Coming off a historic 2025 campaign in which he amassed a league-leading 1,793 receiving yards, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is now on pace to one-up last year’s performance and earn another weekly award.
Along with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, the superstar wideout was named the FedEx Ground & Air Player of the Week following another dominant game against the Kansas City Chiefs, in which he recorded nine receptions, 150 yards and a touchdown—while playing a key role in the Seahawks’ 20-3 upset win.
Unlike the NFL’s Player of the Week awards, the FedEx Ground & Air winners are chosen by the fans.
His monster game against Kansas City was highlighted by a 28-yard score with less than two minutes left in the first half when he made an over the shoulder catch while being covered by Chiefs star rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane.
With two weekly awards under his belt, it should come as no surprise the Seahawks star receiver leads the league with an impressive 867 yards in just seven games, more than 200 more than Dallas’ Ceedee Lamb (651). Smith-Njigba also leads in receiving touchdowns (8), yards per game (123.9) and is second in receptions (58).
With his impressive Week 7 performance, the fourth-year superstar became the sixth wideout in NFL history to record 100+ yards in six or more of his team’s first seven games and he will look to stay hot when Seattle hosts the Chicago Bears on Monday night as they look to move one step closer to first place in the NFC West.