David Njoku

TE · Miami 2016 · #86

Last confirmed: Miami, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · Cedar Grove, NJ

David Njoku: TE · Miami · #86.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Gerald EverettSouth Alabama · 2015 · 92% season match
Maxx WilliamsMinnesota · 2014 · 86% season match
Akil Dan-FodioFlorida International · 2015 · 85% season match
Farrod GreenMississippi State · 2019 · 85% season match
Tyler ConklinCentral Michigan · 2016 · 84% season match

David Njoku

TE · Miami · #86

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two seasons at Miami, two different head coaches: Al Golden and Mark Richt. A game that shows it: 134 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Duke — Week 13, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Miami in the news

2027 LB Aston Whiteside flips to MiamiOct 22
Allen Bailey, former Miami standout, dies at 37NBC 6 South Florida Oct 21
Cristobal responds to Norvell's complaintsCanes Warning Oct 20
Elijah Melendez commits to MiamiOct 18

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Miami	43	698	16.2	8
2015	Miami	21	362	17.2	1
Career		64	1,060	16.6	9

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 70-3vs Florida A&M	2	15	7.5	0	13
Wk 2	W 38-10vs Florida Atlantic	2	49	24.5	0	46
Wk 3	W 45-10@ App State	3	69	23.0	1	54
Wk 6	L 19-20vs No. 23 Florida State	3	17	5.7	0	9
Wk 7	L 13-20vs North Carolina	4	82	20.5	0	33
Wk 8	L 16-37@ Virginia Tech	3	69	23.0	0	48
Wk 9	L 27-30@ Notre Dame	4	45	11.3	1	21
Wk 10	W 51-28vs Pittsburgh	6	86	14.3	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 11	W 34-14@ Virginia	3	16	5.3	1	7
Wk 12	W 27-13@ NC State	6	72	12.0	0	23
Wk 13	W 40-21vs Duke	2	134	67.0	2	76	Season-high 134 yds
Bowl	W 31-14vs No. 14 West Virginia	5	44	8.8	1	23
Total		43	698	16.2	8	76

Signature game

Week 10 · 2016

W 51-28

vs Pittsburgh

6 rec · 86 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 23-point win at home against Pittsburgh.

With B. Kaaya — 356 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.7 · 17 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Vogel — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 54 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.15Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 76 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Week 13 · Duke · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +5.44Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 58 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Week 2 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 26 · Q1 · EPA +4.41Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 46 yds to the FlAtl 9 for a
Week 8 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.49Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 48 yds to the VTech 31 for a
Week 3 · App State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.26Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 54 yds to the AppSt 18 for a
Week 9 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 21 yds to the NDame 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 30 yds to the Pitt 44 for a
Week 9 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 15 yds to the NDame 46 for a
Week 3 · App State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 9 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Week 10 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Brad Kaaya pass complete to David Njoku for 5 yds for a TD PITTSBURGH Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Michael Badgley KICK)

Teams and coaches

2015Miami8-5HC: Al Golden · Balanced

2016Miami9-4HC: Mark Richt · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (94th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#43 / 674 · 94th pct

11.8%

Yards / catch#94 / 674 · 86th pct

16.3

EPA / target#101 / 674 · 85th pct

0.78

Explosive rate#116 / 674 · 83rd pct

17.6%

Catch rate#439 / 674 · 35th pct

63.2%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#2 / 96 · 96th pct

Long catch#4 / 96 · 96th pct

Rec yards#5 / 96 · 95th pct

698

Yards / catch#7 / 96 · 93rd pct

16.2

Receptions#14 / 96 · 86th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

74th → 85th percentile

Explosive rate

92nd → 83rd percentile

Catch rate

24th → 35th percentile

TD rate

31st → 94th percentile

Yards / catch

91st → 86th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.2	63.8	23.2	0.7
Road5g	3.8	54.2	14.9	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	46.0	15.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	70.3	22.2	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Mark Richt

Pass share

50.4%

425 pass / 419 run

Plays / game

64.9

13 games

Team sack rate

5.5%

457 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

43 catches in 12 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

David Njoku

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

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Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Three seasons at Miami, drafted

His moves

2014

2017