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Player Dossier
2020-2022Ohio State
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Rockwall, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jaxon Smith-Njigba reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Jaxon Smith-Njigba built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jaxon Smith-Njigba's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 20
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Ohio State. Jaxon Smith-Njigba reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,698
- Receptions
- 110
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Jaxon Smith-Njigba quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,698
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Rockwall · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Rockwall · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 1 · Pick 20 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 43 receiving yards · WR 774th (top 74%) · Big Ten 140th (top 62%) · National 1,334th (top 64%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 28.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 15 | 347 | 3 | 83.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 80 | 1,259 | 6 | 83.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 26.8 |
Related Context
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba played WR for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaxon Smith-Njigba recorded 1,698 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Ohio State paired 1,606 primary output with 91.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 91.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2021 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
123.5
Efficiency
91.3
Usage
25.1
Consistency
59
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 347. Minnesota: 12. Oregon: 145. Tulsa: 33. Akron: 93. Rutgers: 66. Maryland: 103. Indiana: 99. Penn State: 97. Nebraska: 240. Purdue: 139. Michigan State: 105. Michigan: 127
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 15 by 100. Minnesota: 2 by 40. Oregon: 7 by 100. Tulsa: 2 by 100. Akron: 5 by 100. Rutgers: 2 by 100. Maryland: 5 by 100. Indiana: 6 by 100. Penn State: 6 by 100. Nebraska: 15 by 100. Purdue: 9 by 100. Michigan State: 10 by 70. Michigan: 11 by 77
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins121.3 · Games = 11 · -14.7 vs Losses
Losses136 · Games = 2 · +14.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | vs Utah100 receiving yards · High volume | W 48-45 | — | 15 | 347 | 23.1 | 23.10 | 3 | 52 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Michigan100 receiving yards · High volume | L 27-42 | — | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Michigan State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 56-7 | — | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Purdue100 receiving yards · High volume | W 59-31 | — | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Nebraska100 receiving yards · High volume | W 26-17 | — | 15 | 240 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Penn State | W 33-24 | — | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 0 | 58 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Indiana | W 54-7 | — | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Maryland100 receiving yards | W 66-17 | — | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Rutgers | W 52-13 | — | 2 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Akron | W 59-7 | — | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Tulsa | W 41-20 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Oregon100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 28-35 | — | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 20.70 | 2 | 29 |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Minnesota | W 45-31 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Jaxon Smith-Njigba story
Jaxon Smith-Njigba built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jaxon Smith-Njigba's career was his receiving role: 110 catches, 1,698 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 74 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaxon Smith-Njigba's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 49 | 35 | 8.1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 49 | 35 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 1,606 | 91.3 | 25.1 | 1,557 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1,606 | 91.3 | 25.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 43 | 52.2 | 6.7 | -1,563 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah
Week 1 · W 48-45 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
347
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
347 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · W 26-17 · Conference game
240
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
240 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 11 · W 59-31 · Conference game
139
Receiving Yards
78.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
139 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 3 · W 77-21
33
Receiving Yards
74.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Akron
Week 4 · W 59-7
93
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Ohio State
1,606 primary output · 91.3 efficiency · 25.1 usage
83.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
83.5
1,606 primary · 91.3 efficiency · 25.1 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Ohio State
28.5
49 primary · 35 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
5
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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