Jaxon Smith-Njigba

BIOGRAPHY

Jaxon Smith-Njiba was born February 14, 2002, in Dallas, Texas. He is a wide receiver in the NFL. 

Smith-Njigba was selected by the Seahawks in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He holds the FBS Bowl Game and Ohio State single game record for most receiving yards with 347 in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Smith also holds Ohio State records for most catches in a single game with 15 (twice) and most receiving yards in a single season with 1,606 during the 2021 season. Smith-Njigba played in seven games as a freshman and led Ohio State's freshmen with 10 receptions for 49 yards and one touchdown. He was named a starter at the slot receiver position for the Buckeyes going into his sophomore season. On November 6, 2021, Smith-Njigba recorded 15 receptions (single game school record) for 240 yards (the second most receiving yards in a game in school history at the time) and one touchdown in a 26–17 win against Nebraska. Later that season, he set both an Ohio State single game and FBS Bowl record for receiving yards with 347 in Ohio State's win in the 2022 Rose Bowl. In that game, he also recorded 15 receptions (tying his own record set in the aforementioned Nebraska game) and passed David Boston for the single season receiving yards record at Ohio State with 1,606. Smith-Njigba was limited to just three games in 2022 due to a hamstring injury and his decision to not participate in the College Playoff. In addition, Smith Njigba announced that he would pass on from his senior year of college and enter the 2023 NFL Draft.

He caught his first regular-season NFL pass Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams with a one-yard completion from Geno Smith. Smith-Njigba started his first game Week 7 of that year after starter DK Metcalf was sidelined due to a rib injury; during that game, he caught his first career touchdown pass on a 28-yard pass from Smith.