# Jaxon Smith-Njigba — what pundits predicted WR · Ohio State 58 checkable claims from 37 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## Measurables - Vertical: 35″ - Broad jump: 10′5″ - Height: 6′1″ - Weight: 196 lb - 3-cone: 6.57 s - 20-yard shuttle: 3.93 s 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. Drills not listed were not performed. Combine results via [Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2023-combine.htm). ## What the room says - Median call across 5 pundits: 1,956 receiving yards ## What pundits expect (37 unsettled) - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Nov 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11845a11-618d-4d9c-a2ba-4222cd3ab042 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech), for 2026, said Nov 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/546d71cf-ff1e-48dd-b023-9c73b9e860f0 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — Gordon McGuinness, for 2026, said Nov 12, 2026; not settled yet - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 1,956 receiving yards — [Eva Geitheim](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eva-geitheim), for 2026, said Nov 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a343b8b7-06a1-4453-aad1-d880d71a7b11 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Eva Geitheim](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eva-geitheim), for 2026, said Nov 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a343b8b7-06a1-4453-aad1-d880d71a7b11 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — Gordon McGuinness, for 2026, said Nov 10, 2026; not settled yet - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman), for 2026, said Nov 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/97d44ed7-e136-4f44-babc-78b1d8d020ad - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said Oct 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/90e7be8e-d193-431f-ba8e-a3a8a7b7b105 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Oct 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b660af0-444f-4b3b-9ec2-362748c3d1af - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Gilberto Manzano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gilberto-manzano), for 2026, said Oct 21, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/915f25ae-660d-45c4-8258-6f2406955f31 - “No other players on the active roster have injury designations, which leaves wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (ankle) and defensive tackle Leonard Williams (ankle) on track to play. (Thursday night's game against the Broncos)” — [Josh Alper](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/josh-alper), for 2026, said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41ca2f4e-429c-4fd2-b070-0af934a351e9 - “he was listed as limited on Seattle's practice report and is anticipated to play on Thursday without any major restrictions” — [Zack Kelberman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/zack-kelberman), for 2026, said Oct 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c249ba42-234c-46a6-99d0-ab4d0dee257c - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win NFL Offensive Player of the Year — [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio), for 2026, said Oct 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9159bcd2-0ca1-4d42-93bb-86b78933d5d5 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Offensive Player of the Year: 3rd on ballot — [Eric Williams](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eric-williams), for 2026, said Oct 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d54ea610-895a-4090-aea5-2fd360fb983e - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said Sep 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/76f6e47d-96ac-4f57-9e50-f3f518b22b68 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Offensive Player of the Year: No. 3 on ballot — [Eric Williams](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eric-williams), for 2026, said Sep 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/76b50a39-1513-4ffb-8245-03304aa3c2e9 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Offensive Player of the Year: No. 3 on ballot — [Eric Williams](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eric-williams), for 2026, said Sep 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d92c8f9a-ffe6-48cf-8c2d-626073839f7c - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Matt Hamilton](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-hamilton), for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e43b7185-22af-4821-a2ff-bff17e09eebc - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c66a5604-9c0b-426a-9bfa-5c64ea88c44e - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 100 receptions — [Simon Hunter](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/simon-hunter), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/43ba38bc-0c70-4486-b557-45e7be618e87 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to outplay his draft cost (the first round) — [Simon Hunter](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/simon-hunter), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/43ba38bc-0c70-4486-b557-45e7be618e87 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Jared Dubin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f9bca8a3-1b35-4980-b81b-117803ed0e79 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fbb21e41-b33c-46ce-ad63-520792b25ec3 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9dce69f4-c925-4d0d-b49d-32ca527be9e3 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 1,130 receiving yards — Kyle Soppe, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to fall short of his draft cost (Tier 1 flex player) — Kyle Soppe, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish WR1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points — Jason Katz, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jeremy Brener](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jeremy-brener), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bdd0d3fa-720a-4ecb-8179-fb07a5a98251 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to fall short of his draft cost (drafted as the wide receiver three, at worst wide receiver four on some platforms) — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41101974-41e2-4ee4-99ab-6aa985d3489e - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 116 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/10b38162-4633-468d-be6c-1e14befcadd8 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 226 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/10b38162-4633-468d-be6c-1e14befcadd8 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 1,660 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/10b38162-4633-468d-be6c-1e14befcadd8 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Jul 30, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/00c09a18-2100-49e7-95b3-000d4aa2b93a - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Daniel Wade](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/daniel-wade), for 2026, said May 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/64fd4bf0-55f4-46f6-b3c8-33f0088df607 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Feb 23, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/855631ac-f41e-4f40-9368-ae99994bb8c3 - “So there's a good chance he might break that record... He might really good chance he might break that record.” — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2025, said Dec 29, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c71d9869-b2eb-465d-8fcc-fa74d42cf1b9 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be picked “Only WR selected in Round 1” — [Ryan Fowler](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-fowler), for 2023, said Apr 3, 2023; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9d876e2a-b635-4eaa-aa18-168b81c135ab ## Settled (21) - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Super Bowl MVP — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2025, said Feb 6, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3667c28e-88b0-4d8e-bebd-6ef088550e4f - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to make First-Team All-Pro — Pushing the Pile, for 2025, said Jan 8, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to make First-Team All-Pro — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2025, said Jan 8, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/660e3494-2b0b-415e-beb7-9e3bf3464e30 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to make the roster — [Jeremy Brener](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jeremy-brener), for 2026, said Aug 17, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/088305f4-1eb4-405b-ab92-b6fd87dfb228 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Feb 23, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 25) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c47d130c-5598-4cd0-b546-1121046b9166 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Jan 6, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88101820-7344-4240-93f1-caa15fe95de9 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points — [Marcas Grant](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/marcas-grant), for 2025, said Dec 16, 2025; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/982ad405-d984-4470-bf9e-fee5151562e6 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Nov 26, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/960141f1-11b7-4c57-9ef8-0f7b8b41bc99 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 2,000 receiving yards — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Nov 5, 2025; scored 79.3 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/973d075f-c4f4-4809-84fd-cf2305fd50aa - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Aug 28, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2f67e8a-a8f2-4bae-8d21-4229871ba9d2 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 2 at his position, by passing yards — [Jason McIntyre](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-mcintyre), for 2025, said Jan 16, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1626e6f3-e40b-41a8-b657-bfc40d5a0bde - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman), for 2025, said Feb 3, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5ab6f4c1-fbc9-4302-be00-058afd3d2b04 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Jason McIntyre](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-mcintyre), for 2025, said Jan 16, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1626e6f3-e40b-41a8-b657-bfc40d5a0bde - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Jourdan Rodrigue](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jourdan-rodrigue), for 2025, said Jan 7, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fd9e69ab-08ad-4405-a64b-64d3cf183f9c - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Colleen Wolfe](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colleen-wolfe), for 2025, said Jan 7, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7de0c97a-2087-43de-a431-055109710c8e - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 2,000 receiving yards — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2025, said Nov 19, 2025; scored 79.3 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c6469c58-b508-48d9-b72f-fe6e0d7d4da5 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 10 at his position, by receiving yards — [Chosen Anderson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chosen-anderson), for 2025, said Jun 26, 2025; scored 25 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 25) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f8da875a-a5ef-42ee-872f-d3de0b5e2e10 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2025, said Feb 5, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/64819474-ef8c-4d17-9492-f8f4644dcccd - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Jun 5, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/104b139b-8829-46b0-a983-2c0686324824 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be picked at number 12 — [Brendan Donahue](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brendan-donahue), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 70.71 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/162ad716-afba-41f3-817f-e64d31007901 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be picked at number 12 — [Ryan McCrystal](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-mccrystal), for 2023, said Apr 18, 2023; scored 70.71 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/40af5841-7437-4bbc-8432-88cbb660dcf2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology