Player Dossier

2018-2021

Maryland

Chigoziem Okonkwo

TE • 6'2" • 244 lbs • Powder Springs, GA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Chigoziem Okonkwo reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

23%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Chigoziem Okonkwo built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Chigoziem Okonkwo's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8763

Hillgrove · Powder Springs, GA

Committed To
Maryland
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2022
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 38
Overall
No. 143
NFL Team
Tennessee Titans

Chigoziem Okonkwo, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Maryland. Chigoziem Okonkwo reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
717
Receptions
77
Touchdowns
10
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Chigoziem Okonkwo Maryland Highlights

2021 · Maryland · Player Highlight

Chigoziem Okonkwo college highlights at Maryland.

Season
2021
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Chigoziem Okonkwo quick answers

Latest team and position
Maryland · TE
Career Receiving Yards
717
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Maryland
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
3-star · Hillgrove · Maryland
High school pipeline
Hillgrove · 26 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
NFL Draft
2022 · Round 4 · Pick 38 · Tennessee Titans
Latest roster
No. 9 · Junior
2021 Receiving yards rank
447 receiving yards · TE 27th (top 7%) · Big Ten 30th (top 13%) · National 272nd (top 14%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland8669334
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland819201260.8
2020 Regular SeasonMaryland0-00-
2021 PostseasonMaryland12314062.9
2021 Regular SeasonMaryland1249433562.9

Related Context

Chigoziem Okonkwo played TE for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chigoziem Okonkwo recorded 72 rushing yards, 717 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Maryland.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Maryland paired 447 primary output with 51.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 51.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Maryland

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

37.3

Efficiency

51.8

Usage

16.4

Consistency

45.4

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 14. West Virginia: 20. Howard: 2. Kent State: 44. Iowa: 23. Ohio State: 56. Minnesota: 30. Indiana: 2. Penn State: 85. Michigan State: 112. Michigan: 36. Rutgers: 23

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 3 by 31.1. West Virginia: 3 by 44.4. Howard: 1 by 13.3. Kent State: 4 by 73.3. Iowa: 3 by 51.1. Ohio State: 5 by 74.7. Minnesota: 2 by 100. Indiana: 2 by 6.7. Penn State: 12 by 47.2. Michigan State: 8 by 93.3. Michigan: 5 by 48. Rutgers: 4 by 38.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins17.5 · Games = 6 · -39.5 vs Losses
Losses57 · Games = 6 · +39.5 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

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Minnesota

Result
Wed 12/29@ Virginia TechW 54-103144.74.70014
Sat 11/27@ RutgersW 40-164235.85.8007
Sat 11/20vs MichiganL 18-595367.27.20011
Sat 11/13@ Michigan State100 receiving yards · High volumeL 21-4081121414232
Sat 11/6vs Penn StateHigh volumeL 14-3112857.17.10015
Sat 10/30vs IndianaW 38-35221105
Sat 10/23@ MinnesotaL 16-342301515021
Sat 10/9@ Ohio StateL 17-6655611.211.20015
Sat 10/2vs IowaL 14-513237.77.7019
Sat 9/25vs Kent StateW 37-164441111024
Sat 9/11vs HowardW 62-0122212
Sat 9/4vs West VirginiaW 30-243206.76.70118

Player Story

Chigoziem Okonkwo story

Chigoziem Okonkwo built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a tight end from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Chigoziem Okonkwo's career was his receiving role: 77 catches, 717 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 72 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 72 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chigoziem Okonkwo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Maryland

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland6958.98.4
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland20172.717.7132
2020 Regular SeasonMaryland0-201
2021 PostseasonMaryland44751.816.4447
2021 Regular SeasonMaryland44751.816.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan State

Week 11 · L 21-40 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

112

Receiving Yards

95.1 takeover

112 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 8 · L 28-34 · Conference game

43

Receiving Yards

83.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

43 receiving yards with a 57.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Syracuse

Week 2 · W 63-20

45

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Temple

Week 3 · L 17-20

37

Receiving Yards

75.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

37 receiving yards with a 61.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs Michigan State

Week 10 · L 3-24 · Conference game

21

Receiving Yards

75.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Maryland

447 primary output · 51.8 efficiency · 16.4 usage

62.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Maryland

62.9

447 primary · 51.8 efficiency · 16.4 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Maryland

60.8

201 primary · 72.7 efficiency · 17.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games