David Njoku
Is David Njoku playing in Week 9? No. David Njoku is on injured reserve (coach jim harbaugh said monday that the chargers will likely open the return window for njoku (fibula) this week, alex insdorf of boltbeat.com reports.), so he will not play in Week 9 against the Texans. Status updated .
This season
- PPR pts / game
- 6.4
- 2 games
- Target share
- 15.1%
- 4.0 targets / game
- Air-yards share
- 9.8%
- of his team's air yards
| Wk | Opp | PPR | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Tgt share | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | LV | 1.9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11.5% | 0 |
| 1 | ARI | 10.8 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 18.5% | 0 |
2026 regular season, from nflverse weekly stats. Updated as each week's games finish.
While he's out
Share in the games he missed compared with the games he played, this season and last.
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Chargers TE David Njoku is expected to return to practice this week
Chargers tight end David Njoku likely will return to practice this week, coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday.
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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David Njoku may be a quiet trade candidate for Chargers as season goes off the rails
The Los Angeles Chargers need to start evaluating their roster for trade value. David Njoku isn't the most obvious candidate, but he could be worthy one.
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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David Njoku's 'prove-it' Chargers deal is only coming back to bite him in 2026
David Njoku took a gamble signing with the Los Angeles Chargers. It doesn't look like it's going to pay off.
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
- Week 3 projection adjustments: BUF DJ Moore (AC) is a pain-management thing ⬅️➡️ Keon Coleman is a game-time decision (GTD) 🔽 Skyler Bell is a SICKO league add 🔼 Dalton Kincaid 🔼 (small bump) CAR Jalen Coker should play ⬅️➡️ Xavier Legette GTD 🔽 Darren Waller small bump 🔼 CLE Devin Lloyd, Claudin Cerelus, Nick Scott out for Panthers --> Harold Fannin Jr. 🔼 CHI Tyson Bagent (DNP, DNP) vs Case Keenum - TBD CIN Andrei Iosivas IR. Small bump for Donte Meyers and Colbie Young. Mike Gesicki small bump, but Steelers play decent amount of man - Gesicki better vs zone🔼 BAL Malik Hooker, Cobie Durant, DeMarvion Overshown out for Cowboys + Zay Flowers (hamstring) is a GTD --> Mark Andrews 🔼🔼 Zay Flowers GTD 🔽 Rashod Bateman 🔼 DEN Jonah Coleman OUT ❌ JK Dobbins not on injury report 🔼 RJ Harvey not on injury report 🔼 HOU Nico Collins OUT ❌ Dalton Schultz 🔼🔼 Hard to pinpoint the WRs - no strong target earners IND Alec Pierce IR ❌ Josh Downs, Tyler Warren, Keenan Allen 🔼 LAR Puka Nacua…
- Chargers have ruled six players out against Bills on Sunday. They had already placed TE David Njoku on IR earlier in the week. A couple more players are questionable. · Quoting Los Angeles Chargers: game status for week 3 at BUF QUESTIONABLE — Rodney Shelley, Trey Lance OUT — Kayode Awosika, Charlie Kolar, Elijah Molden, Trey Pipkins, Brenen Thompson, Dalvin Tomlinson
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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David Njoku: Injured Reserve
Sep 23: The Chargers placed Njoku (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
3 more updatesfrom 3 sources
- Sep 23 ESPN NFL Injury Report David Njoku: Injured Reserve+3
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Oronde Gadsden II is the only real winner of Chargers' recent injury woes
The Los Angeles Chargers will be without David Njoku and Charlie Kolar headed into Week 2.
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Fantasy Football Week 3 Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE)
Week 2 of the fantasy season reminded us that football can be brutal. Major injuries took out several quarterbacks (Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Jaxson Dart), running backs (Jadarian Price and Saquon Barkley), wide receivers (Malik Nabers, Mike Evans, and Alec Pierce), and tight ends (Dallas Goedert, David Njoku, and Eli Raridon). Those injuries could […]
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David Njoku: Out
Sep 21: Head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Monday that Njoku (fibula) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) will both go on injured reserve, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
12 more updatesfrom 10 sources
- Sep 21 Kris Rhim (X) Chargers placing TE's David Njoku (fibula) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) on IR. Starting LG Kayode Awosika (fibula) and DT Dalvin Tomlinson (hamstring) will "miss time." A major blow to an already struggling offense, which has looked helplessly lost for the first two weeks.+3
- Sep 21 ESPN NFL Injury Report David Njoku: Out
- Sep 21 Chargers Team Site Charlie Kolar & David Njoku Headed to Injured Reserve; Awosika & Tomlinson To "Miss Some Time" With Injuries
- Sep 21 Kris Rhim (X) Chargers free agent class update C Tyler Biadasz: Season-ending injury LG Kayode Awosika: Out indefinitely TE Charlie Kolar: Injured reserve TE David Njoku: Injured reserve DT Dalvin Tomlinson: Out indefinitely FB Alec Ingold: Active RB Keaton Mitchell: Active RG Cole Strange: Active · Quoting Kris Rhim: David Njoku (fibula) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) are going on injured reserve, per Jim Harbaugh The Chargers have one tight end on its active roster.
