No. 85 – Tennessee Titans | |||||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S. | September 8, 1999||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Georgia) | ||||||
College: | Maryland (2018–2021) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 143 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Chigoziem Charlton "Chig" Okonkwo (born September 8, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland.
Okonkwo grew up in Powder Springs, Georgia, and attended Hillgrove High School. [1] He was born to a Nigerian family. [2] As a junior, he caught 48 passes for 907 yards and 12 touchdowns. [3] Okonkwo was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Maryland over offers from Georgia Tech and Wisconsin. [4]
Okonkwo caught six passes for 69 yards and a touchdown and also rushed three times for 72 yards and a touchdown during his freshman season. [5] As a sophomore, he had 19 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns. [6] Okonkwo missed the 2020 season after he developed myocarditis. [7] [8] As a senior, Okonkwo caught 52 passes for 447 yards and five touchdowns. [9]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.52 s | 1.57 s | 2.65 s | 4.45 s | 7.19 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 13 reps | |
Sources: [10] [11] |
Okonkwo was selected in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft with the 143rd overall pick by the Tennessee Titans. [12] He made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the New York Giants. [13] In Week 4, against the Indianapolis Colts, he scored his first NFL touchdown on an eight-yard reception from Ryan Tannehill. [14] As a rookie, he appeared in all 17 games and started eight. He finished with 32 receptions for 450 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. [15] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. [16]
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2022 | TEN | 17 | 8 | 32 | 450 | 14.1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | TEN | 15 | 10 | 49 | 458 | 9.3 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 32 | 18 | 81 | 908 | 11.2 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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