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David Njoku

Los Angeles Chargers · Tight endTE1

David Njoku is on reserve / ir and cannot play. Roster status as of the week-3 roster, which persists until he is activated, so no week-4 projection is produced for him. His usage and history are below. See the rest of the Los Angeles Chargers room →

Over 12 games last season David Njoku averaged 2.8 receptions and 24 yards on 64% of snaps. His usage and history are below; there is no week 4 projection because he is not available to play.

Returning from a missed week. Players in their first game back come in about a third of a reception below recent form, so this projection is held down rather than reading his last line straight across.
His snap share has fallen from last season. The projection is pulled down to reflect the smaller role rather than last year’s.

How his role is trending

Snap shareTarget share
Role is the most repeatable thing a player has. Snap share reproduces at 0.98 between halves of a season; receptions manage 0.94 and touchdowns 0.72. When these lines move, production follows — not the other way round.

Game log

GameOppSnap shareTarget shareTgtRecRec ydsTDWe said
26 wk2LV16%11.5%3190—
26 wk1ARI55%18.5%55580—
25 wk14TEN9%2.6%1111—
25 wk13SF51%8.7%2240—
25 wk12LV49%0.0%0000—
25 wk11BAL65%8.0%2170—
25 wk10NYJ68%6.2%22211—
25 wk8NE59%15.2%54371—
25 wk6PIT44%11.8%63280—
25 wk5MIN96%28.1%96671—

“We said” is the projection as it was published that week, stored before the game, with the miss beside it. Re-running today’s model on a past week would grade a model that did not exist when the number went out, so those weeks show a dash instead.

How often he has actually done it

Rates over his last 14 games. A projection says what to expect on average; this says how often the thing you actually need has happened.

OutcomeGames it happenedHow often
3+ receptions7 of 1450%
5+ receptions3 of 1421%
7+ receptions0 of 140%
50+ receiving yards2 of 1414%
75+ receiving yards0 of 140%
100+ receiving yards0 of 140%
Scored a touchdown4 of 1429%

Career by season

David Njoku: snap share and target share by season0204060801002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Snap shareTarget shareSeasonshare of the team
Role is the part of a player that carries. Snap share repeats at 0.98 between halves of a season and target share at 0.96, so this line is a far better guide to what comes next than a points total would be.
SeasonGamesCatches/gmRec yds/gmTargets/gmTDs, seasonSnap shareTarget share
2026 so far23.033.54.0036%15.0%
2025122.824.44.0464%11.4%
2024115.845.98.8575%22.7%
2023175.257.47.9681%21.6%
2022144.144.95.7484%18.9%
2021162.229.73.3465%11.6%
2020151.618.62.3247%7.4%
201941.210.22.5138%8.1%
2018163.539.95.5480%15.4%
2017162.024.13.8447%10.6%

10 seasons of usage, 2017–2026 · per-game rates over games he appeared in · snap counts are from official play-by-play and begin in 2016

If David Njoku sits, who gets his work?The measured redistribution across the LAC room — with sample size and t-statisticThe whole Los Angeles Chargers roomEvery pass-catcher ranked by the usage that predicts production

What we have measured about tight ends

Does a new head coach change who gets the ball?It changes WHO, not how muchIs any defense actually “weak against tight ends”?Not a real trait

Projections are as-of-week with no lookahead · usage from official play-by-play and snap counts · 2026 week 4