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Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Matthew Golden

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 39%). 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 14%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is scoring more fantasy points a game (34.7 vs 15.4, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 22.5 vs 17.9 expected points a game Est..

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

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

WRGB

Matthew Golden
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
15.4
Expected points per gameEst.
17.9

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.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Matthew Golden, season usage side by side
StatJaxon Smith-NjigbaMatthew Golden
Games33
Passes thrown to him
Targets3630
Target share38%25%
Air-yards share52%39%
Catches2715
Receiving yards405253
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances94
Red-zone share23%14%
End-zone targets63
Touchdowns
Touchdowns61
Expected touchdownsEst.2.91.6
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)34.715.4
Fantasy points (PPR)104.146.3
Expected points per gameEst.22.517.9
Points vs expectedEst.+12.1−2.5

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.

  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Matthew Golden
Target share by week
WeekJaxon Smith-NjigbaMatthew Golden
146%against NE30%against MIN
242%against ARI21%against NYJ
331%against WAS24%against ATL

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 Matthew Golden
LeaderboardJaxon Smith-NjigbaMatthew Golden
Target share leaders#1of 74 wide receivers#17of 74 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#2of 74 wide receivers#13of 74 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#2of 35 wide receivers#17of 35 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#2of 166 wide receivers#17of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#1of 166 wide receivers#15of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#1of 166 wide receivers#8of 166 wide receivers

Talking points

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

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.

Matthew Golden

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

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