Jaxon Smith-Njigba has a very good shot at several Seattle Seahawks franchise records

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Seattle Seahawks fans can look back on 2023-2024 as a rare era in franchise history, looking specifically at the wide receiver position. The top three receivers for Seattle over those two years are DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. However, the latter may already be on his way to becoming the best of the three receivers. In fact, for 2024, Smith-Njigba has one very realistic shot at breaking both the Seahawks single-season receiving yards record and the single-season reception record.

Metcalf currently holds the single-season passing yards record at 1,303 yards (back in 2020). Meanwhile, Smith-Njigba is currently at 994 yards. That’s just 309 yards shy of the record with three games remaining. That means for Smith-Njigba to break that record, he would have to average 103 yards per carry. match. Now that’s easier said than done, but still very achievable.

Smith-Njigba may be even closer to breaking the single-season receptions record. Lockett currently holds that record with 100 receptions, also back in 2020. Smith-Njigba currently has 85, just 16 catches away from breaking the record. That means for Smith-Njigba to break the record, he needs to average just over five catches a game.

To put into perspective how attainable these records are, let’s look at what Smith-Njigba is averaging per game. Through 14 games, Smith-Njigba is averaging 71 yards/game and six receptions/game. Breaking this down to just since Week 9, Smith Njigba is averaging 101 yards/game and seven receptions/game.

Overall, if Smith-Njigba maintains his pace from Week 9 onward, he will easily break Lockett’s record and he will come awfully close to breaking Metcalf’s receiving yards record. If he can achieve this within the next three weeks (vs Minnesota Vikings@ Chicago Bearsand @ Los Angeles Rams) then Smith-Njigba’s 2024 season would go down as the best statistical season ever in yards and receptions for a Seattle Seahawks wide receiver.

All this in just his second year in the league.