Seahawks Stat Tracker: QB Geno Smith is on pace to break his own franchise records

On By Littum

The Seattle Seahawks enter their bye week nine games into the 2024 season. With a break in the action this weekend, this would provide a good opportunity to look at a few different Seahawks offensive linemen and their individual stats thus far and what they would be up to to finish the season.

This article will look at the main statistical outputs that players provide. So even if Jaxon Smith-Njigba, for example, has one completion of 35 yards, we’re not going to assume he throws another pass this season since his main statistical output is receiving stats. Additionally, any expected stat that ends in a decimal will be rounded up if it’s over 0.5. For example, 475.6 yards projected will round up to 476 yards projected. With all that, let’s get right down to it.

Projections of defensive player statistics will be discussed next week.

Geno Smith

Current statistics (nine games):

  • 233 completions, 2,560 passing yards, 11 pass breakups, 10 interceptions
  • 193 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown.

Expected final stats:

  • 440 completions, 4,836 yards, 21 touchdowns, 19 interceptions
  • 365 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns

So far through nine games, Smith has led the NFL in passing yards. If he keeps this pace up, he’ll break his own single-season passing yards (4,282 yards), attempts (572) and completions (399) records he set in 2022. Those stats alone, along with a 68.1 completion percentage, show how much of a steal Seattle has at quarterback right now, despite what some 12s online might claim.

Kenneth Walker

Current statistics (seven games):

  • 99 carries, 398 rushing yards, six touchdowns
  • 30 receptions, 217 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown

Expected final stats:

  • 187 carries, 752 yards, 11 rushing touchdowns
  • 57 receptions, 409 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns

Zach Charbonnet

Current statistics (nine games):

  • 61 carries, 213 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns
  • 25 receptions, 189 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown

Expected final statistics

  • 115 carries 402 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns
  • 47 receptions, 357 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns

Walker and Charbonnet’s stats are underwhelming in the rushing yards category. Much of that could be attributed to run blocking (or lack thereof). Another keynote here is that Walker missed two complete games in the first nine games of the season, which is a big part of why his stats may be deflated while in turn inflating Charbonnet’s. In those extra opportunities, however, Charbonnet has gone from a zero-touchdown rookie campaign to five total touchdowns in nine weeks.

DK Metcalf

Current statistics (seven games):

  • 35 receptions, 568 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns

Expected final statistics:

  • 66 receptions 1,072 receiving yards, six receiving touchdowns

Jaxon Smith-Njigba:

– Current statistics (nine matches):

o 50 receptions, 568 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns

– Expected final statistics:

o 94 receptions, 1,072 receiving yards, six receiving touchdowns

Tyler Lockett

Current statistics (nine games):

  • 34 receptions, 456 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns

Expected final stats:

  • 64 receptions, 861 receiving yards, four receiving touchdowns

Noah Fant

Current statistics (eight games):

  • 27 receptions, 285 receiving yards, 0 receiving touchdowns

Expected final stats:

  • 51 receptions, 583 receiving yards, 0 receiving touchdowns

AJ Barner

Current statistics (nine games)

  • 17 receptions, 132 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown

Expected final stats:

  • 32 receptions, 249 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns

The flip side of Geno Smith having plenty of passing success this season is that someone has to catch all those passes. That can be seen here with the Seahawks top three wide receivers and two tight ends. Metcalf was on pace to break his 2020 season rushing record (1,303 yards) before his recent injury sidelined him for two games. If he can come back healthy and maintain his explosiveness, he may be able to threaten that record again. At the same pace as Metcalf, Smith-Njigba is slowly becoming the premier receiving threat the Seahawks expected him to be after drafting him out of Ohio State in 2023. Smith-Njigba is currently on pace to easily break his rookie receiving stat line. (50 receptions, 568 yards, three touchdowns). Despite falling into the WR three role, Lockett has still proven to be the clutch receiver that he is and is on track to possibly flirt with another 1,000 yard season.

At tight end, Fant still hasn’t caught a touchdown pass (last coming in 2022). Despite this, Fant is already just five receptions away from matching his 2023 season total. Barner looks more formidable receiving threat than many expected him to be after being drafted out of Michigan this year. With Fant’s recent injury issues, Barner could expect an even bigger increase in snaps.