WR#11
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
gsis_id 00-0038543
SEA
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.70 yd
- Cushion
- 5.63 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.10
- Avg YAC
- 5.63
- Share of intended air yards
- 53.6%
- Catch rate
- 72.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 2
- Drops
- 3
- Drop rate
- 4.1%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 125.1
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 14
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 89 | 64 | 985 | 9 | 64.5 | 0.363 | 0.92 | 29 | 220.0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 189 | 136 | 1992 | 12 | 96.7 | 0.357 | 0.87 | 36 | 408.8 |
| 2024 | 17 | 137 | 100 | 1130 | 6 | 48.4 | 0.238 | 0.56 | 26 | 253.0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 93 | 63 | 628 | 4 | 12.2 | 0.175 | 0.36 | 0 | 149.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 197 lb
- College
- Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2023 · Rd 1 · Pk 20 · SEA
- Rookie season
- 2023
- Experience
- 4 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 8 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
54 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Tee HigginsWR · CIN · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 2.37
- Cushion
- 5.57
- YAC over expected
- 1.63
- Share of air yards
- 40.6
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Chris OlaveWR · NO · distance 0.89
- Separation
- 2.78
- Cushion
- 5.90
- YAC over expected
- -0.35
- Share of air yards
- 44.4
- Catch rate
- 69.0
Carnell TateWR · TEN · distance 0.98
- Separation
- 2.88
- Cushion
- 5.51
- YAC over expected
- -0.02
- Share of air yards
- 37.2
- Catch rate
- 66.7
CeeDee LambWR · DAL · distance 1.04
- Separation
- 2.86
- Cushion
- 6.39
- YAC over expected
- 0.20
- Share of air yards
- 40.1
- Catch rate
- 65.2
Justin JeffersonWR · MIN · distance 1.10
- Separation
- 2.72
- Cushion
- 5.49
- YAC over expected
- 0.84
- Share of air yards
- 28.9
- Catch rate
- 70.0
Jaxon Smith-Njigba baseline
- Separation
- 2.66
- Cushion
- 5.42
- YAC over expected
- 1.03
- Share of air yards
- 51.5
- Catch rate
- 71.9