Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL with seven receiving touchdowns after five weeks, one ahead of Green Bay’s Christian Watson. The Seahawks wide receiver has scored in four of five games and also leads the league in receiving yards with 583.
His biggest day came in Week 2 at Arizona, when he caught nine passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns, including an 82-yard score. Seattle is 3-2 and visits Denver on Thursday night.
Receiving touchdown leaders after Week 5
| Rank | Player | Team | Pos | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | SEA | WR | 7 |
| 2 | Christian Watson | GB | WR | 6 |
| 3 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | WR | 5 |
| T4 | Davante Adams | LAR | WR | 4 |
| T4 | George Kittle | SF | TE | 4 |
| T4 | Mike Gesicki | CIN | TE | 4 |
| T4 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | WR | 4 |
| T4 | Isaiah Likely | NYG | TE | 4 |
| T4 | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | TE | 4 |
| T4 | Ja’Marr Chase | CIN | WR | 4 |
Smith-Njigba, game by game
| Week | Opponent | Result | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs. NE | W 13-10 | 8 | 11 | 122 | 1 | 45 |
| 2 | at ARI | W 31-7 | 9 | 11 | 155 | 3 | 82 |
| 3 | at WSH | L 33-31 | 10 | 14 | 128 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | vs. LAC | W 30-23 | 5 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | vs. SF | L 32-29 | 5 | 8 | 102 | 1 | 38 |
| Total | 3-2 | 37 | 50 | 583 | 7 | 82 |
Watson is one behind
Watson’s six receiving touchdowns include two in the opener at Minnesota and two more in Sunday’s 31-7 win over Chicago, when he had six catches for 143 yards. He has 26 receptions for 474 yards through five weeks. St. Brown sits alone in third with five scores for Detroit.
Four tight ends are tied at four touchdowns: Kittle, Gesicki, Likely and Freiermuth. Smith-Njigba’s 37 catches trail only Arizona’s Trey McBride (42) and are tied with Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown for fourth in the league.
Thursday night is the first chance to pad the lead
Seattle plays at Denver on Thursday night, the first game of Week 6. Watson and the Packers host Cincinnati on Sunday, St. Brown’s Lions are on a bye, and Adams and the Rams host Arizona on Sunday. A quiet night in Denver would give Watson a full week to catch up.
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