Move over Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, and all of the other top receivers, there is a new number 1 in town. That guy is Jaxon Smith-Njigba. JSN is off to a historical start to his 2025 campaign, and he's only getting better.
It's crazy to think that this is the first season where JSN is the number one wide receiver on his team in both college and the NFL. During his career at Ohio State, JSN was a superb receiver, but he was always overshadowed by guys such as Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr, Chris Olave, and Emeka Egbuka to name a few.
Even in his first two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, DK Metcalf was always regarded as the WR1. But now this is JSN's offense. Smith-Njigba currently leads all wide receivers in receiving yards with 1,313.
JSN has already shattered his receiving yards total from last season through just 11 games. If he keeps this pace up, he will probably end up with more receiving yards than he had in his first 2 NFL seasons combined.
The next closest receiver to this number is George Pickens with almost 300 yards less than JSN. Not to mention, JSN has already broken the single-season receiving yards record for the Seattle Seahawks in just Week 12.
Through his first 11 games, JSN has tallied at least 79 receiving yards per game. In addition, he has had at least 93 receiving yards in every game this season except one back in Week 4.
In addition, JSN is on pace to break the single season receiving yards record throughout the NFL which is held by Calvin Johnson. If he keeps this pace up, he would just barely sneak past Johnson's mark although he would do it in one extra game.
Putting all of these numbers aside, JSN is off to a ridiculous start. Moving on from DK Metcalf could turn out to be one of the best moves ever made by the franchise because of the gem they unlocked in Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
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