Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Miami
David Njoku
TE • 6'4" • Cedar Grove, NJ, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
David Njoku reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
David Njoku built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a tight end from Cedar Grove, NJ wearing No. 86, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of David Njoku's career was his receiving role: 64 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 29
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
David Njoku, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami. David Njoku reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,060
- Receptions
- 64
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
David Njoku quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,060
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Miami
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cedar Grove · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Grove · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 29 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 86 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 698 receiving yards · TE 5th (top 2%) · ACC 16th (top 9%) · National 124th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Miami | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 10 | 20 | 361 | 1 | 61.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 75.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 38 | 654 | 7 | 75.6 |
Related Context
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David Njoku played TE for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, David Njoku recorded 1,060 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Miami paired 698 primary output with 77.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 77.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Miami
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
58.2
Efficiency
77.7
Usage
17.3
Consistency
67
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 44. Florida A&M: 15. Florida Atlantic: 49. App State: 69. Florida State: 17. North Carolina: 82. Virginia Tech: 69. Notre Dame: 45. Pittsburgh: 86. Virginia: 16. NC State: 72. Duke: 134
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 5 by 58.7. Florida A&M: 2 by 50. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 100. App State: 3 by 100. Florida State: 3 by 37.8. North Carolina: 4 by 100. Virginia Tech: 3 by 100. Notre Dame: 4 by 75. Pittsburgh: 6 by 95.6. Virginia: 3 by 35.6. NC State: 6 by 80. Duke: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins60.6 · Games = 8 · +7.4 vs Losses
Losses53.3 · Games = 4 · -7.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | vs West Virginia | W 31-14 | — | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Duke100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 40-21 | — | 2 | 134 | 67 | 67 | 2 | 76 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ NC State | W 27-13 | — | 6 | 72 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Virginia | W 34-14 | — | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Pittsburgh2+ TD | W 51-28 | — | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 2 | 30 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Notre Dame | L 27-30 | — | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 1 | 21 |
| Thu 10/20 | @ Virginia Tech | L 16-37 | — | 3 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs North Carolina | L 13-20 | — | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 0 | 33 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Florida State | L 19-20 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ App State | W 45-10 | — | 3 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 54 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 38-10 | — | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Florida A&M | W 70-3 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 |
Player Story
David Njoku story
David Njoku built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a tight end from Cedar Grove, NJ wearing No. 86, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of David Njoku's career was his receiving role: 64 catches, 1,060 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives David Njoku's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Miami
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Miami | 362 | 83.2 | 10.1 | 362 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 362 | 83.2 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 698 | 77.7 | 17.3 | 336 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 698 | 77.7 | 17.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 7 · L 13-20 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
82
Receiving Yards
81.5 takeover
82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Virginia
Week 10 · W 27-21 · Conference game
63
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Virginia Tech
Week 7 · W 30-20 · Conference game
50
Receiving Yards
77.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 13 · W 40-21 · Conference game
134
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 12 · W 27-13 · Conference game
72
Receiving Yards
74.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
72 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Miami
698 primary output · 77.7 efficiency · 17.3 usage
75.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · Miami
75.6
698 primary · 77.7 efficiency · 17.3 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Miami
61.7
362 primary · 83.2 efficiency · 10.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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