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Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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Is Jaxon Smith-Njigba starting?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the starting WR1 for the Seattle Seahawks.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba this week

The Seattle Seahawks play next in Week 6, on the road against the Denver Broncos on Thu, Oct 15 (Prime Video). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is listed as the starter at WR1 going into that game.

At WR1 for the Seattle Seahawks, Tory Horton is next in line behind him.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 29-32 vs SF (Oct 11); W 30-23 vs LAC (Oct 4); L 31-33 at WSH (Sep 27).

Jaxon Smith-Njigba wears No. 11, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 197 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Ohio State.

Is Jaxon Smith-Njigba playing this week?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is expected to start at WR1 for Seattle Seahawks. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

SEA WR1 Depth

1Jaxon Smith-NjigbaStarter
2Tory Horton

Seattle Seahawks Starting Lineup

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Age
24
Height
6' 0"
Weight
197
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026SEA5375058371160
    2025SEA171191631793107360
    2024SEA17100137113065260
    2023SEA1763936284000
    Career4 yrs5631944341342713780

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    16
    +1.1/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    583
    +11.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    56
    Rush Yds
    78

    #1 of 204 at WR in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    20265131852834.681.1435.2%50.7%0.8811.11
    202518335287990.670.9835.8%48.7%0.8820.05
    202411864775748.440.9524.1%28.8%0.5610.03
    20235693662912.171.1017.0%13.8%0.350—
    Career41011556193—————4—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 3 games

    Rec
    18-25
    Rec Yds
    300
    TD
    2
    Yds/Rec
    16.7

    Road · 2 games

    Rec
    19-25
    Rec Yds
    283
    TD
    5
    Yds/Rec
    14.9

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs SFYDS 102
    REC
    5
    TGT
    8
    YDS
    102
    TD
    1
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    16
    TD
    0

    Final L 29-32

    Oct 4Wvs LACYDS 76
    REC
    5
    TGT
    6
    YDS
    76
    TD
    0
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 30-23

    Sep 27L@ WSHYDS 128
    REC
    10
    TGT
    14
    YDS
    128
    TD
    2
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 31-33

    Sep 20W@ ARIYDS 155
    REC
    9
    TGT
    11
    YDS
    155
    TD
    3
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 31-7

    Sep 9Wvs NEYDS 122
    REC
    8
    TGT
    11
    YDS
    122
    TD
    1
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 13-10

    Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Jaxon Smith-Njigba plays 83% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share83%

    College

    Ohio State

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