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David Njoku or Charlie Kolar

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
David Njoku

David Njoku

TE • Los Angeles Chargers LAC
Charlie Kolar

Charlie Kolar

TE • Los Angeles Chargers LAC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Njoku over Kolar

 
 
 
 
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Outlook David Njoku

Crowded Depth Chart and Sinking Draft Stock Cloud Path to Fantasy Relevance

After spending nine seasons in Cleveland, David Njoku signed a one-year deal with the Chargers to provide veteran athleticism alongside Justin Herbert. However, camp developments have slotted him into a crowded tight end room alongside Charlie Kolar and Oronde Gadsden, clouding his pathway to dependable weekly snaps.

Our models project Njoku for 42 receptions, 375 receiving yards, and four touchdowns on 55 targets (96.0 PPR fantasy points). While his red-zone presence remains intriguing, his days of demanding massive target shares appear behind him in an offense featuring Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston.

Draft market momentum reflects this uncertainty, with his ADP steadily sinking from around 188 in July down past 264. With his fantasy roster rate tumbling to 7%, our internal projections view Njoku strictly as a deep-league stash or early-season waiver monitor rather than a priority draft target.

Updated 14 hrs ago

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

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Redzone Touches Charlie Kolar
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START David Njoku
OWN
 
7%
+0.29 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-1.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Charlie Kolar
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus David Njoku
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Charlie Kolar
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown David Njoku

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE'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 34th with 53.30 total points (2.96 avg).
  • Currently 144.5 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 35th among TE.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 34th 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 24th 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: 42, REC YDS: 375, REC TDS: 4
Breakdown Charlie Kolar

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among TE'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 55th with 26.20 total points (1.46 avg).
  • Currently 171.6 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 76th among TE.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among TE.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 38th 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: -2, Rec Yards: -12 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 17, REC YDS: 205, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury David Njoku

No Injury Reported

Injury Charlie Kolar

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups David Njoku

Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.71392.7119103023.27
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 15th 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: 29, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 30.5, YDS/G: 380.1
Matchups Charlie Kolar

Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers VS Arizona Cardinals

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
28.71392.7119103023.27
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 15th 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: 29, INT: 12, TDS: 3, PA/G: 30.5, YDS/G: 380.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating David Njoku
8.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Charlie Kolar
4.20
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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
Career Charlie Kolar
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 BAL 1 6 4 49 12.3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 BAL 6 9 7 87 12.4 1 0 0 0 0
2024 BAL 7 11 9 131 14.6 1 1 2 2 0
2025 BAL 11 15 10 142 14.2 2 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 8 12 9 121 13.5 1 0 1 2 0
Totals 26 42 31 413 13.3 4 1 2 2 0
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CLE vs KC 07:10 EDT EST
DET vs LAD 06:40 EDT EST
HOU @NYM 07:10 EDT EST
LAA vs PHI 09:38 EDT EST
MIA @WAS 06:45 EDT EST
MIL vs TEX 07:40 EDT EST
PIT @STL 08:15 EDT EST
SD @TB 07:10 EDT EST
SEA @TOR 07:15 EDT EST
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