WR#11
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
gsis_id 00-0038543
SEA
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.98 yd
- Cushion
- 6.21 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.65
- Avg YAC
- 4.56
- Share of intended air yards
- 50.7%
- Catch rate
- 73.8%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 3
- Drops
- 5
- Drop rate
- 3.1%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 110.0
- Interceptions on targets
- 5
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 202 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
2025 Wk 22 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
52 games with stored box-score lines (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 Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET · distance 0.62
- Separation
- 2.95
- Cushion
- 6.10
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 38.4
- Catch rate
- 68.0
Jaylen WaddleWR · MIA · distance 0.82
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 6.19
- YAC over expected
- 0.15
- Share of air yards
- 38.7
- Catch rate
- 64.0
Zay FlowersWR · BAL · distance 0.86
- Separation
- 3.58
- Cushion
- 6.45
- YAC over expected
- 0.20
- Share of air yards
- 34.7
- Catch rate
- 72.9
Jakobi MeyersWR · JAX · distance 0.89
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 6.41
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 31.8
- Catch rate
- 68.2
Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN · distance 0.90
- Separation
- 3.17
- Cushion
- 5.73
- YAC over expected
- 1.31
- Share of air yards
- 34.1
- Catch rate
- 67.6
Jaxon Smith-Njigba baseline
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 6.30
- YAC over expected
- 0.79
- Share of air yards
- 48.6
- Catch rate
- 73.0