Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Is Jaxon Smith-Njigba playing in Week 9? Yes, as of now. Jaxon Smith-Njigba has no injury designation for Week 9 against the Cardinals on Sunday.
This season
- PPR pts / game
- 27.5
- WR1
- Target share
- 35.7%
- 11.1 targets / game
- Air-yards share
- 52.0%
- of his team's air yards
| Wk | Opp | PPR | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Tgt share | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | CHI | 23.8 | 11 | 6 | 118 | 32.4% | 1 |
| 7 | KC | 31.3 | 12 | 9 | 150 | 44.4% | 1 |
| 6 | DEN | 25.4 | 16 | 12 | 134 | 34.8% | 0 |
| 5 | SF | 22.8 | 8 | 5 | 102 | 29.6% | 1 |
| 4 | LAC | 12.6 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 30.0% | 0 |
| 3 | WAS | 35.4 | 14 | 10 | 128 | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2 | ARI | 42.5 | 11 | 9 | 155 | 42.3% | 3 |
| 1 | NE | 26.2 | 11 | 8 | 122 | 45.8% | 1 |
2026 regular season, from nflverse weekly stats. Updated as each week's games finish.
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Next Gen Stat Of The Week: Jaxon Smith-Njigba Continues To Be A Dominant Force For Seahawks Offense
While the Seahawks struggled to get on track on offense overall, Jaxon Smith-Njigba once again proved to be nearly unstoppable.
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- 8h Gregg Bell (X) Sam Darnold says being more efficient—and just plain better—on first and second downs is his top priority to improve the #Seahawks offense. So many long third downs last night while 1 for 11 on 3rd downs. The only conversion was the 43-yard TD pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba when he stutter move froze Bears CB Stevenson @933KJR
- 11h Seahawks Team Site Next Gen Stat Of The Week: Jaxon Smith-Njigba Continues To Be A Dominant Force For Seahawks Offense
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NFL Week 8 statistical review: Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Bears vs. Seahawks statistical review examines a 34-17 final score alongside a noise-canceled score of 25-22 in Chicago's favor. The Bears generated 0.15 EPA per play, while Seattle finished at -0.15 EPA per play. Jaxon Smith-Njigba provided a bright spot for the Seahawks offense, producing 0.30 EPA per target.
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Seahawks starting skill players
HB Zach Charbonnet
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
TE AJ Barner
TE Eric Saubert
TE Nick Kallerup
12 more updatesfrom 7 sources
- 1d Seahawks Team Site Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba Produces Another 100-Plus Yard Performance In Week 8
- 1d Greg Auman (X) Sam Darnold tonight on passes not targeting Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 11-for-23, 70 yards, INT. Barely over three yards per attempt.
- 1d Gregg Bell (X) Sam Darnold terrible throw in to coverage at the goal line for a would-be interception negated by Chicago DB Clark Phillips obviously holding Jaxon Smith-Njigba coming out of his break on a shorter out route. Penalty gives SEA a red-zone 1st down instead.
- 1d Gregg Bell (X) End of the third quarter: Crowd roaring boos at the offensive pass-interference penalty on Jaxon Smith-Njigba on his catch to the 1-yard line, on the Bears DB on his break. Wasn't a real push, but extended his arm into his chest. Instead of 1st & goal, #Seahawks 2nd & 18 at 22, down 20-9 @933KJR
- 1d Pro Football Talk Monday Night Football: Bears lead Seahawks 13-9 at halftime
- 1d Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Seahawks halftime WR snap count Jaxon Smith-Njigba 25 Cooper Kupp 22 Tory Horton 18 Out of 25 plays+1
- 1d NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Sam Darnold has passed for 94 yards. Jaxon Smith-Njigba has accounted for 92 of those yards
- 1d NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [NFL] Jaxon Smith-Njigba is open for a 43-yard TD!
