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David Njoku

Pos: TE1 Team: CLE YoE: 9
Draft: RD 1, PICK 29
Injury Status: Q Return Date: 2025-06-01

I. Player News & Analysis

ESPN

RotoWire

Trends

"Harrison is a candidate for a Year 2 leap after he didn't quite live up to the "fourth overall pick" hype as a rookie. In some ways, Harrison was afforded plenty of opportunity -- he ranked third in the league in end zone targets (17) and ninth in air yards (1,518) -- but he was limited in other ways (zero designed screens and a deep-threat role that led to an ugly 54% catch rate and 22% off-target rate). Harrison scored eight TDs, but finished 37th in catches and 30th in both yards and fantasy points (41st in PPG). There's some obvious risk here, but Harrison was drafted with the expectation he'd be an elite player and it's only logical that he'll be treated that way in terms of usage in his second season. If that happens, the sky is the limit in terms of fantasy production. There's some projection here, but Harrison should be valued as a fringe WR2."

"Harrison was the first non-quarterback selected (fourth overall) in the 2024 Draft, and he had his moments as a rookie, including four TD catches from Weeks 2-4 and two 100-yard performances. He also fell below 50 receiving yards 10 times in 17 outings en route to a composite 62-885-8 line on 116 targets. Harrison was a distant second to teammate TE Trey McBride (111-1,146-2 on 147 targets) in three major statistical categories for the campaign, but there's a chance the former begins to take on more attention from QB Kyler Murray in his second season. Overall, Harrison's fifth-place finish among first-year players in receiving yards behind the Jaguars' Brian Thomas (1,282), the Giants' Malik Nabers (1,204) the Raiders' Brock Bowers (1,194) and the Chargers' Ladd McConkey (1,149) is a respectable showing considering all but McConkey were first-round picks."

	Marvin Harrison Jr.'s receiving yards have increased by 40.43% over the past 6 weeks.
	Marvin Harrison Jr.'s targets have increased by 61.29% over the past 12 weeks.
	Marvin Harrison Jr.'s receiving touchdowns have decreased by 66.67% over the past 10 weeks.
	Marvin Harrison Jr.'s receptions have increased by 36.36% over the past 6 weeks.
	Marvin Harrison Jr.'s target share has increased by 16.98% over the past 12 weeks.

David Njoku

Pos: TE1 Team: CLE YoE: 9
Draft: RD 1, PICK 29
Injury Status: Q Return Date: 2025-06-01

I. Player News & Analysis

ESPN

RotoWire

Trends

"Njoku is entering his ninth NFL season following a 2024 campaign in which he missed six games but was terrific when active, averaging a career-high 13.5 fantasy points per game. He was a top-10 scorer in seven of 11 games and finished top 5 at the position in targets for the second season in a row. Njoku has rarely been very productive in the scoring department (his career high is six touchdowns), but he found the end zone five times last season and has now led the position in end zone targets two years in a row. Despite Cleveland's never-ending QB issues, Njoku has finished 11th or better in three consecutive fantasy campaigns (top 8 in PPG) and the 29-year-old remains a midrange TE1."

"Fannin is a unique prospect, lacking ideal size (6-foot-3, 241 pounds) and speed (4.71 40) but still attracting plenty of NFL interest thanks to his FBS-leading 117 receptions at Bowling Green last season. Njoku is bigger, faster, stronger and a better blocker, but Fannin may ultimately push for some passing-down snaps in single-TE formations if he runs crisp routes and is quick to learn the offense. It's a comparable situation to the one in Baltimore with Isaiah Likely, who also put up huge numbers at a mediocre college program and notably didn't have much impact on Mark Andrews' role until their third season playing together. Of course, Njoku isn't held in the same regard as Andrews, and the Browns may take more of an interest in developing young players during a likely rebuilding year than the Ravens did while trying to win a Super Bowl. Meanwhile, there hasn't been any update on the knee injury that held Njoku out for the final two games of last season. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as it might just mean he avoided surgery and completed his recovery without incident."

	David Njoku's target share has increased by 71.21% over the past 6 weeks.
	David Njoku's targets have increased by 90.48% over the past 6 weeks.
	David Njoku's receiving yards have decreased by 31.58% over the past 8 weeks.
	David Njoku's total points have increased by 300+% over the past 6 weeks.
	David Njoku's receptions have increased by 60.0% over the past 6 weeks.

II. Historical Performance

Season

Week

Home

Score

Away

INT

SACK

2PT

2024

18

SF

24 - 47

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

17

ARI

9 - 13

LAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

16

ARI

30 - 36

CAR

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

15

NE

17 - 30

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

14

SEA

30 - 18

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

13

ARI

22 - 23

MIN

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

12

ARI

6 - 16

SEA

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

10

NYJ

6 - 31

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

9

CHI

9 - 29

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

8

ARI

28 - 27

MIA

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

7

LAC

15 - 17

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

6

ARI

13 - 34

GB

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

5

ARI

24 - 23

SF

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

4

WSH

42 - 14

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

3

DET

20 - 13

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

2

LAR

10 - 41

ARI

0.0

0.0

0.0

2024

1

ARI

28 - 34

BUF

0.0

0.0

0.0