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Evan Engram

Evan Engram

TEDenver Broncos DEN
David Njoku

David Njoku

TELos Angeles Chargers LAC
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Engram over Njoku

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Evan Engram

Shifting ADP and Tight End Competition Make This Veteran a Late-Round Volatility Play

Now entering his 10th season, Evan Engram finds himself in a crowded Denver offense. Though listed behind Adam Trautman on the depth chart, our models suggest Engram still projects as a usable pass-catching option under Bo Nix. We project him for 43 receptions on 48 targets, generating 392 yards and two touchdowns.

Looking at draft trends, Engram's ADP has experienced significant volatility, dropping from a high near 194 in early June to the late 200s and 300s recently. In 1.0 PPR leagues, this falling market price reflects growing skepticism about his role in Denver's offense. However, at this deeply discounted cost, our projections view him as a potential late-round value grab rather than a falling knife.

His low ownership rate, currently sitting at 30% with a 15% start rate, aligns with his status as a depth piece. While he is unlikely to replicate his peak 114-catch campaign from Jacksonville, his steady involvement means he remains a viable backup or streaming candidate in deeper formats.


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Owners starting Njoku over Engram

 
 
 
 
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Outlook David Njoku

New Chargers Tight End Poised for a Key Role in Revamped Offense

David Njoku signed a one-year deal with the Chargers after nine seasons in Cleveland, landing in an explosive offense coordinated by Mike McDaniel. Although currently listed behind Oronde Gadsden on the depth chart, the coaching staff has lauded Njoku's veteran athleticism and ability to fit instantly into both run and pass schemes.

Our models project Njoku to secure a solid role, forecasting 38 receptions for 392 yards and four touchdowns. While he may split snaps with Gadsden, catching passes from elite quarterback Justin Herbert keeps Njoku's weekly red-zone ceiling quite respectable.

Looking at draft trends, Njoku’s ADP has settled in the late rounds, currently sitting around pick 187 after drifting backward from the 170s in May. At this bargain cost, we view him as an excellent late-round value in 1.0 PPR leagues who can easily outperform his current market price.


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Performance Evan Engram
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Evan Engram
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
21 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches David Njoku
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Evan Engram
OWN
30%
-0.18 compared to last week
START
15%
+0.93 compared to last week
OWN/START David Njoku
OWN
24%
-3.17 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+0.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Evan Engram
26th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus David Njoku
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Evan Engram

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 55.40 total points (2.92 avg).
  • Currently 142.4 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.9 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 20th among TE.
  • Top 20 in targets and is currently ranked 17th among TE.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 23rd among TE.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 461 and 9.22 YPC and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -4, Rec Yards: +43 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 43, REC YDS: 392, REC TDS: 2
Breakdown David Njoku

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 53.30 total points (2.96 avg).
  • Currently 144.5 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 36th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 35th among TE.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 50 in reception yards with 293 and 8.88 YPC and is currently ranked 41st among TE.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 22nd among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -31, Rec Yards: -212 Rec TDs: -1,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 38, REC YDS: 392, REC TDS: 4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Evan Engram

No Injury Reported

Injury David Njoku

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Evan Engram

Week 1
Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.29325.8214103503.76
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 90.00 total points (5.29 avg).
  • Currently 137 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 8 in total yards against with 325.82 per game and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1871 (110.06 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3668 (215.76 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.29 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 32nd in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +71.09, Turnovers: -14 Sacks: -20, INTs: -6, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +2.79,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.5, YDS/G: 320.4
Matchups David Njoku

Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.71392.7119103023.58
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 68.00 total points (4.00 avg).
  • Currently 159 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 26th in rush defense with 2292 (134.82 per game).
  • Ranked 24th in pass defense with 4384 (257.88 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 28.71 per game and currently ranked 29th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 20th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +43.83, Turnovers: +4 Sacks: -3, INTs: +2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +5.3,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 30.5, YDS/G: 380.1
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Evan Engram
8.53
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating David Njoku
8.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Evan Engram
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 NYG 15 115 64 722 11.3 6 1 14 14 0
2018 NYG 11 64 45 577 12.8 3 3 36 12 0
2019 NYG 8 68 44 467 10.6 3 3 7 2.3 0
2020 NYG 16 109 63 654 10.4 1 6 26 4.3 1
2021 NYG 15 73 46 408 8.9 3 1 -3 -3 0
2022 JAC 16 98 73 766 10.5 4 2 13 6.5 0
2023 JAC 16 143 114 963 8.4 4 0 0 0 0
2024 JAC 9 64 47 365 7.8 1 0 0 0 0
2025 DEN 16 76 50 461 9.2 1 1 7 7 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 94 70 596 8.5 2 0 2 7 0
Totals 128 833 561 5533 9.9 27 17 100 5.9 1
Career David Njoku
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 CLE 16 60 32 386 12.1 4 1 1 1 0
2018 CLE 15 89 56 639 11.4 4 0 0 0 0
2019 CLE 3 10 5 41 8.2 1 0 0 0 0
2020 CLE 12 30 20 220 11.0 2 0 0 0 0
2021 CLE 15 53 36 475 13.2 4 1 1 1 0
2022 CLE 14 80 58 628 10.8 4 2 -8 -4 0
2023 CLE 16 123 81 882 10.9 6 0 0 0 0
2024 CLE 11 97 64 505 7.9 5 0 0 0 0
2025 CLE 11 48 33 293 8.9 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 13 93 62 591 9.6 5 0 0 0 0
Totals 115 606 396 4221 10.7 34 4 -6 -1.5 0
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