
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Okonkwo has spent three NFL seasons in Tennessee waiting for a quarterback to unlock his clear athletic profile, and now he gets one after a change of scenery. He arrives in Washington with Jayden Daniels under center and Zach Ertz out of the way, giving him the first realistic path to a TE1 season. The traits have always been there—a 92nd-percentile speed score plus a 93rd-percentile avoided tackle rate that puts him among the position's better YAC threats. His ESPN OPEN score (68th percentile) suggests he can create separation, and his contested catch rate (84th percentile) and YAC per reception (86th percentile) are both genuine strengths. The PFF route grade (50th percentile) and YPRR (46th percentile) are unspectacular, but they came in an offense that limited his role and was rarely throwing in advantageous situations. Daniels' efficiency and the upgraded receiving corps around him should create cleaner looks underneath that Okonkwo's athleticism can exploit. He's a late-round pick with a path to real fantasy relevance.
Chigoziem Okonkwo
- TE
- , Washington Commanders
- 27
- 238 lbs
- 6' 3"
- Maryland
- 159
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2026 Draft note
Okonkwo has spent three NFL seasons in Tennessee waiting for a quarterback to unlock his clear athletic profile, and now he gets one after a change of scenery. He arrives in Washington with Jayden Daniels under center and Zach Ertz out of the way, giving him the first realistic path to a TE1 season. The traits have always been there—a 92nd-percentile speed score plus a 93rd-percentile avoided tackle rate that puts him among the position's better YAC threats. His ESPN OPEN score (68th percentile) suggests he can create separation, and his contested catch rate (84th percentile) and YAC per reception (86th percentile) are both genuine strengths. The PFF route grade (50th percentile) and YPRR (46th percentile) are unspectacular, but they came in an offense that limited his role and was rarely throwing in advantageous situations. Daniels' efficiency and the upgraded receiving corps around him should create cleaner looks underneath that Okonkwo's athleticism can exploit. He's a late-round pick with a path to real fantasy relevance.
2026 Strength of Schedule - WAS
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 @PHI | 9 @DAL | 11 SEA | 21 IND | 6 NYG | 26 @SF | BYE | 3 PHI | 12 LAR | 6 @NYG | 31 CIN | 23 @ARI | 20 @TEN | 15 HOU | 14 ATL | 16 @MIN | 28 @JAX | 9 DAL |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @DEN | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.9 | 3.40 | 4.9 | 50/57 | 87.7% |
| 2 | LAR | 4 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 8.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | 5.50 | 7.5 | 50/66 | 75.8% |
| 3 | IND | 5 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.6 | 9.10 | 11.6 | 46/70 | 65.7% |
| 4 | @HOU | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.4 | 0.90 | 1.4 | 35/50 | 70.0% |
| 5 | @ARI | 4 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.8 | 6.80 | 8.8 | 42/67 | 62.7% |
| 6 | @LV | 6 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.6 | 7.60 | 10.6 | 35/61 | 57.4% |
| 7 | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 32/53 | 60.4% |
| 8 | @IND | 4 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 13.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.3 | 7.30 | 9.3 | 44/71 | 62.0% |
| 9 | LAC | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 2.00 | 3.0 | 32/47 | 68.1% |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | HOU | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 18.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 8.6 | 40/59 | 67.8% |
| 12 | SEA | 3 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 5.50 | 7.0 | 48/76 | 63.2% |
| 13 | JAX | 4 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | 4.90 | 6.9 | 36/59 | 61.0% |
| 14 | @CLE | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 4.0 | 32/66 | 48.5% |
| 15 | @SF | 4 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.3 | 5.30 | 7.3 | 30/53 | 56.6% |
| 16 | KC | 6 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.4 | 13.40 | 16.4 | 33/73 | 45.2% |
| 17 | NO | 3 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 18.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.5 | 13.00 | 14.5 | 38/74 | 51.4% |
| 18 | @JAX | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 1.20 | 2.2 | 43/54 | 79.6% |
| Per game | 3.29 | 32.94 | 0.12 | 4.65 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 5.65 | 7.29 | 39.18/62.12 | 63.70% | |
| Totals | 56 | 560 | 2 | 79 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68 | 96 | 124 | 666/1056 | 63.70% | |






