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Chig Okonkwo

Maryland · Tight End · 2018-21

REC
77
REC YDS
717
REC TD
8

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

In 2018, 2019 and 2021, Okonkwo caught 77 passes for 717 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Okonkwo was the No. 143 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 5th-highest tight end rating at Maryland since 1990 and No. 56 among all tight ends of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2022
    • No. 143 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Chig Okonkwo season-by-season statistics at Maryland
SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20186691
2019192012
2021524475
Total777178

Seasons with tracked stats at Maryland. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Maryland Teammates

  1. 74Tai Felton2021-24WR
  2. 72Deonte Banks2019-22CB
  3. 71Beau Brade2020-23S
  4. 71Jakorian Bennett2020-22CB
  5. 70Tarheeb Still2020-23CB
  6. 70Taulia Tagovailoa2020-23QB
  7. 70Nick Cross2019-21S
  8. 69Jeshaun Jones2018-23WR
  9. 69Roman Hemby2021-24RB
  10. 69Rakim Jarrett2020-22WR

Full Maryland all-time roster

Top Tight Ends of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Brock BowersGeorgia · 2021-23TE
  2. 90Oronde Gadsden IISyracuse · 2021-24TE
  3. 90Tyler WarrenPenn State · 2021-24TE
  4. 90Kyle PittsFlorida · 2018-20TE
  5. 90Eli StowersVanderbilt · 2024-25TE
  6. 90Michael TriggBaylor · 2024-25TE
  7. 86Michael MayerNotre Dame · 2020-22TE
  8. 77Ja'Tavion SandersTexas · 2022-23TE

Best college tight ends since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Chig Okonkwo) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.