Jaxon Smith-Njigba on Pace for Historic 2,000-Yard Receiving Season with Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is currently leading the NFL in receiving yards and is on track to make history by becoming the first player to achieve a 2,000-yard receiving season. Through eight games, Smith-Njigba has accumulated 948 receiving yards, averaging an impressive 118.5 yards per game. If he maintains this pace over a 17-game season, he is projected to finish with 2,015 receiving yards, surpassing Calvin Johnson's current record of 1,964 yards set in a 16-game season in 2012. The Seahawks' recent acquisition of wide receiver Rashid Shaheed is expected to further aid Smith-Njigba's record pursuit by potentially deterring opposing defenses from consistently double-teaming him.