Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Seattle#11Bye 11
Clear alpha with elite underneath volume
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- Age
- 23
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 197 lb
- College
- Ohio State
- Draft
- Round 1, pick 20 · 2023
- Experience
- 3 seasons
Every figure on this page is demonstration data. Projections, ranks, usage rates, game logs and roster percentages are illustrative values generated for this build — not a live feed, not a trained projection model, and not a record of what this player has actually done.
2026 Preseason
Fantasy Outlook
Draft-season projection and ranks, expressed in PPR scoring. No games have been played yet, so there are no results to show — only where he is valued going into the season.
Week 8 projection · PPR
15.6pts
at ARI · ranked 14 of 32 in fantasy points allowed to WRs
Projected 15.6 points, with a range from 10.4 to 22.0.
- Board rank
- 25 / 186
- Position rank
- WR3 / 68
- Weekly move
- 2Up 2 spots since last week
- Board confidence
- 81Moderate confidence, 81 out of 100
Start / sit · PPR
Recommendation
Must start in full PPR leagues
On the full PPR board he is WR3 of 68 ranked WRs, commanding opportunity in the 82th percentile of his position group. He draws a grade B matchup on the road against ARI, a defense ranked 14 of 32 in fantasy points allowed to WRs.
- Positional rank
- WR3 of 68
- Opportunity
- 82th percentile
- Matchup
- B · defense #14
- Recent form
- 1.5 above season average
- Availability
- No designation
A weighted read of the illustrative values on this page, not a trained or market-derived model. On a close call, put him head to head with the alternative in the start/sit assistant.
Consensus rank
WR3
of 68 in PPR
Projected points/game
15.6
Draft-season per-game projection
Strength of schedule
5/10
Neutral projected slate
Trade, waiver and tier
Market value
Redraft value
46/100
Flex / depth
Dynasty value
63/100
Worth more in a keeper format
Waiver value
Not a waiver-wire consideration at this ranking — he is rostered in effectively every league. The waiver board covers the players who are actually available.
Tier
WR Tier 1Last in tierThe top of the position at 15.6–16.9 projected points on the PPR board.
3 players in this tier. Tiers are cut on the PPR board, so changing format reprices the players inside a tier without redrawing it.
2026 season
Game Log & Stats
There is no game log yet — the season has not started. Week-by-week lines, season totals and career stats will populate here once games are played.
No games played yet
It is the 2026 preseason. This player’s 2026 game log and season stats will appear here after Week 1. Career totals return once the live stats feed is connected.
Role
Usage & Depth Chart
What he is actually asked to do, who else is in the room, and the offense that decides how often the ball is available.
Clear alpha with elite underneath volume
Seattle · NFC West
Preseason
Usage
No usage data yet — the season has not started. Snap share, target share, routes and red-zone touches will populate here once games are played.
The depth chart and offensive context alongside are current; only per-game usage waits on live games.
SEA · WR
Depth chart
- 1
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaThis page
Clear alpha with elite underneath volume
- 2
WR2
Boundary X
- 3
WR3
Field-side Z
Only players carried in this build appear by name. Every other slot is described by its role rather than filled with a name we cannot verify.
Seattle
The offense around him
Pass attempts / g
36
Rush attempts / g
27
Plays / game
63
Red-zone TD rate
56%
Neutral pass rate
59%
- Run / pass split
- 43% / 57%
- Pass rate over expectation
- +2
- Three-receiver personnel
- 69%
- Seconds per play
- 27.6
- Play caller
- Offensive coordinator
- Scheme
- Spread with quick-game and screens
Underneath target volume is unusually concentrated.
Full Seattle profileMatchups
Schedule & Availability
His bye week is set; the week-by-week opponent slate and strength-of-schedule grid arrive once the season's matchups are played.
Schedule not set yet
It is the 2026 preseason. This player is on a Week 11 bye. The opponent-by-opponent matchup grid and availability history will populate here once games are played.
Wire
Recent News
Live injury, depth-chart and usage updates return once the season starts. Current offseason news lives in the Wire Briefings.
No recent news yet
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Sentiment
What Managers Are Saying
The roster-percentage move is a market reading; the threads below are individual opinions. They are kept apart because they measure different things.
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