Seattle Seahawks third-year receiver, Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year, for a season campaign that included 1,793 receiving yards, which led the NFL, on 119 receptions and 10 touchdowns.
"What an honor," Smith-Njigba said on receiving the award. "I want to first give all the glory to God. Second, I want to give it to my teammates. I want to thank y'all. I love y'all. Y'all are who I do it for each and every week. I want to give this award to my father. Going into my last year [of college], he told me to pray for wisdom, and I did. Before going into that season, I wanted to be a Top 5 draft choice, I wanted to be a Heisman candidate, a bunch of things, and ultimately, I wasn't able to play and I think with that time, I grew wise and figured out a lot about myself, and who I wanted to be and who I wanted to do it for. Ultimately dropping to the 20th draft pick where I was selected by the Seattle Seahawks and I can't thank everyone involved enough."
Smith-Njigba's third season was filled with breaking records while helping to make Seattle's offense the No. 3 scoring offense this season (483 total points, 29.2 points per game).
Along with leading the NFL in receiving yards, he became the first player in NFL history with at least 75 receiving yards in each of his first 11 games of a season. He had nine 100+ yard games this season, with a season best of 167 yards in Week 12. He also had nine 100-yard games this season, the most in the NFL, and the most in a single season in franchise history. Along with that, Smith-Njigba set multiple franchise records and did enough to put his name next to NFL greats in the league record books.
This season he also became the third player in NFL history 23 years old or younger with at least 1,700 receiving yards in a single season and set the franchise record for most receptions in a single season with a career-high 119.
"There's a lot of great receivers in this league who don't have as diverse of a skill set as he does," head coach Mike Macdonald said. "Anywhere from an intermediate route tree, catch-and-run stuff at the line of scrimmage, and then we've seen his ability to track the ball at the third level and keep his body position, all that kind of stuff."
Smith-Njigba also won the Air and Ground Player of the Year award that was announced at NFL Honors.
He is just the second Seahawks player to win this award ever after Shaun Alexander won the award in 2005. Kenny Easley and Cortez Kennedy both won the Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1984 and 1992, respectively.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the NFL in receiving through the 2025 regular season. Check out the best photos of JSN's 2025 season.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the New Orleans Saints in Week 3.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the New Orleans Saints in Week 3.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the New Orleans Saints in Week 3.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the New Orleans Saints in Week 3.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the New Orleans Saints in Week 3.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Houston Texans in Week 7.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Washington Commanders in Week 9.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at L.A. Rams in Week 11.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at L.A. Rams in Week 11.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at L.A. Rams in Week 11.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at L.A. Rams in Week 11.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Tennessee Titans in Week 12.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Tennessee Titans in Week 12.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Tennessee Titans in Week 12.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Tennessee Titans in Week 12.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Tennessee Titans in Week 12.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Tennessee Titans in Week 12.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. Minnesota Vikings in Week 13.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. Minnesota Vikings in Week 13.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. Minnesota Vikings in Week 13.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Atlanta Falcons in Week 14.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Atlanta Falcons in Week 14.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at Atlanta Falcons in Week 14.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the L.A. Rams in Week 16.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the L.A. Rams in Week 16.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the L.A. Rams in Week 16.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) vs. the L.A. Rams in Week 16.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Carolina Panthers in Week 17.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Carolina Panthers in Week 17.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Carolina Panthers in Week 17.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the Carolina Panthers in Week 17.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18.
Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18.
