Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Malik Nabers

Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets more of his team's passes (35% vs 30%) and more of the deep throws (48% of its air yards vs 35%). Near the end zone, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has had more chances (11 vs 8 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (19% vs 16%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is scoring more fantasy points a game (27.5 vs 17.1, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 19.7 vs 18.6 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 19, 2026

WRSEA

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 27.5
Expected points per gameEst.: 19.7

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRNYG

Malik Nabers

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 17.1
Expected points per gameEst.: 18.6

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 5. 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.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Malik Nabers, season usage side by side
Stat	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Malik Nabers
Games	6	6
Passes thrown to him
Targets	66	61
Target share	35%	30%
Air-yards share	48%	35%
Catches	49	41
Receiving yards	717	494
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	11	8
Red-zone share	19%	16%
End-zone targets	7	7
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	7	2
Expected touchdownsEst.	3.7	4.0
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	27.5	17.1
Fantasy points (PPR)	164.9	102.4
Expected points per gameEst.	19.7	18.6
Points vs expectedEst.	+7.8	−1.5

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

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

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Malik Nabers

Target share by week
Week	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Malik Nabers
1	46%against NE	31%against DAL
2	42%against ARI	13%against LA
3	31%against WAS	29%against TEN
4	30%against LAC	24%against ARI
5	30%against SF	38%against WAS
6	35%against DEN	35%against NO

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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Malik Nabers
Leaderboard	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Malik Nabers
Target share leaders	#1of 109 wide receivers	#6of 109 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders	#3of 109 wide receivers	#22of 109 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders	#2of 74 wide receivers	#7of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#2of 187 wide receivers	#7of 187 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders	#4of 187 wide receivers	#5of 187 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#4of 187 wide receivers	#5of 187 wide receivers

Talking points

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