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Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Jalen Royals

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR • Seattle Seahawks SEA
Jalen Royals

Jalen Royals

WR • Kansas City Chiefs KC
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith-Njigba over Royals

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Smith-Njigba ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 20.4
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
6.5 94.2 0.7 20.4
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Outlook Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba at Denver — Cleared to play and primed for elite WR1 production

Smith-Njigba has been cleared from the injury report ahead of Thursday's trip to Denver after briefly managing an ankle issue. Anchoring Seattle's wide receiver room alongside Cooper Kupp and Rashid Shaheed, he has already racked up 583 yards and seven touchdowns through five games as Sam Darnold's undisputed top option.

Fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups as a locked-in WR1. Despite a lower projected game total in Denver, our weekly projection expects roughly six catches for 88 yards and 20.2 fantasy points, securing him a high floor alongside an unmatched weekly ceiling.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 16 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Royals over Smith-Njigba

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Royals ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.88
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.7 19.9 0.2 4.88
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jaxon Smith-Njigba
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
510220.4381
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1017817.8381
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jaxon Smith-Njigba
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 SF 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Jalen Royals
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jaxon Smith-Njigba
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Jalen Royals
OWN
 
1%
+0.85 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.57 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jaxon Smith-Njigba
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Royals
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jaxon Smith-Njigba

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 102.46 total points (20.49 avg).
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.8.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 4th among WR.
  • Top 6 in targets and is currently ranked 5th among WR.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 2nd among WR.
  • Top 3 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 2nd among WR.
  • Top 3 in reception yards with 583 and 15.76 YPC and is currently ranked 1st among WR.
  • Top 3 in Rec TDs with 7 and is currently ranked 1st among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 1 (0.20 per game) and is currently ranked 27th among WR.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 16 (3.20 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among WR.
  • Top 15 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +49 Rec TDs: +5,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Big play ability! If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • The amount of touchdowns per game is ridiculous. Can he keep it up?

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 145, REC YDS: 1715, REC TDS: 14
Breakdown Jalen Royals

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 111th with 7.70 total points (1.93 avg).
  • Currently 94.76 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 133rd in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 42nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 71st among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +3, Rec Yards: +17 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 17, REC YDS: 199, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jaxon Smith-Njigba

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Royals

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Week 6
Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.20365.60751314.60
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 37.00 total points (7.40 avg).
  • Currently 22 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in turnovers with 7 (1.40 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Ranked 30th in rush defense with 726 (145.20 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 1102 (220.40 per game) and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 10 in sacks with 13 (2.60 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 5 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 14 in points against with 22.20 per game and currently ranked 14th among DST.
  • Top 10 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +140.6, Turnovers: +3 Sacks: -12, INTs: +4, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +1.34,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 60, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 19.4, YDS/G: 295.6
Matchups Jalen Royals

Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs VS Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
25.80323.60841104.02
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 26.00 total points (5.20 avg).
  • Currently 33 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 323.60 per game and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 8 (1.60 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 21st in rush defense with 593 (118.60 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 1025 (205.00 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 4 (0.80 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 25.80 per game and currently ranked 23rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 27th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +102.31, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: -9, INTs: -1, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +2.66,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 16, TDS: 2, PA/G: 21.3, YDS/G: 303.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jaxon Smith-Njigba
34.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Royals
3.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jaxon Smith-Njigba
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 SEA 16 93 63 628 10.0 4 0 0 0 0
2024 SEA 16 137 100 1130 11.3 6 5 26 5.2 0
2025 SEA 16 173 127 1960 15.4 12 8 40 5 0
2026 SEA 5 50 37 583 15.8 7 1 16 16 0
ON PACE 18 180 133 2099 15.8 25 4 58 16 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 134 97 1239 12.8 7 4 22 5.1 0
Totals 60 479 344 4500 13.1 31 14 82 5.9 0
Career Jalen Royals
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 KC 1 3 2 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
2026 KC 3 5 3 17 5.7 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 23 14 77 5.7 5 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 8 5 21 4.2 1 0 0 0 0
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