Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Nico Collins

Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets more of his team's passes (38% vs 27%) and more of the deep throws (52% of its air yards vs 37%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba has played 3 games and Nico Collins 1 game. Near the end zone, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has had more chances (9 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (23% vs 22%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is scoring more fantasy points a game (34.7 vs 21.2, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 22.5 vs 20.5 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

WRHOU

Nico Collins

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 21.2
Expected points per gameEst.: 20.5

1 game with a target, carry or dropback

Week 3 injury report: Out (Hamstring)

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 Nico Collins, season usage side by side
Stat	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Nico Collins
Games	3	1
Passes thrown to him
Targets	36	10
Target share	38%	27%
Air-yards share	52%	37%
Catches	27	7
Receiving yards	405	75
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	9	2
Red-zone share	23%	22%
End-zone targets	6	1
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	6	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	2.9	1.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	34.7	21.2
Fantasy points (PPR)	104.1	21.2
Expected points per gameEst.	22.5	20.5
Points vs expectedEst.	+12.1	+0.7

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
Nico Collins

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
Week	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Nico Collins
1	46%against NE	27%against BUF
2	42%against ARI	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
3	31%against WAS	— no game with a target, carry or dropback

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

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 Nico Collins
Leaderboard	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Nico Collins
Target share leaders	#1of 74 wide receivers	Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Air-yards share leaders	#2of 74 wide receivers	Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders	#2of 35 wide receivers	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#2of 166 wide receivers	#53of 166 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders	#1of 166 wide receivers	#65of 166 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#1of 166 wide receivers	#4of 166 wide receivers

Talking points

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