Njoku is one of nine children born to American immigrants Stella and Innocent Njoku, both of Nigerian descent.
In Cedar Grove, New Jersey, he went to Cedar Grove High School.
David Njoku parents: Innocent Njoku, Stella Njoku
He collected 76 receptions for 1,794 yards and 19 touchdowns throughout the course of his career. Njoku, a 3-star tight end recruit, chose Miami (FL) over offers from Boston Collegiate, Ohio State, and Temple to play college football.
As the seventh of nine children—five girls and four boys—born to Igbo-Nigerian parents Innocent and Stella Njoku, David Njoku was given the title Chief David Njoku by his father.
The Tight End’s family is loaded with skill, including three brothers that play football. It is yet unknown who the family’s most successful member is.
His parents left their native West Africa after the birth of their first kid.
His father, who stands at 5 feet 11 inches, was the chief of the Trans Atlantic Airlines owned by his own country but now works in the oil business.
