
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Every meaningful receiver metric points in the same direction with JSN. He led all wide receivers in ESPN OPEN score (100th percentile) and ranked 98th in OVERALL, and his PFF route grade (99th percentile) and YPRR (3.62, 99th percentile) were both at the top of the sample. The production matched: 119 receptions, 1,793 yards, and 10 touchdowns in 2025–a WR2 overall finish at 18.1 points per game. He also added an 82nd-percentile contested catch rate, which tells you he's not just a soft-route slot receiver who needs clean looks to function. Sam Darnold is a minor concern at quarterback–93rd percentile CPOE sounds great until you see the 14 interceptions–but Darnold got the job done last year and JSN is the rare receiver whose separation ability is good enough to overcome questionable quarterback play. He's going as the WR3 overall, and the metrics justify it.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- WR
- , Seattle Seahawks
- 24
- 197 lbs
- 6' 0"
- Ohio State
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2026 Draft note
Every meaningful receiver metric points in the same direction with JSN. He led all wide receivers in ESPN OPEN score (100th percentile) and ranked 98th in OVERALL, and his PFF route grade (99th percentile) and YPRR (3.62, 99th percentile) were both at the top of the sample. The production matched: 119 receptions, 1,793 yards, and 10 touchdowns in 2025–a WR2 overall finish at 18.1 points per game. He also added an 82nd-percentile contested catch rate, which tells you he's not just a soft-route slot receiver who needs clean looks to function. Sam Darnold is a minor concern at quarterback–93rd percentile CPOE sounds great until you see the 14 interceptions–but Darnold got the job done last year and JSN is the rare receiver whose separation ability is good enough to overcome questionable quarterback play. He's going as the WR3 overall, and the metrics justify it.
2026 Strength of Schedule - SEA
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 NE | 5 @ARI | 23 @WAS | 14 LAC | 26 SF | 15 @DEN | 10 KC | 31 CHI | 5 ARI | 8 @LV | BYE | 26 @SF | 32 DAL | 17 NYG | 2 @PHI | 18 LAR | 11 @CAR | 18 @LAR |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SF | 9 | 124 | 0 | 13 | 13.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 10.4 | 14.90 | 19.4 | 40/52 | 76.9% |
| 2 | @PIT | 8 | 103 | 0 | 10 | 12.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.3 | 14.30 | 18.3 | 42/65 | 64.6% |
| 3 | NO | 5 | 96 | 1 | 6 | 19.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.6 | 18.10 | 20.6 | 28/57 | 49.1% |
| 4 | @ARI | 4 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 19.75 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 9.0 | 11.00 | 13.0 | 53/66 | 80.3% |
| 5 | TB | 8 | 132 | 1 | 9 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.2 | 23.20 | 27.2 | 55/61 | 90.2% |
| 6 | @JAX | 8 | 162 | 1 | 13 | 20.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.2 | 26.20 | 30.2 | 45/55 | 81.8% |
| 7 | HOU | 8 | 123 | 1 | 14 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.3 | 22.30 | 26.3 | 63/72 | 87.5% |
| 8 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | @WAS | 8 | 129 | 0 | 9 | 16.12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 14.0 | 18.00 | 22.0 | 34/51 | 66.7% |
| 10 | ARI | 5 | 93 | 1 | 6 | 18.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.3 | 17.80 | 20.3 | 26/62 | 41.9% |
| 11 | @LAR | 9 | 105 | 0 | 12 | 11.67 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 11.6 | 16.10 | 20.6 | 70/84 | 83.3% |
| 12 | @TEN | 8 | 167 | 2 | 10 | 20.88 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 29.1 | 33.10 | 37.1 | 38/48 | 79.2% |
| 13 | MIN | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.3 | 3.30 | 4.3 | 55/67 | 82.1% |
| 14 | @ATL | 7 | 92 | 2 | 10 | 13.14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 | 21.1 | 24.60 | 28.1 | 44/61 | 72.1% |
| 15 | IND | 7 | 113 | 0 | 9 | 16.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.3 | 14.80 | 18.3 | 55/60 | 91.7% |
| 16 | LAR | 8 | 96 | 1 | 13 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.6 | 19.60 | 23.6 | 65/68 | 95.6% |
| 17 | @CAR | 9 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.2 | 11.70 | 16.2 | 59/66 | 89.4% |
| 18 | @SF | 6 | 84 | 0 | 8 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.4 | 11.40 | 14.4 | 57/69 | 82.6% |
| Per game | 7.00 | 105.47 | 0.59 | 9.59 | 15.07 | 0.41 | 2.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 5.14 | 14.17 | 17.67 | 21.17 | 48.76/62.59 | 77.35% | |
| Totals | 119 | 1793 | 10 | 163 | 15.07 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 240.9 | 300.4 | 359.9 | 829/1064 | 77.35% | |






