Former tight end at Missouri. 2019: 26 catches, 306 receiving yards, 6 TD.
6′5″ · 255 lb · Springfield, IL
The story
Former tight end at Missouri. 2019: 26 catches, 306 receiving yards, 6 TD.
Albert Okwuegbunam
Third year in the Missouri receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 72 rec yds, 3 receptions against Wyoming — Week 1, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Missouri, 1,187 receiving yards — drafted at #118 overall by Denver.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Barry Odom.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DenverEntering 7th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Barry Odom — 21-17 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec tds (89th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 32.3 | 12.0 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 37.3 | 12.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 40.0 | 15.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2019
W 34–14
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-37@ Wyoming | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-7vs West Virginia | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 2 | 26 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 3 | W 50-0vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-14vs South Carolina | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-10vs Troy | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-27vs Ole Miss | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-21@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-27@ Georgia | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-23vs Florida | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 26 | 306 | 12.1 | 6 | 36 |