Chigoziem Okonkwo Injury History & Analysis

The Titans selected Texas TE Gunnar Helm in Round 4 of the 2025 NFL Draft. Helm played behind TE Ja’Tavion Sanders as a sophomore and junior but broke out in his 2024 senior campaign. He led the Longhorns with 60 catches and ranked second to only WR Matthew Golden with 786 yards and seven TDs. Helm’s 21.1% Dominator Rating ranked eighth among 21 TEs at the Combine. The 6’5, 241-pounder sprained his ankle while running the 40 at the Combine, so don’t put much stock into his 4.84-second time. Helm looks plenty athletic on tape, regularly making contorting catches and dodging defenders in the open field. He averaged 7.0 yards after the catch per reception last year, forcing a missed tackle on 20% of his grabs. He also has some of the most reliable hands in this TE class, with a career 2.5% drop rate. Helm’s route running and blocking need some work, but he has the tools to develop into an NFL starter and fantasy factor.

Titans TE Chig Okonwko is questionable to return to Sunday's game vs. the Texans with an abdomen injury. It's presumably an aggravation of the issue that had him questionable heading in. We'll update Okonkwo's status when we know more.

Titans TE Chig Okonkwo (abdomen) is active for today’s game vs. the Texans. He was added to the injury report on Thursday and did not practice on Friday, so there’s elevated risk to using Okonkwo in Week 18 fantasy lineups.

Titans TE Chig Okonkwo (abdomen) is questionable for this weekend’s game vs. the Texans. He was added to the injury report on Thursday and did not practice on Friday, so he seems legitimately iffy for this meaningless game. We’ll get Tennessee’s inactives around 11:30 am ET on Sunday.

The forecast for today's Titans-Jaguars game calls for an 85-95% chance of rain throughout the contest. There's lightning in the area, so we could even see this one delayed for a bit. Winds are expected to come in around 10 mph with gusts of 20-30. That's enough to impact some deep passes and kicks. WRs Calvin Ridley and Brian Thomas and TE Chig Okonwko look a bit riskier with this weather, although they can stay in fantasy lineups in most cases. Try to avoid both kickers in this game.