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PositiveProjectionJul 31, 2026Yahoo Fantasy Football
Smith-Njigba had an all-time 2025 season with 35.8% target share (highest for any wideout 2015–2025), won Offensive Player of the Year, and led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl win while moving from 67.6%–77.4% slot rate in his first two seasons to just 17.5% in Year 3. Matt Harmon considers him arguably the best route runner in the entire NFL, capable of dominating at all three levels, and expects him to remain a top receiver in 2026 despite potential target distribution.
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PositiveBreakoutJul 31, 2026Field Gulls
Smith-Njigba earned Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2025 after a breakout season in which he set new single-season Seahawks team records with 119 receptions and 1,793 receiving yards. The source notes he achieved this before his 24th birthday and is now ranked as the third-best WR in ESPN's annual survey, behind only Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. He is positioned among the league's elite receivers alongside Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, and Puka Nacua.
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PositiveRoleJul 31, 2026Field Gulls
Smith-Njigba has demonstrated he is capable of being a 1,000-yard receiver when starting all 17 games for Seattle. Over his first two full seasons as a starting wide receiver (2024–2025), he averaged 1,462 yards and eight touchdowns on 110 receptions. The source emphasizes that if he can play in all 17 games again in 2026, there is little doubt he will eclipse 1,000 yards for the third consecutive season, establishing him as a franchise cornerstone.
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PositiveProjectionJul 31, 2026Field Gulls
The source projects Smith-Njigba will finish 2026 with 1,500 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 108 receptions. This projection is based on his two-season average of 1,462 yards and eight touchdowns on 110 receptions (2024–2025), compared to historical Seahawks benchmarks: Steve Largent averaged 1,319 yards and nine touchdowns per 17 games in his first two 1,000-yard seasons (1978–1979), and Tyler Lockett averaged 1,121 yards and 10 touchdowns per 17-game season in his first two 1,000-yard campaigns (2019–2020). The source notes this projection represents a slight decline from his 2025 peak (1,793 yards, 119 receptions) but maintains elite production.
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