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• Titans' Chigoziem Okonkwo: Sees five targets

  13H ago • By RotoWire

  Okonkwo recorded two receptions (on five targets) for 14 yards while losing a fumble in Sunday's 52-14 loss to the Lions. Okonkwo logged season-high marks in both snap rate and targets. Unfortunately, that didn't translate to much production, as his only positive yardage came in the final minute of the blowout loss. To make matters worse, Okonkwo had several miscues, highlighted by a lost fumble, an offensive pass interference penalty and an interception on one of his targets.

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• Titans' Chigoziem Okonkwo: Leads way in receiving yards

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  Okonkwo recorded four receptions (on four targets) for 50 yards in Sunday's 34-10 loss to the Bills. Okonkwo has been on the field for at least 55 percent of offensive snaps in four of six games this season, and he had his best game of the season in Sunday's loss while displaying a rapport with Mason Rudolph. He accounted for the team's longest play from scrimmage with a 26-yard catch late in the first quarter that served as the majority of his production. If Rudolph remains under center Week 8 against the Lions, Okonkwo could benefit again, though he had yet to top 16 yards in a game entering Sunday's contest.

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• Titans' Chigoziem Okonkwo: Held to six yards

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  Okonkwo recorded three receptions (on three targets) for six yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Colts. Okonkwo has seen a stable role in the Titans offense, playing at least 29 snaps in every game this season with no less than a 38 percent snap rate. He matched a season high with three catches, though his longest gain of the day went for just five yards. Overall, Okonkwo has failed to top 16 yards in a contest.

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• Titans' Chigoziem Okonkwo: One catch in win

  27D ago • By RotoWire

  Okonkwo recorded one catch on three targets for five yards in Monday's 31-12 win over the Dolphins. It was another quiet performance for Okonkwo, although he did match his season high in targets. While he out-targeted Josh Whyle 3-1, Okonkwo is still an afterthought for fantasy purposes.

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• Titans' Chigoziem Okonkwo: May be headed for timeshare

  08/07/2024 • By RotoWire

  Titans head coach Brian Callahan said Wednesday that Okonkwo and Josh Whyle are "two very different kind of tight ends" and both will have roles in the offense, Buck Reising of 104.5 The Zone Nashville reports. Callahan classified Whyle is more of an in-line "Y" tight end and Okonkwo as more of an "F" (move) tight end, which perhaps hints at the latter being more involved than the former as a pass catcher. The team's initial preseason depth chart lists both as starters, a move that attracted some attention after Whyle played only 156 snaps in 11 games as a rookie in 2023. Okonkwo, meanwhile, took 692 snaps in 17 games, but he struggled for much of the season before improving late in the campaign and recording 61 percent of his yardage over the final seven weeks (322 out of 528 yards). His production was also heavily back-weighted during his 2022 rookie campaign, but in that season, Okonkwo simply didn't get much playing time early on. Callahan's quote makes it sound like another leap forward in playing time is unlikely for Okonkwo in Year 3.

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