Usage comparison · Wide receivers

CeeDee Lamb vs Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets more of his team's passes (38% vs 25%) and more of the deep throws (52% of its air yards vs 38%). Near the end zone, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has had more chances (9 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (23% vs 9%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is scoring more fantasy points a game (34.7 vs 23.6, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 22.5 vs 16.2 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

WRDAL

CeeDee Lamb

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 23.6
Expected points per gameEst.: 16.2

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRSEA

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 34.7
Expected points per gameEst.: 22.5

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.

CeeDee Lamb and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, season usage side by side
Stat	CeeDee Lamb	Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Games	3	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	25	36
Target share	25%	38%
Air-yards share	38%	52%
Catches	20	27
Receiving yards	309	405
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	3	9
Red-zone share	9%	23%
End-zone targets	3	6
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	3	6
Expected touchdownsEst.	2.1	2.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	23.6	34.7
Fantasy points (PPR)	70.9	104.1
Expected points per gameEst.	16.2	22.5
Points vs expectedEst.	+6.8	+12.1

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

CeeDee Lamb
Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Target share by week
Week	CeeDee Lamb	Jaxon Smith-Njigba
1	27%against NYG	46%against NE
2	29%against WAS	42%against ARI
3	20%against BAL	31%against WAS

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.

Leaderboard ranks for CeeDee Lamb and Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Leaderboard	CeeDee Lamb	Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Target share leaders	#18of 74 wide receivers	#1of 74 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders	#16of 74 wide receivers	#2of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders	#32of 35 wide receivers	#2of 35 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#22of 166 wide receivers	#2of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders	#4of 166 wide receivers	#1of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#10of 166 wide receivers	#1of 166 wide receivers

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

CeeDee Lamb

No talking points for him in this week's report.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Touchdowns above usage

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has scored 6 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 2.9, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns: 6
Expected touchdownsEst.: 2.9
Expected PPR per gameEst.: 22.5
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.: +12.1

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Role down

Jaxon Smith-Njigba's target share fell to 31% in week 3 (14 targets), from 44% in weeks 1-2.

Target share, week 3: 31%
Targets, week 3: 14
Target share, weeks 1–2: 44%
Targets, weeks 1–2: 22

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

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