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Jaxon Smith-Njigba expected to start season on active Seahawks roster

His status for Week 1 is unknown at this time.

Seahawks rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba suffered a fractured wrist in last Saturday night’s preseason win over the Cowboys. JSN appeared to suffer the injury when he was tackled from behind at the one-yard line after a long catch-and-run which was easily his top play of the preseason.

Head coach Pete Carroll told reporters soon after that Smith-Njigba’s injury would require surgery (which he’s since gotten) and that he might miss the next 3-4 weeks due to the injury, which sounds a bit optimistic.

Whether they’re rushing him back to soon or not, it appears that timeline is what they’re shooting for. According to a report by Ian Rapoport at NFL Network, Smith-Njigba will start the season on the active roster and not on injured reserve. His status for Week 1 is unknown at this time.

JSN projects as the No. 3 wide receiver on the depth chart behind DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. The Sehaawks normally carry six wideouts on their regular season roster, leaving Jake Bobo and a handful of other receivers to battle for the remaining three spots. The roster is due to be cut down to 53 players in a little over 24 hours from now.

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Pete Carroll’s timeline for Jaxon Smith-Njigba return may be too optimistic

Fans should probably not get too hopeful about seeing JSN on the field for the season opener.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told the media yesterday that rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba suffered a “slight fracture” of his wrist and could miss the next 3-4 weeks as a result.

Then again, if you’ve ever broken a bone you know that’s a pretty optimistic timeline, as 6-8 weeks is usually the expected recovery time for any break. JSN has access to the best sports medicine on the planet, so his recovery probably won’t take eight weeks. However, 3-4 weeks still sounds far-fetched.

As ProFootballDoc David Chao explained on Twitter last night, a slight fracture is like calling someone slightly pregnant and bones don’t heal in three weeks.

He elaborated more in a video he posted, estimating that the Seahawks may not get JSN back in the lineup until Week 6.

Hopefully that’s not the case, but fans should probably not get too hopeful about seeing Smith-Njigba on the field for the season opener. No matter what the real prognosis is, the worst thing they can possibly do is rush him back before he’s ready and then he suffers a more significant injury that might put him out for an extended time.

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While Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf remain untouched and Jake Bobo is blossoming into a real threat, the Seahawks could use some help while these guys are out.

The Seattle Seahawks might have the best and deepest wide receiver room in the entire league this year. However, a rash of injuries can bring down even the greatest units and right now this group is a little bit thin.

To recap the slew of injuries at the wide receiver position, first-round draft pick Jaxon Smith-Njigba fractured his wrist in Saturday night’s win over the Cowboys and could miss the next 3-4 weeks according to head coach Pete Carroll. Super-athletic second-year wideout Dareke Young is also out with a hip injury that may require surgery and to top it off Dee Eskridge will be suspended for the first six games of the regular season.

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Updated Seahawks WR depth chart with Jaxon Smith-Njigba out

JSN’s injury will put Seattle’s wide receiver depth to the test.

The Seattle Seahawks – and the 12th Man – received rather unfortunate news on Tuesday morning. Rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba underwent wrist surgery after injuring it during the preseason win over the Cowboys.

Although there is optimism JSN could still be ready for the regular season, a surgery to the wrist (you know, the body part the hand is attached to) at this point in the year is certainly less than ideal.

JSN’s injury will put Seattle’s wide receiver depth to the test, especially considering he was drafted to bolster it and the fact Dee Eskridge is serving a six-game suspension.

Below is an updated depth chart for Seahawks wide receivers, sans JSN and Eskridge:

  • DK Metcalf
  • Tyler Lockett
  • Dareke Young
  • Cody Thompson
  • Jake Bobo
  • Matt Landers
  • Easop Winston Jr.
  • John Hall
  • Cade Johnson
  • Justin Marshall
  • Tyjon Lindsey

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Watch Mina Kimes and Doug Farrar discuss Seattle’s red zone woes from 2022 and how adding rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba should help.

The Seattle Seahawks had a good but not great offense last season, finishing in the top 10 in scoring and No. 14 in offensive DVOA. One area they’ll need to improve upon is their performance in the red zone, where they scored on just 48.28% of their opportunities – ranking No. 27 in the NFL.

Watch Mina Kimes and Doug Farrar discuss Seattle’s red zone woes from 2022 and how adding rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba should help.

 

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Feel free to continue being excited, 12’s.

There is a reason why the 12th Man got excited when the Seattle Seahawks drafted Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Easily the best wide receiver in the 2023 NFL draft, Smith-Njigba was the first one off the board when the Seahawks selected him at No. 20 overall.

Seattle typically doesn’t make splashy picks like this, especially in the first round. But JSN fit a particular need for a legitimate No. 3 receiving option. If first impressions mean anything, it appears he will fill this role quite nicely.

Feel free to continue being excited, 12’s.

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