Jaxon Smith-Njigba Week 3 Preview vs. the Commanders

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has a decent matchup when his Seattle Seahawks play the Washington Commanders in Week 3 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET). The Commanders have given up 224 passing yards per game, 19th in the league.

Smith-Njigba has put together a team-leading 277-yard campaign thus far (138.5 yards receiving per game) with four TDs, reeling in 17 passes on 22 targets.

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Smith-Njigba vs. the Commanders

• Smith-Njigba vs the Commanders (since 2021): 1 GP / 129 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Washington has allowed 100 or more receiving yards to one opposing receiver in the 2026 season.
• Four players have grabbed a TD pass against the Commanders this year.
• Three opposing players have hauled in at least two TD passes in matchups with Washington on the season.
• The pass defense of the Commanders is allowing 224 yards per contest this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
• Opponents of the Commanders have scored seven touchdowns through the air (3.5 per game). The Commanders' defense is 32nd in the NFL in that category.

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Smith-Njigba Receiving Insights

• Smith-Njigba has been targeted on 22 of his team's 50 passing attempts this season (44.0% target share).
• He has 277 receiving yards on 22 targets to rank 14th in NFL play with 12.6 yards per target.
• Smith-Njigba has a touchdown catch in all two games this year, scoring more than one TD on one occasion.
• He has 80.0% of his team's five offensive touchdowns this season (four).
• Smith-Njigba (six red zone targets) has been targeted 66.7% of the time in the red zone (nine total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Smith-Njigba's Recent Performance