Ja'Marr Chase for Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 1	# 3	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. TB	vs. NE	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs TB	This is a 4 star matchup. WRs perform a little better than their average vs NE	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	188.6	240.9	-
Avg Game	11.8	14.2	-
Avg Projection	214.4	213.1	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	10	21	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Ja'Marr Chase	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Add Player

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#1	#3	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#1	#3	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/23	#1	#3	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#2	#3	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#1	#3	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#1	#2	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#3	#1	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#3	#2	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/23	#1	#2	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#1	#3	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#1	#3	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#1	#3	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/21	#2	#3	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/21	#2	#3	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/21	#1	#4	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#1	#3	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#3	#1	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#2	#3	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#1	#4	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#1	#3	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#2	#1	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#1	#3	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/19	#1	#3	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#1	#3	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#1	#3	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#1	#3	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#1	#3	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#2	#3	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#2	#3	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#1	#3	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#1	#3	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#1	#3	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#2	#3	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/22	#1	#3	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#1	#3	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#1	#3	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/16	#3	#4	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#1	#3	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#1	#8	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#3	#2	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#1	#3	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#1	#3	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#1	#3	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#1	#3	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#1	#3	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#1	#3	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#1	#3	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#1	#2	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#1	#4	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#1	#3	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#1	#3	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#1	#5	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/22	#1	#2	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#1	#3	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#1	#2	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#1	#3	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#2	#1	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#1	#3	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#1	#2	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/19	#1	#2	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#2	#3	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#1	#2	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#1	#3	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#1	#3	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/21	#1	#4	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#2	#1	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#1	#3	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#1	#2	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#2	#3	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#1	#3	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#3	#2	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#1	#2	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#1	#3	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#1	#3	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#3	#2	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#1	#3	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#1	#2	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#1	#3	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#1	#2	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#3	#2	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/22	#1	#3	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#1	#3	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#1	#4	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#3	#2	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#1	#3	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#1	#3	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#1	#2	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#1	#2	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#2	#3	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/22	#1	#3	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#1	#3	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#1	#3	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#3	#2	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#1	#3	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#1	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#2	#1	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#2	#3	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#2	#3	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#1	#2	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#3	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#3	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	#3	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#2	#3	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#2	#3	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#1	#3	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#1	#3	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. TB	vs. NE
Week 2	at HOU	at ARI
Week 3	at PIT	at WAS
Week 4	vs. JAC	vs. LAC
Week 5	at MIA	vs. SF
Week 6	BYE WEEK	at DEN
Week 7	at BAL	vs. KC
Week 8	vs. TEN	vs. CHI
Week 9	at ATL	vs. ARI
Week 10	vs. PIT	at LV
Week 11	at WAS	BYE WEEK
Week 12	vs. NO	at SF
Week 13	at CLE	vs. DAL
Week 14	vs. KC	vs. NYG
Week 15	at CAR	at PHI
Week 16	at IND	vs. LAR
Week 17	vs. BAL	at CAR
Week 18	vs. CLE	at LAR

Player Projections Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA
Receiving

Receptions	121.2	110.9
Rec Yards	1,510.2	1,568.2
Rec TDs	10.6	9.2

Rushing

Rush Attempts	3.0	5.5
Rush Yards	17.0	30.4
Rush TDs	0.0	0.1

Points

Fantasy Points	214.4	213.1

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA
2025 Points
Week 1	2.6	10.4
Week 2	22.5	10.3
Week 3	3.9	15.6
Week 4	2.3	9.0
Week 5	23.0	19.2
Week 6	15.1	22.2
Week 7	22.1	18.3
Week 8	9.1	‐
Week 9	11.1	14.0
Week 10	‐	15.3
Week 11	3.0	11.6
Week 12	‐	29.1
Week 13	11.0	2.3
Week 14	5.2	21.1
Week 15	13.2	11.3
Week 16	10.9	15.6
Week 17	18.0	7.2
Week 18	15.6	8.4
Total	188.6	240.9
Average	11.8	14.2

Player Targets Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA
2025 Targets
Week 1	5	13
Week 2	16	10
Week 3	6	6
Week 4	8	5
Week 5	10	9
Week 6	12	13
Week 7	23	14
Week 8	19	‐
Week 9	8	9
Week 10	‐	6
Week 11	10	12
Week 12	‐	10
Week 13	14	4
Week 14	8	10
Week 15	16	9
Week 16	11	13
Week 17	9	12
Week 18	10	8

Notes for Player Combination
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR - SEA
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase had another stellar season last year. He was the WR3 in fantasy points per game while finishing sixth in red zone targets and 18th in deep targets (tied). Again this season, Chase will lead an offense that will live and die by their passing game. Last year, Cincy was third in neutral passing rate and fifth in red zone passing rate. I don't see either of those numbers changing much in 2026 with Joe Burrow back under center. Last year, Chase remained a volume and efficiency monster, ranking third in target share (30.2%) and receiving yards per game (88.3), 18th in yards per route run (2.30), 14th in first downs per route run (0.119), and third in first-read share (40.3%, per Fantasy Points Data). Among 109 qualifying receivers, he was ninth in separation score and 23rd in route win rate. Chase has WR1 overall upside again this season.	Last year, Jaxon Smith-Njigba stepped up and put up what might be a career-best season for him when it's all said and done. I'm not saying that he will definitively fall off, but replicating his 2025 season will be tough no matter how you slice it. Last year, he posted the seventh-most receiving yards ever in a single season (1,793) and 119 receptions as the WR2 in fantasy points per game. He had 44.1% of Seattle's receiving yards, which was easily the highest mark in the NFL among receivers by a staggering 6.2%. The next closest was Puka Nacua with 37.9%. Smith-Njigba didn't have any new faces added to this Seattle passing attack in the offseason to threaten his usage at all, and he still has Sam Darnold under center, but we'll have to see how much losing Klint Kubiak impacts this offense. That loss won't tank his season, but it's a concern that has to be brought up. Last year, Smith-Njigba ranked first in target share (32.6%), second in receiving yards per game (105.5), second in yards per route run (3.74), and first in first-read share (44.6%, per Fantasy Points Data). Smith-Njigba is a top 3-5 fantasy receiver with an extremely high ceiling and elite floor.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase remains firmly atop the conversation for the overall WR1 in fantasy football after another dominant season in 2025. The Bengals superstar commanded over a 30% target share while averaging 88.3 receiving yards per game and ranking among the league leaders in red-zone usage. Attached to a healthy Joe Burrow, Chase continues to combine elite volume, explosive playmaking, and touchdown upside in one of the NFL's premier passing offenses. Barring injury, he offers one of the safest and highest ceilings at the position entering 2026.	Jaxon Smith-Njigba fully arrived in 2025, finishing as the WR2 overall after leading the NFL in target share and nearly carrying the entire Seahawks passing attack. The 24-year-old posted elite efficiency metrics alongside massive volume, turning 163 targets into nearly 1,800 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. Seattle rewarded JSN with a massive extension after his monster campaign, cementing him as the franchise's centerpiece offensively. Although the loss of OC Klint Kubiak and added target competition from Rashid Shaheed could slightly reduce his outrageous usage, Smith-Njigba still projects as one of fantasy football's elite WR1 options entering 2026.
Chris Welsh FantasyPros	- #3 in Target Share at 32.3%	- #1 in Target Share at 35.8% -