Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Drafted by Seattle in the 1st round (20th overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/27/23:  Drafted by Seattle (1st round, 20th overall)
03/25/26: Signed contract extension with Seattle

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has a reception in 51 consecutive regular-season games to begin his Seahawks career, the second-longest streak behind Joey Galloway's 71-game streak (1995-99). His 282 receptions and 3,551 receiving yards are the most in a player's first three seasons in franchise history.

• Named AP Offensive Player of the Year, was a unanimous first-team AP All-Pro selection and named to the NFC Pro Bowl Games roster during Seattle's 2025 Super Bowl LX-winning season. Started all 20 games. Became the fourth player to lead the NFL in receiving yards during the regular season and win the Super Bowl in the same year. Turned in one of the best receiving seasons in NFL history with the eighth-most receiving yards (1,793, 1st NFL) in a single-season in NFL history, a franchise-record 119 receptions (4th NFL) and a career-high 10 touchdowns (6th NFL). His nine 100-yard games are a franchise-record and the most in the NFL, also became the first player in franchise history with four-consecutive 100-yards games.

• Became the first player in NFL history with at least 75 receiving yards in each of his first 11 games of a season.

• In 2025, became the eighth player in franchise history with back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons and the 26th player in NFL history to reach 1,000 receiving yards in his first nine games of a season.

• Became the sixth player in NFL history to record 100 receptions and 1,000 yards in the same season in two of his first three seasons, joining Anquan Boldin, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Marshall, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Michael Thomas.

• Became the third player in NFL history 23 years old or younger with at least 1,700 receiving yards in a single season, joining Isaac Bruce and Justin Jefferson, and the fourth player 23 years old or younger with at least 1,500 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions in a season, joining Justin Jefferson (2021), DeAndre Hopkins (2015) and Isaac Bruce (1995). His 13 90-yard games are the most in a single-season in NFL history by a player 23 years old or younger, and fourth overall, joining Cooper Kupp (16 games), Antonio Brown (13) and Michael Irvin (13).

• Eighth player in NFL history with 150 receptions, 1,700 yards, and 10 touchdowns at 22 years old or younger.

• Tied franchise record with 100 receptions (9th NFL) in 2024, and 10th player in franchise history with 1,000 receiving yards in a season and set single-season career-highs in catches (100), receiving yards (1,130), and touchdowns (6).

• His 367 receiving yards in Weeks 9-12 in 2024 are the third-most over a three-game span in franchise history (Steve Largent, 393 in 1984; Tyler Lockett, 368 in 2020-21).

• Hauled in a career-high 180 receiving yards vs. the L.A. Rams (11/3/24), on seven receptions with two touchdowns, matching John L. Williams for the fourth-highest receiving total in franchise history behind Steve Largent (261), Tyler Lockett (200) and Largent again (191). Largent, Lockett and Smith-Njigba are the only pass-catchers in franchise history with at least 180 yards and multiple touchdown reception in a single game.

• At New England (9/15/24), set career-high in receptions (12) for 117 yards. Seahawks pass-catchers had recorded 10-catch, 100-yard games 21 times in franchise history, but DK Metcalf (10 for 129) and Smith-Njigba (12 for 117) are the first Seahawks duo to accomplish that feat in the same contest.

• In 2023, his 63 receptions were the second-­most receptions by a rookie in franchise history, and along with Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf, gave Seattle three receivers with 60­-plus catches in a season for the first time in franchise history.

• Only rookie since 1960 with two game-winning touchdown receptions in the final minute of the fourth quarter (vs. Cleveland, 10/29; vs. Philadelphia, 12/18). Along with Jake Bobo, vs. Arizona (10/22/23) became the first pair of rookie wide receivers to record a touchdown reception in the same game in franchise history.

HONORS: 2025: first-team AP All-Pro, AP Offensive Player of the Year, NFC Pro Bowl, PFWA Offensive Player of the Year, Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year, PFWA All-NFL Team, PFWA All-NFC Team, FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year, NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October; 2024: NFC Pro Bowl.

COLLEGE: Started 16 of 23 games during his Ohio State career, recording 110 receptions for 1,698 yards and 10 touchdowns. Only played three games during his junior season after suffering a hamstring injury. Enjoyed a breakout 2021 season when he led Ohio State with school-record totals of 95 receptions (fifth-most in Big Ten history) and 1,606 receiving yards (breaking 20-year-old Big Ten receiving yards record (1,545 yards in 2001 by Wisconsin's Lee Evans), on a team that featured first-round NFL Draft picks Garrett Wilson (No. 10 overall to the Jets) and Chris Olave (No. 11 overall to New Orleans). Set Rose Bowl records with 347 receiving yards and a school-record 15 receptions, with three touchdowns and was named offensive player of the game. The 347 receiving yards was also an all-time bowl game record, school single-game record, the second-most in Big Ten history and the fifth-highest total in NCAA Division I history. On the strength of his 2021 season, he finished 18th at Ohio State in career receptions (110) and 21st in receiving yards (1,698). Named third-team AP All-American and third-team all-Big Ten Conference in 2021.

PERSONAL: Attended Rockwall High. Finished the recruiting cycle with a five-star ranking and was a top 50-ranked player nationally according to 247Sports.com. Named the Texas 6A State Player of the Year and was the No. 5-ranked player overall in the state of Texas. Compiled 5,346 career receiving yards and 82 touchdowns in 44 games. In 13 games as a senior, had 104 catches for 2,094 yards and 35 touchdowns. Majored in health sciences.