Usage comparison · Wide receivers

Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Tetairoa McMillan

Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets more of his team's passes (37% vs 27%) and more of the deep throws (50% of its air yards vs 31%). Near the end zone, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has had more chances (10 vs 6 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (21% vs 15%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba is scoring more fantasy points a game (29.2 vs 18.6, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 19.5 vs 18.8 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

WRSEA

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
29.2
Expected points per gameEst.
19.5

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

WRCAR

Tetairoa McMillan
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
18.6
Expected points per gameEst.
18.8

4 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 Tetairoa McMillan, season usage side by side
StatJaxon Smith-NjigbaTetairoa McMillan
Games44
Passes thrown to him
Targets4239
Target share37%27%
Air-yards share50%31%
Catches3226
Receiving yards481385
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances106
Red-zone share21%15%
End-zone targets64
Touchdowns
Touchdowns62
Expected touchdownsEst.3.23.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)29.218.6
Fantasy points (PPR)116.774.5
Expected points per gameEst.19.518.8
Points vs expectedEst.+9.6+0.3

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
  • Tetairoa McMillan
Target share by week
WeekJaxon Smith-NjigbaTetairoa McMillan
146%against NE24%against CHI
242%against ARI31%against ATL
331%against WAS12%against CLE
430%against LAC41%against DET

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 Tetairoa McMillan
LeaderboardJaxon Smith-NjigbaTetairoa McMillan
Target share leaders#1of 96 wide receivers#13of 96 wide receivers
Air-yards share leaders#3of 96 wide receivers#30of 96 wide receivers
Red-zone share leaders#4of 47 wide receivers#12of 47 wide receivers
Red-zone opportunity leaders#2of 174 wide receivers#7of 174 wide receivers
End-zone target leaders#1of 174 wide receivers#6of 174 wide receivers
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#6of 174 wide receivers#7of 174 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 3.2, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
6
Expected touchdownsEst.
3.2
Expected PPR per gameEst.
19.5
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+9.6

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

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

Tetairoa McMillan

Role up

Tetairoa McMillan's target share rose to 41% in week 4 (16 targets), from 21% in weeks 1-3.

Target share, week 4
41%
Targets, week 4
16
Target share, weeks 1–3
21%
Targets, weeks 1–3
23

Weeks 1–4 · 4 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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