David Njoku

Los Angeles Chargers TE IR IR since Sep 24

Week 6 at KC

Wk 6 -- Read as the page opens

Rest of season 22.4 from week 6, TE IR, unranked while on a season-long list

Opp rank -- at KC

Avg 6.4 a game in 2 games

Last 1.9 week 2 vs LV

Δ Proj --

On injured reserve since September 24. Our rest-of-season figure assumes he plays, so he sits below the available players. Injury status from the hourly capture, read Mon Oct 19, 2:00 am Eastern.

This season 2026, PPR, through week 5

David Njoku week by week, 2026
Wk	Opp	the week's projection	PPR points	targets	catches	receiving yards	receiving touchdowns	carries	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	share of snaps
1	vs ARI	--	10.8	5	5	58	0	0	0	0	55%
2	vs LV	--	1.9	3	1	9	0	0	0	0	16%
3	at BUFDid not play	--
4	at SEADid not play	--
5	vs DENDid not play	--
Season2 games, 6.4 a game			12.7	8	6	67	0	0	0	0	33%

202512 games, 7.2 a game			86.3	48	33	293	4	0	0	0	64%
202411 games, 13.1 a game			144.5	97	64	505	5	0	0	0	75%
202316 games, 12.6 a game			201.2	123	81	882	6	0	0	0	82%

Still to play

Wk 6 at KC Sun Oct 18
Wk 7 Bye
Wk 8 at LAR Sun Nov 1
Wk 9 vs HOU Sun Nov 8
Wk 10 at BAL Mon Nov 16
Wk 11 vs NYJ Sun Nov 22
Wk 12 vs NE Sun Nov 29
Wk 13 at TB Sun Dec 6
Wk 14 at LV Sun Dec 13
Wk 15 vs SF Thu Dec 17
Wk 16 at MIA Sun Dec 27
Wk 17 vs KC Sun Jan 3
Wk 18 at DEN Sun Jan 10

Our read

Written Oct 17, from his facts through last season

The knee is what decides this, not the new jersey. He has sat on IR since before week 3 of 2026, so weeks 3, 4 and 5 are gone and he plays nothing while he is there. That is now three straight seasons ended early by the same knee: out from week 15 of 2025 on, out from week 17 of 2024 on, and 11 games played in each of those years. He is 30 and entering his tenth season. The body is telling you something.

Rest of season22.4PPR points from week 6

104projected PPR points

Even when he was out there in 2025, the production left. He went from 13.14 points a game in 2024 to 7.85, and his target share fell from 22.8% to 11.9%. The move to LAC does not fix that. Keenan Allen and Ladd McConkey took 43% of the targets between them last season, and the latest depth chart we hold lists Charlie Kolar first among the tight ends, with him second. Our preseason number was 104 points, which is 7.4 a game over the 14 games we expected back then, and in the two weeks he actually played this year he gave 6.4 a game with zero touchdowns. He has not been close to what we wanted, and the bye in week 7 of 2026 arrives right after he could even return.

There is no timetable in front of us, no recent headlines, and no spot worth keeping him on. Cut him loose for a tight end who can play this month, and if he ever gets healthy and back on the field, you can revisit him then off the wire.

David Njoku in every format
Format	Our rank	Rest of season from week 6	Over replacement	Tier
PPR	IR	22.4	−67.0	IR
Half PPR	IR	17.6	−51.2	IR
Standard	IR	13.0	−38.3	IR

Wk 6, Opp rank and Δ Proj are this week's, read as the page opens.

Stats from the NFL's records, scored in PPR.

Stats from nflverse and charting from FTN Data via nflverse, both under Creative Commons licences, our rates worked out from their counts.