Albert Okwuegbunam
Tight End
Ht: 6' 5" Wt: 258 Age: 24 Exp: 3 years College: Missouri Drafted: 2020 R4 118
Avg FF PTS
1.94
Per Game
Cumulative FF PTS
N/A
Position Rank: 3rd
Projected FF PTS
N/A
Week 22
Upside / Downside
-9
Week 22
Posted: 1/03/2023 8:15 pm GMT
Denver Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam played 37 out of 70 snaps in Week 17 against the Kansas City Chiefs - most among the team's tight ends and his most since Week 2.
"I have been in Albert O's ear all week long because I think he is a highly talented individual. I haven't seen him much on the field this year, and I'm just curious as to why that was because he is a good-looking athlete," interim head coach Jerry Rosburg said.
Huddle Up: One of the biggest failings of the short-lived Nathaniel Hackett era in Denver may end up being how quickly he soured on Okwuegbunam. Hackett's lack of trust in Okwuegbunam as a blocker is reportedly why it happened, but there are only so many 258-pound men in the world capable of running a sub-4.5 as he did at the 2020 NFL Combine. With Greg Dulcich (hamstring) done for the year - which led to Okwuegbunam getting his chance and posting a 3-45-1 line in Week 17 - Albert O. should be considered a solid tight end streamer in Week 18.
Posted: 1/01/2023 10:51 pm GMT
Denver Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam posted three receptions for a team-high 45 yards and a touchdown on six targets in Week 17 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Posted: 12/09/2022 10:35 pm GMT
Denver Broncos LB Dakota Allen (hamstring) and TE Andrew Beck (hamstring) did not participate in practice Friday, Dec. 9, and have been ruled out for Week 14. LB Justin Strnad (knee) did not practice and is listed as questionable. DT D.J. Jones (shoulder) and OG Dalton Risner (back, shoulder) were limited during practice and are listed as questionable. LS Jacob Bobenmoyer (wrist), LB Baron Browning (elbow), OG Tom Compton (illness), DE Jonathon Cooper (ankle), DE Jonathan Harris (knee), S Kareem Jackson (non-injury), PK Brandon McManus (quadriceps), TE Albert Okwuegbunam (illness), CB K'Waun Williams (elbow, knee, wrist) and DE DeShawn Williams (illness) fully participated in practice and are not on the injury report.
Posted: 12/08/2022 10:26 pm GMT
Denver Broncos LB Dakota Allen (hamstring), TE Andrew Beck (hamstring), DT D.J. Jones (shoulder), OG Dalton Risner (shoulder, back), and WR Courtland Sutton (hamstring) did not practice on Thursday, Dec. 8. In addition, OL Tom Compton (illness), LB Jonathon Cooper (ankle), DL Jonathan Harris (knee), WR Jerry Jeudy (ankle), K Brandon McManus (quadriceps), TE Albert Okwuegbunam (illness), LB Justin Strnad (knee), CB K'Waun Williams (wrist, elbow, knee) and DL DeShawn Williams (illness) were limited, and LS Jacob Bobenmoyer (wrist), LB Baron Browning (elbow) and S Kareem Jackson (rest) practiced in full.
Posted: 10/07/2022 6:04 am GMT
Denver Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam had one reception for five yards in the team's Week 5 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
Posted: 9/26/2022 6:02 am GMT
Denver Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam had one reception for 12 yards in Week 3 against the San Francisco 49ers. He was targeted twice.
Posted: 9/13/2022 3:24 am GMT
Denver Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam posted five receptions for 33 yards on six targets in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Posted: 7/19/2022 1:47 pm GMT
Denver Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam could open the season as the No. 1 tight end, and TE Greg Dulcich could take over by midseason. TE Eric Tomlinson will also mix in as the blocking tight end.
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Huddle Up: The team is high on both Okwuegbunam and Dulcich, but performance will dictate who is where. Both are TE2 flyers in fantasy.
Posted: 3/28/2022 7:53 pm GMT
Denver Broncos TE Albert Okwuegbunam is expected to play more of a 'move tight end' and 'hybrid receiver/tight end role' on offense in 2022, according to head coach Nathaniel Hackett, who added he is 'excited to get the ball in (Okwuegbunam's) hands.'
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Huddle Up: This is not an unexpected comment from Hackett as Okwuegbunam was the big reason why Denver was probably willing to part with Noah Fant in the Russell Wilson trade. How Albert O. slots into the passing game after Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy is another story, but it seems realistic to project an average of five to seven targets for him. If Okwuegbunam is on the high end of that and Wilson continues to rely heavily on his tight ends in the red zone, then Albert O. could easily end up being a very good fantasy TE1 option.
Posted: 12/20/2021 2:37 am GMT
Denver Broncos WR Albert Okwuegbunam posted three catches for a team-high 58 yards in Week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Huddle Up: Okwuegbunam did a decent job in this one, but he isn't someone to worry about for fantasy purposes outside of deeper leagues. The Broncos travel to meet the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 16.
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