Davis Mattek called David Njoku the ultimate "ball-knower" pick and wondered why a tight end who scored 160 fantasy points in 2022 and 116 last season goes undrafted in many rooms. Mattek argued the market is over-penalizing Njoku for Cleveland’s quarterback uncertainty, noting that the Browns threw the eighth-most passes to tight ends after Deshaun Watson went down. With Njoku’s 23% red-zone target share intact and only Amari Cooper commanding real volume, Mattek expects a stable 6–7 targets per game regardless of who wins the QB battle. At his current free price, Njoku screens as a weekly TE1 with top-five spike-week potential—an easy click in Best Ball formats that reward ceiling.

Adam Levitan urged buying David Njoku after his ADP dipped to 120 on DraftKings and 129 on Underdog. Njoku owns rare athleticism for a tight end and can command extreme volume in spurts, logging six games with at least 11 targets last season, three of which reached 13+. The Browns have shown a willingness to funnel quick hitters and screens to him when other options stall. Levitan thinks drafters are overreacting to rookie Harold Fanon, noting rookie tight ends almost never steal significant routes from an entrenched veteran. Despite Cleveland’s shaky quarterback situation, Levitan ranks Njoku well ahead of current ADP and likes him as part of three-TE builds that include mid-range names such as Jonnu, Andrews, Ingram and Godert. The ceiling is a week-winning target share at a position starved for it.

Liam Murphy argued that the market is underrating David Njoku, saying the pessimism “has gone way too far.” Njoku posted career highs in targets (123), catches (81), and yards after the catch last season, yet regularly slips behind low-ceiling committee tight ends. Murphy noted that if Cleveland settles on even league-average quarterback play, Njoku’s athletic profile and entrenched red-zone role give him a realistic chance to outscore higher-priced options. At his current double-digit ADP, Njoku offers rare top-five positional upside without sacrificing early draft capital—exactly the profile Murphy wants when filling out Eliminator builds.

Michael Leone said David Njoku remains an obvious buy despite his ADP climbing into the low-120s. Njoku was one of the few tight ends to separate from replacement level down the stretch last year—top-6 in targets per route run and top-8 in yards after catch per reception from Week 10 forward—yet drafters still lump him into the flat TE2 bucket. Leone noted he has the Browns’ tight end a full round ahead of Underdog’s market in his personal ranks and is purposely staying overweight while the field worries about quarterback uncertainty. His hedging advice was portfolio-based, not player-based: you can throttle back exposure once the price corrects, but you can never recapture the early closing-line value if Njoku’s cost spikes another 15–20 picks in July camp news.

Justin Herzig selected David Njoku over rookie Tyler Warren, arguing Njoku is one of the draft’s biggest post-draft winners. Cleveland passed on Travis Hunter and other receivers, leaving Njoku and new arrival Jerry Jeudy atop the target tree. Herzig noted Njoku’s current ADP (mid-120s) still reflects pre-draft uncertainty and believes it will settle around pick 115 within weeks. Volume plus red-zone dominance make him the preferred mid-tier TE for correlation with Jeudy.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said David Njoku has quietly become a great late-round tight-end target after tumbling nearly two rounds since the Big Board. Pat hated Njoku around pick 100 in February, but now that drafters have pushed him into the 120s—despite Cleveland skipping on Travis Hunter and adding Joe Flacco, who peppers tight ends—he sees a clear buy signal. The fall is driven by systemic Browns stink and the fact that the offense is largely unstackable, not by Njoku’s actual role. Pat expects Flacco starts to create two or three 20-point spike weeks and feels comfortable stopping at two tight ends when Njoku is the second in 18-round BBM6 builds.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he is "loving the Njoku fall," noting the Browns tight end now regularly slips into the late-120s. Even in Cleveland’s quarterback carousel—five QBs are currently on the roster—Njoku’s steady role makes him a rare TE who can rack up 20-plus percent of team targets after the elite tier is gone. Pat added that Njoku’s 2023 earned-targets-per-route rate jumped once Joe Flacco took over, and any semi-competent passer under center should funnel check-downs his way again. With the position thinning quickly after Sam LaPorta and Mark Andrews, Pat is happily scooping Njoku a full round ahead of ADP as a TE1 on Lamar Jackson or Justin Fields builds.