- 1d Gregg Bell (X) Presto! Change-o! Touchdown #Seahawks. Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets open deep for the 1st time. Stutter move fools flat-footed CB Stevenson. Sam Darnold completes the pass for a 43-yard TD on the go route left sideline. Darnold yelling to his teammates on the sideline. Jason Myers misses the XPT. Bears lead 13-9 late 2Q
- 1d Gregg Bell (X) 3rd & 6, Sam Darnold goes quickly to the checkdown to TE AJ Barner short as Jaxon Smith-Njigba had inside leverage and was running by the Bears LCB deep down the right slot. Once the cloud-covering safety saw how quickly Darnold checked down he left over the top of JSN. #Seahawks punt again, down 10-3
- 1d Gregg Bell (X) End of 1st qtr at thrilled Lumen Field: Bears 7 #Seahawks 0 17-play, 80-yd drive for CHI TD, then a 3 and out SEA moving on its 2nd drive with 2 WR screens to Jaxon Smith-Njigba of 20 and 17 yds. 1st & goal at the 9. @933KJR
- 1d Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Seahawks starting skill players HB Zach Charbonnet WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba TE AJ Barner TE Eric Saubert TE Nick Kallerup
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Monday Night Football Same-Game Parlay: Bears vs. Seahawks Best Bets
These Seahawks vs. Bears betting picks feature Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba passing-game props, D'Andre Swift receptions and a Seattle moneyline selection. Chicago's struggles against explosive passes and Seattle's run-defense metrics inform the matchup analysis.
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From ESPN Research: Kyle Williams' 5th career receiving TD, all of at least 30 yards.
His 5 receiving TDs of 30+ yards are tied with Jameson Williams and Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 2nd-most since the start of 2025 behind Christian Watson (6).
Williams: 17 career receptions/5 TD.
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NFL Week 8: Anytime touchdown bets
The NFL Week 8 anytime touchdown picks feature Kyren Williams, Chase Brown and Jaxon Smith-Njigba in matchups against the Chargers, Titans and Bears. Williams and Brown draw defenses that have each allowed nine rushing touchdowns through seven games, while Smith-Njigba faces a Chicago defense that frequently plays man coverage.
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- 2d RotoBaller NFL Bears vs. Seahawks Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night Football - Caleb Williams, Sam Darnold, D'Andre Swift, Zach Charbonnet, Luther Burden III, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Colston Loveland, and more
- 2d FantasyPros (YouTube) Fantasy Football HOT TAKE: Colston Loveland Is Ready to EXPLODE on Monday Night Football! #shorts
- 2d PFF News NFL Week 8: Anytime touchdown bets
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NFL OPOY Rankings ahead of Week 8, via Kalshi:
1. Jahmyr Gibbs (26%)
2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (24%)
3. Kenneth Walker (17%)
4. Bijan Robinson (9%)
5. Josh Allen (3%)
6. Puka Nacua (3%)
7. CeeDee Lamb (2%)
8. Christian McCaffrey (3%)
9. Zay Flowers (2%)
10. Bowers / Amon-Ra (1%)
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- 3d FTN (Bluesky) JSN is dominating 😤 2026 Yards Per Route Run Leaders 🏃♂️ 1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (3.71) 2. Zay Flowers (3.34) 3. Drake London (2.96)
- 3d Kyle Odegard (X) Jahmyr Gibbs against the Vikings defense tomorrow is gonna be a great matchup · Quoting Kalshi Sports: NFL OPOY Rankings ahead of Week 8, via Kalshi: 1. Jahmyr Gibbs (26%) 2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (24%) 3. Kenneth Walker (17%) 4. Bijan Robinson (9%) 5. Josh Allen (3%) 6. Puka Nacua (3%) 7. CeeDee Lamb (2%) 8. Christian McCaffrey (3%) 9. Zay Flowers (2%) 10. Bowers / Amon-Ra (1%)
- 3d Kyle Odegard (X) NFL OPOY Rankings ahead of Week 8, via Kalshi: 1. Jahmyr Gibbs (26%) 2. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (24%) 3. Kenneth Walker (17%) 4. Bijan Robinson (9%) 5. Josh Allen (3%) 6. Puka Nacua (3%) 7. CeeDee Lamb (2%) 8. Christian McCaffrey (3%) 9. Zay Flowers (2%) 10. Bowers / Amon-Ra (1%)
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Midseason fantasy football awards
The 2026 fantasy football midseason awards recognize the biggest standouts, draft bargains and disappointments through the first half of the season. Jaxon Smith-Njigba earns MVP honors with 195.6 PPR points, while Christian Watson and Tyler Shough have exceeded their preseason draft expectations.
