Jaxon Smith-Njigba Is Chasing a WR Record Not Touched Since 1975
JSN torched the Chiefs for 9/150/1 and now owns 50.2% of Seattle's receiving yards — the highest share since Ken Burrough half a century ago.
Rams are run-first without Adams and Corum is splitting goal-line work.
- JSN: 9 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD vs Chiefs
- Owns 50.2% of Seattle's receiving yards in 2026
- Only Ken Burrough (1975) topped 50% post-merger
- +450 OPOY odds, third behind Gibbs and Walker
- Rams ran on 55.9% of plays, highest in two seasons
Kenneth Walker III came home as the Super Bowl MVP and the league's leading rusher, and the Chiefs came in with Patrick Mahomes under center. Then Seattle buried both in a 20-3 wipeout, holding Kansas City out of the red zone for the first time ever in a Mahomes start and limiting Walker to 36 yards on the ground. The reigning champs, 3-3 and wobbly for a month, suddenly looked exactly like the team that finished last season.
The story, though, was Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Nine catches, 150 yards, one touchdown against a defense that hadn't surrendered more than 72 yards to a single receiver all year — JSN doubled that and then some. He's now carrying 50.2% of Seattle's receiving yards in 2026, a share no player has topped since Ken Burrough in 1975, the first and only season above 50% since the 1970 merger.
A One-Man Passing Game
That workload is both the ceiling and the risk. Smith-Njigba is too quick to jam and too smooth to track once he's clear, and he breaks tackles after the catch. But when one man owns half your passing offense, the volume isn't going anywhere — it's structural. DraftKings has him at +450 to win Offensive Player of the Year, third behind Jahmyr Gibbs (+250) and Walker (+280), and no receiver has ever gone back-to-back for the award. JSN is basically a top-three overall WR you start every week regardless of matchup.
The Rams Found Their Identity
Out in Los Angeles, Davante Adams' injury forced a different lesson. The Rams leaned on the ground game in a 35-21 win over the Raiders, running on 55.9% of plays — their highest rate in two seasons — with a 63.2% success rate. Kyren Williams went 16 for 99 and a score; Blake Corum added 17 carries for 93 and a touchdown of his own. They lived in heavy 13 personnel, and with Adams out for the foreseeable future, that run-first blueprint looks like it's here to stay.
Corum is the name to watch here. He's just our No. 102 player (RB26) with 70 PPR points through seven games in 2026, but a near-even timeshare plus goal-line touches changes his floor fast. The schedule cooperates too — Chargers, at Commanders, at Cardinals — giving the Rams every reason to keep pounding.
The fantasy playbook: start JSN everywhere and don't overthink the matchup — he's a WR1 with a historical target share. Davante Adams (our WR13, 102 PPR points over six games in 2026, trending +2.3 above his season average the last five) is a stash-and-wait while the injury plays out. The actionable move is buying Corum while he's cheap; a run-first offense without Adams makes him a weekly flex with touchdown upside, and he's worth prying loose now before the box score forces the price up.
