2025 Receiving Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Njoku has performed admirably through a series of underwhelming quarterback situations in Cleveland, so he’ll be well prepared to handle a 2025 QB room with five viable candidates to make starts. He saw the second most targets (97) of his career last season, despite missing six games, while averaging a career-low 7.9 yards per catch in one of the NFL's worst offenses. He scored five TDs in those 11 games and averaged 45.9 receiving yards, down from a career-high 55.1 yards per game in 2023 (when he also had personal bests for every major counting stat). Njoku averaged 7.3 targets per game over the past three seasons, and he looks like the No. 2 option in Cleveland's passing game again, behind only WR Jerry Jeudy. The Browns did spend a third-round pick on fellow tight end Harold Fannin, last year's FBS leader in catches, but he may only play in multi-TE sets as a rookie rather than threatening Njoku's usage right away. Apart from Fannin's presence, the biggest concerns for Njoku are the overall quality of Cleveland's offense and a lengthy history of nagging injuries as he approaches his age-29 campaign. Read Past Outlooks
Overshadowed by Fannin
Njoku recorded three receptions on six targets for 37 yards in Sunday's 17-16 loss to the Bengals.
ANALYSIS
Njoku was projected to be Joe Flacco's second target behind Jerry Jeudy, but he was overshadowed by several Browns' pass catchers. The most notable was rookie tight end Harold Fannin, who drew rave reviews during the preseason and carried that into the regular season with nine targets. It's likely that Njoku retakes a larger role in the offense moving forward, but Flacco's distribution of targets in Week 1 was concerning.
Njoku was projected to be Joe Flacco's second target behind Jerry Jeudy, but he was overshadowed by several Browns' pass catchers. The most notable was rookie tight end Harold Fannin, who drew rave reviews during the preseason and carried that into the regular season with nine targets. It's likely that Njoku retakes a larger role in the offense moving forward, but Flacco's distribution of targets in Week 1 was concerning.
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Air Yards Per Game
18.0Air Yards Per Snap
0.59% Team Air Yards
17.0%% Team Targets
14.3%Avg Depth of Target
6.0 YdsCatch Rate
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0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
8.7% Targeted On Route
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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Measurables Review
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Njoku set career highs across the board last year in his seventh season with the Browns, catching 81 passes for 882 yards and six touchdowns on 123 targets. He was a big part of Cleveland's passing game all year, but it wasn't until Joe Flacco took over at QB late in the season that Njoku's production really surged, with his final four games accounting for 42 percent of his yardage and four of the TDs. It feels like Njoku has been around forever, but he’ll be only 28 years old during the 2024 season and might be right in his prime. He has a firm grip on his starting job and a near-every-down role, and while he won't get to work with Flacco this season, Njoku has also shown decent chemistry with starting QB Deshaun Watson. Njoku’s 123 targets last year were five back of Amari Cooper’s team-leading total and trailed only Evan Engram (143) and T.J. Hockenson (127) among tight ends. Eighteen of those targets came in the red zone, which was third-most among TEs, behind Jake Ferguson (25) and Travis Kelce (20). Throw in Njoku’s track record of durability -- he’s played 16 games in four of seven seasons and less than 13 just once -- and it all adds up to one of the higher floors among tight ends.
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On field for minicamp
Njoku (knee) has been an active participant at Cleveland's mandatory minicamp, which concludes Thursday, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.
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May lose routes to rookie?
Njoku (knee) will be joined in Cleveland's TE room by No. 67 overall pick Harold Fannin.
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Placed on IR
Njoku (knee) has been placed on IR by the Browns.
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Won't play Saturday
Njoku (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Ravens.
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Still not practicing
Njoku (knee) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Big season ahead?
Zac Jackson of The Athletic posits that Njoku may be in for a big season given he's in a contract year and that the Browns have a lack of dynamic wide receivers outside of Jerry Jeudy.
ANALYSIS
Njoku missed six regular-season games in 2024 due to injury, but he caught at least five passes in eight of 11 contests and finished the year with 64 catches on 97 targets for 505 yards and five touchdowns. The Browns didn't select a receiver during the 2025 NFL Draft, and their only offseason addition was the signing of Diontae Johnson to a one-year contract in late April. Njoku has the means to perform well in his contract year, but Jackson relays that the tight end's productivity will hinge on whoever wins the Browns' starting quarterback job.
Njoku missed six regular-season games in 2024 due to injury, but he caught at least five passes in eight of 11 contests and finished the year with 64 catches on 97 targets for 505 yards and five touchdowns. The Browns didn't select a receiver during the 2025 NFL Draft, and their only offseason addition was the signing of Diontae Johnson to a one-year contract in late April. Njoku has the means to perform well in his contract year, but Jackson relays that the tight end's productivity will hinge on whoever wins the Browns' starting quarterback job.