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Chigoziem Okonkwo Injury History & Updates

Basic StatsChigoziem Okonkwo's Basic Stats

Chigoziem Okonkwo
ADP: N/A
Bye: 5
Experience: 3
Age: 25.1
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 238
40 Time: 4.52

SPARQx (Rank): 104.20 (45%)
Burst Score (Rank): 120.60 (68%)
Agility Score (Rank): 11.64 (40%)
Catch Radius (Rank): 10.03 (58%)

Injury PredictorChigoziem Okonkwo's Injury Guide

Low Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

29.2%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

2%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

1.00

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly SIP Logo

Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Aug 22, 2023 NFL Inguinal Hip Bruise Okonkwo sustained a hip contusion in the preseason and missed two weeks of practice. He managed to play in Week 1 vs. the Saints.

Basic StatsChigoziem Okonkwo's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Okonkwo is an athletic TE/WR hybrid who was never used correctly in the previous offense.

He flashed at times, though, and the new offense led by HC Brian Callahan could utilize his abilities a bit more.

On the downside, Okonkwo faces more target competition this year with the arrival of WR Calvin Ridley.

That leaves Okonkwo as a volatile TE2 who will likely be more valuable in best-ball leagues than managed leagues.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Okonkwo’s per-game numbers were generally an improvement over his rookie season:
    • 4.53 targets (up from 2.71)
    • 3.18 receptions (up from 1.88)
    • 31.1 yards (up from 26.5)
    • 9.8 yards per catch (down from 14.1)
    • 0.06 TDs per game (down from 0.18)
  • He ranked as the PPR TE21 in total fantasy points and TE30 in points per game.
  • He played all 17 games and has not missed a game in his entire career.
  • He had two top-12 finishes. He also had nine TE25 or worse finishes.
  • Okonkwo’s target share of 16.5% ranked 17th among TEs. It was an improvement over last year’s 11.8%.
  • Among 33 TEs with at least 40+ targets, Okonkwo ranked:
    • 26th in Pro Football Focus receiving grade
    • 19th in yards per route run (1.31)
    • 16th in average target depth (7.0)

What to Expect in 2024

  • Okonkwo enters his third season on the Titans, but his first season with:
  • HC and play caller Brian Callahan
  • OC Nick Holz
  • The Titans figure to throw it significantly more under the new coaching staff.
    • Four of Callahan’s five Bengals offenses ranked top-12 in pass rate, including a trio of top-6 finishes.
    • The Titans never finished higher than 24th in pass rate in six seasons under HC Mike Vrabel.
  • The Titans are expected to perform similarly to last season. They are fourth in highest win total in the AFC South at 6.5 wins on most sportsbooks.
  • They sit tied for 27th in terms of highest Super Bowl odds at +15000 on most sportsbooks.
  • Okonkwo enters his third season at 25 years old. According to our aging curve research, the average TE with Okonkwo’s career and profile will produce peak value at age-25.
  • He’ll face tougher target competition this season after the Titans added WR Calvin Ridley on a big four-year, $92 million deal. WR DeAndre Hopkins returns after leading the team with a 27.7% target share last year.

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7:52pm EST 12/22/23

Chig Okonkwo questionable for Week 16

Titans TE Chig Okonkwo missed Friday's practice with an illness and is listed as questionable for Week 16. It's unlikely to keep him from playing vs. the Seahawks, but you'll need to check back around 11:30 am ET on Sunday to make sure Okonkwo is active.

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Titans QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle) is out for Sunday’s game vs. the Falcons. HC Mike Vrabel said early in the week that he’d use both QB Will Levis and QB Malik Willis in this one, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said Wednesday that Levis will be the “primary QB.” Regardless, you should try to avoid the entire Titans passing game in fantasy lineups this week.

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Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Chargers. He didn’t practice all week and was non-committal about his availability when talking to reporters on Friday. Fantasy owners can’t be counting on Hopkins at this point. We’ll look for updates on his status and will get Tennessee’s inactives around 11:30 am ET on Sunday. Hopkins’ absence would open up big opportunity for WR Treylon Burks and TE Chig Okonkwo.

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Titans insider Paul Kuharsky hears that QB Ryan Tannehill is "very likely" done for the season with an ankle injury that may require surgery. Tannehill has hurt this right ankle twice this season -- but was surprisingly allowed to re-enter last week's loss to the Chargers. His absence leaves QB Malik Willis at the controls the rest of the way. The rookie made 2 starts the first time Tannehill went down, TOTALING 135 passing yards on 26 attempts. Tennessee will go as run-heavy as possible with Willis, tanking the fantasy value of pass catchers like TE Chig Okonkwo and WR Treylon Burks.

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Titans WR Treylon Burks (concussion) is out for Sunday's game vs. the Chargers. That leaves Robert Woods and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine as Tennessee's top 2 WRs once again -- and keeps TEs Chig Okonkwo and Austin Hooper in play for fantasy lineups.

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