Jaxon Smith-Njigba Fantasy Football Week 5: Stats and Projections vs. Buccaneers

In Week 5 (Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET), wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Seattle Seahawks will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have the ninth-ranked passing defense in the NFL (187.8 yards allowed per game).

For more info on Smith-Njigba, if you're thinking about him for your DFS lineup, read this piece before his upcoming matchup against the Buccaneers.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Week 5 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Game Date: October 5, 2025
• Game Time: 4:05 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 78.31
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.40

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Smith-Njigba Fantasy Performance

• With 45.3 fantasy points in 2025 (11.3 per game), Smith-Njigba is the 10th-ranked player at the WR position and 57th among all players.
• In his last three games, Smith-Njigba has tallied 278 yards and one score on 17 catches (21 targets). From a fantasy perspective, he has produced 34.9 fantasy points (11.6 per game) during that period.
• The high point of Smith-Njigba's fantasy campaign was a Week 3 performance versus the New Orleans Saints, a game when he came through with zero rushing yards on zero carries (for 15.6 total fantasy points). As a pass-catcher, he grabbed five balls (on six targets) for 96 yards and one touchdown.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Jaxon Smith-Njigba stumbled to his worst performance of the season last week against the Arizona Cardinals, grabbing four passes on five targets for 79 yards (9.0 fantasy points).

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Buccaneers Defensive Performance

• Not a single QB has registered more than 300 yards passing in a game against Tampa Bay this year.
• A total of Four players have thrown for at least one TD versus the Buccaneers this season.
• Tampa Bay has allowed two players to throw for at least two touchdowns in a game this season.
• The Buccaneers have not given up more than two passing TDs to an opposing quarterback this year.
• Tampa Bay has given up more than 100 yards receiving to one player this season.
• The Buccaneers have allowed a touchdown catch by five players this year.
• A total of one player has caught more than one touchdown pass against Tampa Bay this year.
• The Buccaneers have not allowed more than 100 yards rushing to an opposing player this season.
• A total of three players have run for at least one TD against Tampa Bay this year.
• The Buccaneers have not given up two or more rushing TDs to an opposing player this year.

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