JSN is on pace to break Tyler Lockett’s franchise receptions record, with DK Metcalf’s record in sight as well.
Last week I wrote about how Jaxon Smith-Njigba is on pace to break both DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett’s single season Seattle Seahawks records. Metcalf currently holds the single season receiving yards record at 1,303 yards (back in 2020). Lockett currently holds this record with 100 receptions (also back in 2020).
As noted last week, for Smith Njigba to break these records he would have needed to average 103 yards per game and five catches per game to break each respective record. So, where does Smith-Njigba currently stand after his performance last week against the Minnesota Vikings? Smith-Njigba put up another impressive stat line of eight catches for 95 yards and a touchdown. This brings his 2024 totals (through 15 games) to 93 catches for 1,089 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Smith-Njigba exceeded the five-catch average he needed to break Lockett’s record, and came just eight yards short of the 103-yard average he needs to break Metcalf’s record. Moving forward in his last two games (@ Chicago Bears and @ Los Angeles Rams), Smith-Njigba needs only eight more catches and 215 yards to break both the receptions and yards in a season records for the Seahawks.
Doing some quick math, Smith-Njigba needs to average 4 catches and 108 yards per game to break both records. Some fans may argue that Smith-Njigba needed 17 games to accomplish this, so if either record is broken then there needs to be an asterisk by it. That is a fair assessment, however even with that argument, Smith-Njigba only needs eight catches and could easily still break the receptions record this Thursday night against the Bears. He could break the record in 16 games instead of needing the 17th.
The 215 yards needed to break Metcalf’s yards record in one game may be a little more difficult, however Smith-Njigba did put up 180 yards against the Rams last month, which arguably should have been well over 200 yards if not for some offensive line penalties. Regardless of whether or not Smith-Njigba breaks one or both of these records in 16 or 17-games, the fact that he is producing this well in only his second year in the NFL is plenty of reason for 12s to be grateful this holiday season.
