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Featured offensive role
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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
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesthird
- 20212021 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediathird
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