Draft Note by John Paulsen
As a rookie, Jaxon Smith-Njigba finished the season as the fantasy WR46 and his early ADP has him going WR45 off the board. He still may be blocked by Tyler Lockett, though there were some signs in Lockett’s 2023 season that indicated his efficiency was dropping. Lockett set a six-year low in yards per route run, so there is an opening for JSN to carve out a bigger role in his second season. HC Mike Macdonald said that he’d be a “massive piece” of the offense. JSN fared well in Matt Harmon’s charting at Reception Perception: “He’s a good route runner.” New OC Ryan Grubb will likely better utilize Smith-Njigba’s skillset as well. Smith-Njigba still has environmental issues (i.e. Lockett’s presence), but the chances that he emerges as the No. 2 option in a more efficient offense seem much higher in 2024.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- WR
- , Seattle Seahawks
- 22
- 196 lbs
- 6' 1"
- 97
- 3
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Draft note
As a rookie, Jaxon Smith-Njigba finished the season as the fantasy WR46 and his early ADP has him going WR45 off the board. He still may be blocked by Tyler Lockett, though there were some signs in Lockett’s 2023 season that indicated his efficiency was dropping. Lockett set a six-year low in yards per route run, so there is an opening for JSN to carve out a bigger role in his second season. HC Mike Macdonald said that he’d be a “massive piece” of the offense. JSN fared well in Matt Harmon’s charting at Reception Perception: “He’s a good route runner.” New OC Ryan Grubb will likely better utilize Smith-Njigba’s skillset as well. Smith-Njigba still has environmental issues (i.e. Lockett’s presence), but the chances that he emerges as the No. 2 option in a more efficient offense seem much higher in 2024.
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2024 Strength of Schedule - SEA
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 DEN | 24 @NE | 17 MIA | 32 @DET | 21 NYG | 16 SF | 11 @ATL | 6 BUF | 25 LAR | BYE | 16 @SF | 8 ARI | 1 @NYJ | 8 @ARI | 23 GB | 14 MIN | 13 @CHI | 25 @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 | LAR | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.3 | 2.80 | 4.3 | 30/51 | 58.8% |
| 2 | @DET | 5 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.4 | 5.90 | 8.4 | 40/72 | 55.6% |
| 3 | CAR | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1.50 | 2.0 | 33/75 | 44.0% |
| 4 | @NYG | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | 2.00 | 3.5 | 29/55 | 52.7% |
| 5 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | @CIN | 4 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.8 | 6.80 | 8.8 | 53/74 | 71.6% |
| 7 | ARI | 4 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.3 | 14.30 | 16.3 | 38/60 | 63.3% |
| 8 | CLE | 3 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.6 | 11.10 | 12.6 | 38/58 | 65.5% |
| 9 | @BAL | 6 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.3 | 9.30 | 12.3 | 40/49 | 81.6% |
| 10 | WAS | 4 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 13.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.3 | 7.30 | 9.3 | 50/81 | 61.7% |
| 11 | @LAR | 3 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 5.50 | 7.0 | 44/65 | 67.7% |
| 12 | SF | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 20.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.1 | 5.10 | 6.1 | 42/56 | 75.0% |
| 13 | @DAL | 7 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 9.70 | 13.2 | 46/69 | 66.7% |
| 14 | @SF | 4 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | 4.50 | 6.5 | 42/59 | 71.2% |
| 15 | PHI | 4 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.8 | 12.80 | 14.8 | 42/61 | 68.9% |
| 16 | @TEN | 6 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 10.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.1 | 9.10 | 12.1 | 39/62 | 62.9% |
| 17 | PIT | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.2 | 7.70 | 8.2 | 33/49 | 67.3% |
| 18 | @ARI | 3 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.4 | 2.90 | 4.4 | 36/55 | 65.5% |
| Per game | 3.71 | 36.94 | 0.24 | 5.47 | 9.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.11 | 6.96 | 8.81 | 39.71/61.82 | 64.71% | |
| Totals | 63 | 628 | 4 | 93 | 9.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 86.8 | 118.3 | 149.8 | 675/1051 | 64.71% | |
