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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ends Breakout Year as NFL Receiving Yards Leader

Attention shifts to awards debate after Seattle secured the NFC’s top seed.

Overview

  • He finished the regular season with 119 receptions for 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns, setting Seahawks single-season records in yards and receptions and leading the NFL in yardage.
  • Seattle clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed and a first-round bye, reaching the Divisional Round for the first time since 2019.
  • He logged four consecutive 100-yard games and briefly paced near Calvin Johnson’s single-season yardage trajectory before reduced second-half usage in blowouts tempered totals.
  • Puka Nacua led the league with 129 receptions and ranked second in receiving yards with 1,715 as the primary statistical challenger.
  • ESPN’s Bill Barnwell named Nacua his Offensive Player of the Year, a media opinion separate from the official award process.