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Mansoor Delane learning from tough moments against Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Kansas City Chiefs rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane — the sixth overall selection in April’s NFL Draft — has performed admirably early in his career, but (like the rest of the squad) ran into trouble on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his way with the entire Kansas City defense, and Delane […]
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Wins Air & Ground Player Of Week 7
Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was voted as Air & Ground Player of the Week for his performance in Seattle’s Week 7 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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- 6d Seahawks Team Site Seahawks Mailbag: The Quenton Nelson Trade; Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Greatness & More
- 6d Field Gulls (Bluesky) Jaxon Smith-Njigba nabs weekly aware after monster performance against Chiefs
- 6d Seahawks Team Site Jaxon Smith-Njigba Wins Air & Ground Player Of Week 7
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 303 receiving DYAR through 7 games is the 4th-highest start in NFL history since 1977.
@aaronschatz.com breaks down the historic numbers, plus the Week 7 DYAR leaders 🤓
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- Oct 27 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Lessons from NFL Week 7: Jaxon Smith-Njigba could make WR history, Seahawks look like champs again
- Oct 27 FTN (Bluesky) Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 303 receiving DYAR through 7 games is the 4th-highest start in NFL history since 1977. @aaronschatz.com breaks down the historic numbers, plus the Week 7 DYAR leaders 🤓
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Nominated For Air & Ground Player Of the Week 7
Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was nominated for Air & Ground Player of the Week for his performance in Seattle’s Week 7 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Mike Macdonald: It'd be crazy not to make Jaxon Smith-Njigba the primary target as much as you can
Seattle's HC noted that Smith-Njigba's remarkable start to the 2026 season is largely by design.
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Sam Darnold is looking at one #Seahawks receiver on 3rd downs: Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He keeps getting open on quick inside cuts. That one runs thru a tackle after the catch on 3rd & 7 for 33-yard gain to the Chiefs 20.
3 catches, 52 yards for JSN already, early 2Q, 0-0 game
19 more updatesfrom 8 sources
- Oct 26 Pro Football Talk Jaxon Smith-Njigba on pace to break Calvin Johnson's yardage record, with a game to spare
- Oct 26 Gregg Bell (X) G Grey Zabel on teammate Jaxon Smith-Njigba, star of the #Seahawks' domination of the previously unbeaten Chiefs tonight with 150 more yds receiving & NFL-leading 8th TD: "You just watch that ball go through the air and it's not even 50-50 balls at this point. It's like 90-10, 95-5." @933KJR
- Oct 26 Seahawks Team Site Seahawks Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba Adds Another 'Tremendous' Game To His 2026 Season
- Oct 26 ESPN NFL News 'He's unguardable': JSN continues torrid start, stars as Seahawks deal Chiefs 1st loss
- Oct 26 Gregg Bell (X) My analysis of what I saw, heard, learned from the #Seahawks’ domination of the previously unbeaten Chiefs. From the end zone at Lumen Field in which Jaxon Smith-Njigba abused press coverage for a TD—and what Nick Emmanwori and friends kept Patrick Mahomes out of tonight @933KJR
- Oct 25 Mina Kimes (Bluesky) No player has won back to back Offensive Player of the Year since Marshall Faulk in 2001. Right now, JSN should be the favorite. · Quoting mikedugar.bsky.social: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is again on pace for a historic season. Just ridiculous stuff from him every week.