- Sep 21 Sal Capaccio (X) Two Chargers tight ends going on IR ahead of Bills game. That leaves Orande Gadsden as the only healthy TE currently on their roster. · Quoting Kris Rhim: David Njoku (fibula) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) are going on injured reserve, per Jim Harbaugh The Chargers have one tight end on its active roster.
- Sep 21 ESPN NFL News Chargers, amid 0-2 start, placing TEs Njoku, Kolar on IR
- Sep 21 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Rhim] David Njoku (fibula) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) are going on injured reserve, per Jim Harbaugh The Chargers have one tight end on its active roster.+1
- Sep 21 Jeremy Fowler (X) Kolar's forearm injury will keep him out 'about a month,' per source, hence the IR stint. Chargers clearly will need to backfill at the position. · Quoting Kris Rhim: David Njoku (fibula) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) are going on injured reserve, per Jim Harbaugh The Chargers have one tight end on its active roster.
- Sep 21 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Harbaugh: Chargers TEs David Njoku (knee) and Charlie Kolar (forearm) will be placed on IR and miss at least 4 games.
- After yesterday's loss: - Chargers have one healthy tight end on the active roster: Oronde Gadsden. (David Njoku carted off and Charlie Kolar's arm was in a sling postgame.) They have two tight ends on the practice squad: Evan Svoboda, and Patrick Herbert, brother of Justin Herbert. - Top two left guards, Kayode Awosika and Trey Pipkins are injured. - Derwin James broke his left pinky finger, will play with a cast moving forward on left hand. Jim Harbaugh will talk later today. Bills in Buffalo Sunday
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David Njoku: Questionable
Sep 20: Njoku (knee) won't return to Sunday's game against the Raiders.
Left the game Out Questionable
16 more updatesfrom 10 sources
- Sep 20 ESPN NFL Injury Report David Njoku: Questionable+4
- Sep 20 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Status alert: David Njoku (knee) won't return Sunday. · Quoting NFL Daily News: 🚨 Status alert: Chargers TE David Njoku (leg) was carted off the field Sunday.
- Sep 20 Kris Rhim (X) The Chargers ruled out TE David Njoku+2
- Sep 20 ESPN NFL News Chargers TE Njoku leaves game vs. Raiders with knee injury
- Sep 20 Adam Schefter (mirror, Bluesky) Chargers TE David Njoku is being carted off.+1
- Sep 20 Pro Football Talk Chargers TE David Njoku carted off with knee injury
- Sep 20 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) 🚨 Status alert: Chargers TE David Njoku (leg) was carted off the field Sunday.
- Sep 20 Kris Rhim (X) TE David Njoku is exiting the game on a medical cart. Could barely put weight on his right leg/foot
- Sep 20 Kris Rhim (X) David Njoku is down on the field. Trainers looking at his leg
- Sep 20 Ryan McFadden (X) #Raiders defense keeps making plays. #Chargers TE David Njoku couldn't maintain control of the ball and Hezekiah Masses secures it for his first career pick.
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David Njoku: Exits game with knee injury
Njoku (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Raiders. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 2? Colston Loveland, Kenyon Sadiq, Evan Engram, David Njoku, AJ Barner, Cade Otton, Cole Kmet, Darren Waller, Brock Bowers, Colby Parkinson
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 2 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Colston Loveland, Kenyon Sadiq, Evan Engram, David Njoku, AJ Barner, Cade Otton, Cole Kmet, Darren Waller, Brock Bowers, and Colby Parkinson. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions […]
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Sep 19 Bolt Beat David Njoku's bounce-back year with the Chargers is off to a quietly perfect start
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