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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Chris Olave vs Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets more of his team's passes (38% vs 29%) and more of the deep throws (52% of its air yards vs 47%). Near the end zone, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has had more chances (9 vs 4 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (23% vs 12%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is scoring more fantasy points a game (34.7 vs 23.5, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 22.5 vs 21.5 expected points a game Est..

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

WRNO

Chris Olave
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
23.5
Expected points per gameEst.
21.5

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.
Chris Olave and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, season usage side by side
StatChris OlaveJaxon Smith-Njigba
Games33
Passes thrown to him
Targets3636
Target share29%38%
Air-yards share47%52%
Catches2727
Receiving yards375405
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances49
Red-zone share12%23%
End-zone targets26
Touchdowns
Touchdowns16
Expected touchdownsEst.2.02.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)23.534.7
Fantasy points (PPR)70.5104.1
Expected points per gameEst.21.522.5
Points vs expectedEst.+2.0+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.

  • Chris Olave
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Target share by week
WeekChris OlaveJaxon Smith-Njigba
125%against DET46%against NE
231%against BAL42%against ARI
333%against LV31%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 Chris Olave and Jaxon Smith-Njigba
LeaderboardChris OlaveJaxon Smith-Njigba
Target share leaders#5of 74 wide receivers#1of 74 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#4of 74 wide receivers#2of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#20of 35 wide receivers#2of 35 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#10of 166 wide receivers#2of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#20of 166 wide receivers#1of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#3of 166 wide receivers#1of 166 wide receivers

Talking points

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

Chris Olave

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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