Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Week 6: 12 Catches, 134 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Friday, Oct 16
Smith-Njigba caught 12 of 16 targets for 134 yards against the Broncos, including a 32-yarder and a fourth-down conversion in the fourth quarter, in a 17-14 overtime loss in Denver.
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba carried Seattle's passing game against the Broncos: 16 targets, 12 catches, 134 yards, +11.4 expected points added (EPA) on his targets. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. 16 targets were 31% of Sam Darnold's 51 attempts.
The defining catch came down 14-11 with 2:42 left. Second and 16 at the Seattle 20: Darnold threw deep over the middle and Smith-Njigba caught it at the Denver 48, 32 yards, +2.5 EPA and +18.6 points of win probability. He added 8 more to the Denver 39, and the drive ended there on Kris Abrams-Draine's interception of a throw to Tory Horton.
His most valuable snap came earlier in the fourth quarter, down 14-3. Fourth and 4 at the Denver 39, 7:50 left: a short throw to the left went 7 yards, +3.2 EPA, on the drive George Holani finished with a touchdown. On the last drive of regulation his 7-yard catch to the Denver 16 with 10 seconds left came just before the field goal that tied it 14-14. In overtime he converted third and 3 at the Seattle 20 with a 5-yard catch, +9.4 points of win probability.
16 targets and 12 catches were his most this season, after highs of 14 and 10 in Week 3. Through Week 5 he had 50 targets, 37 catches, 583 yards, 7 touchdowns and +34.7 EPA. What he did not get was the end zone, for the first time since Week 4.
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