Jaxon Smith-Njigba is officially in rare Seattle Seahawks territory.
With 8 catches for 123 yards and a touchdown in Seattle’s 27–19 Monday Night Football win over Houston, the 23-year-old logged his third consecutive 100-yard game, becoming just the second player in franchise history to do it, according to team records. The first: DK Metcalf, who strung together three straight 100-yard outings in 2024.
Seattle’s own accounts celebrated the milestone in real time, highlighting the streak after the final whistle.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Streak, By the Numbers
The night added to a burgeoning Year-2 breakout. Smith-Njigba now has five 100-yard games in 2025, the most in the NFL through seven weeks and tied for the second-most in a single season in Seahawks history; Steve Largent had six in 1979, per NFL Research. He also became the youngest player of the Super Bowl era with 75+ receiving yards in each of his first seven games of a season, and he and Isaac Bruce are the only players age 24 or younger with 800+ yards in their first seven games.
Why it Matters for the Offense
Beyond the records, JSN’s surge is carrying weight in the standings. His 123 and early TD helped push Seattle to 5-2, keeping pace in a crowded NFC West. Quarterback Sam Darnold fed Smith-Njigba a team-high 14 targets and finished with 213 yards and a score as the Seahawks closed out a physical Texans team.
Context around Darnold, and How JSN is Elevating Him
JSN’s and Darnold’s success are interconnected. Many wondered what Darnold would look like in Seattle after the Vikings declined to run it back with him after a 14-win campaign after an early playoff exit in 2024. JSN, fresh off a Pro Bowl season in 2024, had only known one quarterback in his two NFL seasons, Geno Smith. Now, JSN is on a blistering pace and looks to be the next superstar receiver in the NFL. In each season of his career, so far, JSN has nearly doubled his receiving yardage, from 36.9 yards per game in 2023, to 66.5 yards per game a season ago, to now posting 117 yards per game so far this season. And even on a night where Seattle turned it over multiple times, JSN’s eight-catch, 123-yard line steadied the offense, proof that his target gravity is already dictating coverages.
Why it matters: stacking 100s changes coverage math. With defenses already committing resources to Cooper Kupp’s slot presence and the run game, Smith-Njigba’s route acuity and early-down reliability have forced coordinators into pick-your-poison decisions. That stress has correlated with Seattle’s recent complementary-football identity under Mike Macdonald and could foreshadow even bigger volume if opponents stay in single-high looks to combat the ground game.
Will The Streak Continue For JSN?
Seattle hits the bye week and then is JSN has a few favorable matchups coming his way.
Over the next three weeks, JSN gets two green lights and one red. First up, Washington’s pass defense ranks bottom-eight by EPA per dropback (positive is bad for defenses), a setup that favors Seattle’s quick-game and option routes in the slot, according to SumerSports. A week later, Arizona profiles similarly, bottom-half overall with a positive EPA/pass allowed. So, volume and YAC should again be on the table if the Seahawks can stay ahead of the sticks. The real test lands in Week 11 at the Rams, whose defense sits top-five with a negative EPA/pass (elite) and has been squeezing windows with rush + coverage. Expect Seattle to manufacture touches and motion JSN for free releases, but 100+ yards will likely require double-digit targets.
If JSN continues his torrid pace, he’d finish the regular season with nearly 2,000 receiving yards.
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