Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-10vs Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 77-21vs Toledo | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 54-10vs Iowa | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 5 | 43 | 8.3 | 0 | 21 |
#11
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2022: 5 catches, 43 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Rockwall, TX
CFB Index 96 · #4 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceSeattle — drafted 2023, Rd 1, Pick 20, #20 overall
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
5★
WR recruit
No. 29 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
Statement game15 rec · 240 yds · 1 TDat Nebraska (FBS) · W 26-17
Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Lighting it up today! So much talentr/CFB game thread · ▲ 3His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Ohio State. 2022: 5 catches, 43 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Ohio State in 2020.
- Drafted round 1 by the Seattle in 2023.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent three seasons in the Ohio State receiving corps. 2021 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 33 rec yds, 2 receptions against Toledo — Week 3, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Ohio State, 1,698 receiving yards — drafted at #20 overall by Seattle.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The week the volume broke through — put up 240 yds at Nebraska.Nebraska · W 26-172021
20205 games
- Signed with Ohio State5-star out of Rockwall
202112 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Big Tenthird
2023
- Drafted by Seattleround 1, pick 20
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Ohio State
NFL
NFL Draft
R1 · #20
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coach2020–2022
Ohio State
Played his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
SeattleEntering 4th NFL season
#20Rd 1 · Pick 20
SeattleEntering 4th NFL season
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Ryan Day — 29-5 over that span.
2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
our read the All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 468 FBS receivers by CFB Index Score.2021 profile
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
96 · #4 of 468 WRs
Former five-star. Now #4 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 95 | 1,606 | 16.9 | 9 | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 110 | 1,698 | 15.4 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | 63 | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 74 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2021 production profile sits closest to David Bell’s 2021 season.
65%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 35
Matches David on
Height
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from David on
Class year (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Cary Angeline’s path through NC State.
97%match
#2
Jalen Coker
96%
Matches Cary on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Sarratt's sophomore season at James Madison (2023).
68%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
Matches Elijah on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Elijah on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology