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Jaxon Smith-Njigba
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WRs vs New York Giants

As of Week 14 · through 1 game · PPR

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Comparing
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs the Giants
Projection 27.6 pts · 2 games played this season
Must Start

WR1 = the highest-scoring WR against Giants in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR1 avg pts
15.4
PPR per game
Rank
18
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-9%
lg avg 17.0
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1DALDALCeeDee Lamb8544115.4
Average8.05.044.01.015.4
Median8.05.044.01.015.4
High8544115.4
Low8544115.4

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

How Jaxon Smith-Njigba should do vs the GiantsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Giants, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Jaxon Smith-Njigba has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Giants opponents to line them up with: the best WR they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jaxon Smith-Njigba will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Giants avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jaxon Smith-Njigba's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jaxon Smith-Njigba usually produces.

Projected is Jaxon Smith-Njigba's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Giants were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1NE118122126.2
2ARI119155342.5
Smith-Njigba avg11.08.5138.52.034.4
Giants WR1 avg8.05.044.01.015.4
Difference-3.0-3.5-94.5-1.0-19.0
Projected as WR110.78.3135.32.027.6

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Smith-Njigba averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Jaxon Smith-NjigbaLow confidence · 27.6 proj ptsMust Start
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba averages 34.4 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 35.3) and has played as the team's WR1.
  • The Giants have allowed 15.4 points to WR1s over 1 game (-9% vs league). The model applies 25% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -2% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (21.2) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 27.6 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • Confidence is low: too few games for either the player or the defense. Use this as a rough lean, not a lock.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreJaxon Smith-Njigba vs the Giants

Prediction for Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Nobody knows which slot Jaxon Smith-Njigba will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Giants.

If Jaxon Smith-Njigba plays as
27.6
projected PPR points

I predict about 27.6 points for Jaxon Smith-Njigba if playing as a WR1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba has averaged 34.4 over 2 games, and the Giants have given up 15.4 to WR1s (-9% vs the league average of 17.0).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Jaxon Smith-Njigba scored: Wk 1 26.2, Wk 2 42.5. Average 34.4; weighted toward recent games it is 28.2.

2. The defense. Over 1 game, the Giants allowed 15.4 points to their opponent's WR1. The league average for that slot is 17.0, so that is -9%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 1 defensive game, only 25% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -2% adjustment (x0.98).

4. Result. 28.2 x 0.98 = 27.6. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Jaxon Smith-Njigba is to reach it as a WR1.

41%
chance of 28+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (27.6) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 16.5 points, leaning on Jaxon Smith-Njigba's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical WR swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 28.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • WR1s have averaged 5.0 receptions, 44.0 receiving yards and 1.0 receiving TDs against the Giants across 1 game.
  • The Giants allow 15.4 PPR points to WR1s, -9% versus the league average of 17.0 (ranked 18 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
  • WR1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 1 games (100%).
  • Small sample: only 1 game so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.