of the 2026 season, David Njoku has 6 catches on 8 targets for 67 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns.

What team does David Njoku play for?

David Njoku plays tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers, wearing No. 83. David Njoku is 30 years old, 6' 4", 246 lbs. College: Miami. League experience: 12 seasons.

Cite this page

Pigskin Nightly, “David Njoku 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/david-njoku (updated 2026-11-10).

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David NjokuLos Angeles Chargers · #83
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · tight ends

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades tight ends with at least 18 targets this season. Njoku has 8, 10 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g4.0 tgt/g
  • Yds/g33.5 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt8.4
  • Catch %75%
  • EPA/tgt-0.63
  • TD0 TD
Small sample · 8 of 18 targetsMethod2 games8 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 42 qualified · min. 18 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 6 min agoGlossary →

Njoku is under the 18-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 42 qualified tight ends.

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Next milestones

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Receiving yards4,129 / 5,000
871to 5,000

About 26 games at 34 a game · next season

#183 since 1999 · #54 among active · 43 to pass Garrett Wilson

Receptions390 / 500
110to 500

About 37 games at 3.0 a game · next season

#149 since 1999 · #43 among active · 3 to pass Roy Williams

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 8-0.633EPA / target · total -5.163%success6.6air yds/tgt6.8YAC31st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

-0.3Wk 1
-4.7Wk 2

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
55%30 snapsWk 1 · ARI
16%11 snapsWk 2 · LV

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Chargers · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$3.0M a year
Total
$3.0M
Guaranteed
$850K
Share of cap at signing
1.0%
28% of the value guaranteed
71st paid40th in EPApercentiles among 154 TEs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Chargers · SFA1 yrs · $3.0M · $3.0M/yrActive
  2. 2022Browns · Franchise4 yrs · $54.8M · $13.7M/yrJune 1 Terminated
  3. 2017Browns · Drafted4 yrs · $9.5M · $2.4M/yrExpired

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13vs Cardinals logoARIL 14-265558015
2 Sep 20vs Raiders logoLVL 14-2613909
Season6867015

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