- Oct 25 Seahawks Team Site Rapid Reactions: Seahawks Defense Shines In Dominant 20-3 Victory Over Chiefs
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) Jaxon Smith-Njigba said his eyes got big when he saw all the Chiefs’ man coverage on him. Says his TD was all Sam Darnold, a check to that call at the line when the QB saw KC’s press, man coverage there. Said #Seahawks’ “backs were against the wall” after 2 straight losses. Says they treated this like a playoff game. “We wanted this one, bad.” @933KJR
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) That was a Super Bowl-champion-like beatdown: #Seahawks' best players Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Nick Emmanwori dominate Kenneth Walker, Patrick Mahomes, previously unbeaten Chiefs in 20-3 win. Analysis of how it happened, the starters who got hurt @933KJR
- Oct 25 Pro Football Talk Sunday Night Football: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks defense dominate Chiefs, win 20-3
- Oct 25 Pro Football Talk Sunday Night Football: Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 129 yards, Seattle leads 10-0 at halftime
- Oct 25 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the first half: 6 catches 129 yards 1 TD He has 100+ receiving yards in six of his seven games this season
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) Jaxon Smith-Njigba 129 yard receiving. In the first half. · Quoting Gregg Bell: Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba keep crushing the Chiefs choosing 1-on-1 coverage outside. Safety way late coming over on 28-yard catch to the KC 2. #Seahawks have 23 seconds left in the half, and goal to go up 10-0.
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba keep crushing the Chiefs choosing 1-on-1 coverage outside. Safety way late coming over on 28-yard catch to the KC 2. #Seahawks have 23 seconds left in the half, and goal to go up 10-0.
- Oct 25 Pete Sweeney (X) This Chiefs defense has no answer for a player like Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) That's how to beat a zero blitz by Chiefs: A 1-step drop by Sam Darnold and throw 1 on 1 to the reigning NFL offensive player of the year. Jaxon Smith-Njigba touchdown makes it #Seahawks 10, Chiefs 0, 1:44 left in the 2Q. Seattle is 7 for 9 converting on 3rd downs, incl that 1 · Quoting Gregg Bell: Replay review is indeed a #Seahawks touchdown and 9-0 lead
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) Replay review is indeed a #Seahawks touchdown and 9-0 lead · Quoting Gregg Bell: 3rd & long, again Sam Darnold looks at one guy. And Jaxon Smith-Njigba delivers. Again. 1-on-1 fade to the goal line. Expertly kept Delane on his back. This upon replay review should be a #Seahawks touchdown.
- Oct 25 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) Jaxon Smith-Njigba is maybe the best wide receiver walking the planet. Incredible hands, elite spatial awareness. That's baptism by fire for Mansoor Delane. It's probably a touchdown for the Seahawks.
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) 3rd & long, again Sam Darnold looks at one guy. And Jaxon Smith-Njigba delivers. Again. 1-on-1 fade to the goal line. Expertly kept Delane on his back. This upon replay review should be a #Seahawks touchdown.
- Oct 25 Gregg Bell (X) Sam Darnold is looking at one #Seahawks receiver on 3rd downs: Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He keeps getting open on quick inside cuts. That one runs thru a tackle after the catch on 3rd & 7 for 33-yard gain to the Chiefs 20. 3 catches, 52 yards for JSN already, early 2Q, 0-0 game
- In one less game this season than his former Seattle team, Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker III has rushed for more yards and touchdowns than all the Seahawks RBs combined. But Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba has more receiving yards and receiving touchdowns than all Chiefs WRs combined. Both players are on pace to set the NFL single-season rushing and receiving records. Walker is on pace for 2,261 rushing yards, which would break Eric Dickerson’s single-season mark of 2,105, and Smith-Njigba is on pace for 2,032 receiving yards, which would break Calvin Johnson’s single-season record of 1,964 receiving yards.
- Highest Yards Per Route Run: 1️⃣ Mike Evans 2️⃣ Jaxon Smith-Njigba 3️⃣ Zay Flowers
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Steve Spagnuolo: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is "really elite"
With the Chiefs facing the Seahawks on Sunday night, Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has the unenviable task of scheming to slow down Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
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The 10 best NFL player matchups to watch in Week 7
Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Chiefs cornerback Mansoor Delane highlights the player matchups to watch throughout Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season.
- NFL fines 49ers player for crucial uncalled illegal hit on Jaxon Smith-Njigba on final drive
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Fantasy Football Landmines to Avoid for Week 6 - Trevor Lawrence, Garrett Wilson, Jake Ferguson, more
Thursday Night Football is the enemy of fantasy football. Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the only player who managed to score more […]