# David Njoku

NFL player. Position: **TE**. Team: **LAC**.

## Quick Facts

- **Position:** TE
- **Team:** LAC (Los Angeles Chargers)

## 2026 Outlook

Njoku joined the Chargers in 2026 free agency on a one-year deal worth up to $8 million. After nine seasons with the Browns, he was allowed to reach free agency once Harold Fannin Jr. took over the primary receiving role in 2025. In Los Angeles, Njoku is part of Mike McDaniel's scheme overhaul and joins a crowded pass-catcher group alongside Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston, and Tre' Harris. 

He's being deployed as part of the team's new 13-personnel package (3 TEs on field), modeled after Sean McVay's high-efficiency Rams system. Njoku, Oronde Gadsden II, and Charlie Kolar form a three-tight-end rotation designed to create schematic mismatches and exploit defensive coverage gaps, particularly in the red zone. In 2025, the Rams ran 13-personnel 30.5% of the time with the highest EPA per play in the NFL, and deployed it 36.76% of the time in the red zone. The Chargers ranked 29th in red-zone efficiency last year, suggesting potential for improvement with this new approach (per Observations from Chargers OTAs: Mike McDaniel May be Borrowing from Sean McVay, Rams).

RotoBaller notes that while Njoku's 2025 production (lowest reception and yardage totals since 2020) reflects his reduced role in Cleveland, "offering a rare blend of size and athleticism, Njoku should still see plenty of fantasy spike weeks, making him an attractive late-round best ball target" in the Chargers' three-TE system (per 2026 Dynasty Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings (Top 70): Post-NFL Draft). Njoku's role is committee-based—expect shared snap counts and high-leverage red-zone opportunities.

## Role / Depth Chart

Member of three-tight-end committee. Rotating snaps in 13-personnel packages.

## Injury Status

Appears healthy in OTA reports.

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## Open Questions

## Sources

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