Should I start Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Parker Washington in Week 10?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and the board ranks him 48th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 8.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Parker Washington, and the board ranks him 57th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In standard drafts he goes at ADP 18.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Jaxon Smith-Njigba is 4.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 3.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 9

Through Week 9, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has been on the field for 84 percent of SEA snaps, drawn 36 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 32 of the offence's 78 third down targets, had 2 of its 21 chances inside the five and seen 21 of its 49 two minute targets.

His 99 targets have averaged 10.1 air yards.

In Week 7 against KC he carried 2 times for 13 yards, caught 9 of 12 targets for 150 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against CHI he caught 6 of 11 targets for 118 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 9 against ARI he caught 7 of 10 targets for 51 yards and did not score.

Through Week 9, Parker Washington has been on the field for 75 percent of JAX snaps, drawn 25 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 19 of the offence's 57 third down targets, had 0 of its 20 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 55 targets have averaged 12.3 air yards.

In Week 6 against HOU he caught 4 of 11 targets for 64 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against IND he carried 1 time for 10 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against BAL he caught 2 of 7 targets for 61 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jaxon Smith-Njigba played 17 games and scored 359.9 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing WR2.

He caught 119 of 163 targets for 1793 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 17 red zone targets.

That came to 9.6 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 15.1 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Parker Washington played 16 games and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 5.9 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 14.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jaxon Smith-Njigba scored 21.2 PPR points a game and Parker Washington 11.5, 9.6 a game between them.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba finished WR2 that year and Parker Washington WR27.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 68 more targets than Parker Washington, 163 to 95.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 946 more receiving yards than Parker Washington, 1793 to 847.

This season Jaxon Smith-Njigba holds the bigger snap share, 84 percent against 75 percent.

This season Jaxon Smith-Njigba holds the bigger target share, 36 percent against 25 percent.

Byes and availability

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is off in Week 11 and Parker Washington in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.