Breaking the Seattle Seahawks’ report for receiving yards in a season was fast work for third-year huge receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Coming into Seattle’s street recreation in opposition to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Smith-Njigba wanted 158 receiving yards to eclipse DK Metcalf’s mark (1,303). In Seattle’s 30-24 win over Tennessee, the Ohio State product had eight receptions for a season-high 167 yards and two landing catches.
Take into account, Metcalf set the earlier report in 16 video games in 2020. Smith-Njigba wanted simply 11 video games to surpass him. Does that put him on tempo to interrupt Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson’s league report for receiving yards in a season?
How Jaxon Smith-Njigba may break Calvin Johnson’s NFL report for receiving yards in a season
Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Johnson had 1,964 receiving yards in 16 video games through the 2012 season. Smith-Njigba nonetheless wants 652 yards to interrupt the report, however with six video games remaining, the mark is actually inside putting distance.
