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Jaxon Smith-Njigba
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WRs vs Philadelphia Eagles

As of Week 15 · through 2 games · PPR

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Comparing
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs the Eagles
Projection 25.3 pts · 2 games played this season
Must Start

WR3 = the third-highest-scoring WR against Eagles in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WR3 avg pts
4.5
PPR per game
Rank
17
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
-3%
lg avg 4.6
WkTeamPlayerTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1WASWASTerry McLaurin421403.4
2TENTENCalvin Ridley223505.5
Average3.02.024.50.04.5
Median3.02.024.50.04.5
High423505.5
Low221403.4

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

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

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Eagles, 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 Eagles 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.

Eagles 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 Eagles 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
Eagles WR3 avg3.02.024.50.04.5
Difference-8.0-6.5-114.0-2.0-29.9
Projected as WR310.98.4137.12.027.9

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-NjigbaMedium confidence · 25.3 proj ptsMust Start

Jaxon Smith-Njigba usually plays as the team's WR1, so the verdict uses the WR1 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba averages 34.4 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 35.3) and has played as the team's WR1.
  • The Eagles have allowed 12.6 points to WR1s over 2 games (-25% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -10% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (21.2) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 25.3 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level WR scores about 11.8 and a top-tier one about 20.8.
  • 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 Eagles

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 Eagles.

If Jaxon Smith-Njigba plays as
25.3
projected PPR points

I predict about 25.3 points for Jaxon Smith-Njigba if playing as a WR1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba has averaged 34.4 over 2 games, and the Eagles have given up 12.6 to WR1s (-25% 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 2 games, the Eagles allowed 12.6 points to their opponent's WR1. The league average for that slot is 17.0, so that is -25%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -10% adjustment (x0.90).

4. Result. 28.2 x 0.90 = 25.3. 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.

43%
chance of 25+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (25.3) 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 15.2 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 25.

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
  • WR3s have averaged 2.0 receptions, 24.5 receiving yards and 0.0 receiving TDs against the Eagles across 2 games.
  • The Eagles allow 4.5 PPR points to WR3s, -3% versus the league average of 4.6 (ranked 17 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
  • 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 3.4 to 5.5 (median 4.5).
  • WR3s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

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