 Dike in 2025 | |||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (2001-12-14)December 14, 2001 (age 23) Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Waukesha North (WI) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2025: 4th round, 103rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Chimere Dike (CHI-meh-ray DEE-kay)[1] (born December 14, 2001) is an American professionalfootballwide receiver andreturn specialist for theTennessee Titans of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theFlorida Gators andWisconsin Badgers. Dike was selected by the Titans in the fourth round of the2025 NFL draft.
Dike was born inWaukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. and is of Nigerian descent through his father.[2] He attendedWaukesha North High School inWaukesha, Wisconsin.[3] As a junior, he hauled in 79 receptions for 1,091 yards en route to being named first-team all-state.[4] Coming out of high school, Dike was rated as a three-starrecruit and the 6th best player in the state of Wisconsin, and committed to playcollege football for theWisconsin Badgers over Iowa State.[5]
In Dike's first two seasons in 2020 and 2021, he played in 20 games with seven starts, totaling 31 receptions for 461 yards and two touchdowns.[6] In 2022, he started all 13 games, hauling in 47 receptions for 689 yards and six touchdowns,[7] while also adding a touchdown on the ground.[citation needed] In 2023, Dike tallied 19 receptions for 328 yards and a touchdown.[8] After the season, Dike entered his name into theNCAA transfer portal.[9]
Dike transferred to play for theFlorida Gators joining his former quarterbackGraham Mertz.[8] He finished the 2024 season with 42 receptions for 783 yards and two touchdowns.[10]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.34 s | 1.51 s | 2.53 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | ||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Dike was selected by theTennessee Titans as the 103rd overall pick in the fourth round of the2025 NFL draft.[13] He was named the Titans' starting punt returner and kick returner at the start of the 2025 season.[14] He made his professional debut in the Week 1 opener against theDenver Broncos, where he made 4 kick returns for 144 yards and a punt return for 12 yards.[15] In Week 5, Dike had 169 total return yards, highlighted by a 65-yard kick return that kickstarted a 22-21 comeback win over the Arizona Cardinals, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[16]