Jaxon Smith-Njigba Week 17 Preview vs. the Panthers

Jaxon Smith-Njigba will be up against the 16th-ranked passing defense in the league when his Seattle Seahawks take on the Carolina Panthers in Week 17, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Smith-Njigba has 104 catches for a team-best 1,637 yards and 10 TDs this season. He has been targeted 143 times.

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Smith-Njigba vs. the Panthers

• Smith-Njigba vs the Panthers (since 2021): No games
• Carolina has given up 100 or more receiving yards to five opposing receivers in the 2025 season.
• The Panthers have allowed 17 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
• Carolina has allowed only one player to record at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• The Panthers surrender 209.6 passing yards per game, the NFL's 16th-ranked pass defense this season.
• The Panthers have the No. 6 defense in the NFL in passing TDs allowed, conceding 18 this season (1.2 per game).

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Smith-Njigba Receiving Insights

• Smith-Njigba, in the receiving game, has hit the over on his receiving yards prop in 12 of 15 games this year.
• Smith-Njigba has received 33.4% of his team's 428 passing attempts this season (143 targets).
• He is averaging 11.4 yards per target (third in NFL play), picking up 1,637 yards on 143 passes thrown his way.
• Smith-Njigba has a touchdown catch in eight of 15 games this season, getting into the box multiple times in two matchups.
• He has 10 total touchdowns this season (25.0% of his team's 40 offensive TDs).
• Smith-Njigba (16 red zone targets) has been targeted 27.1% of the time in the red zone (59 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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