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Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, American football player

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Born
February 14, 2002
Age in 2026
24
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
2002

About Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, also known by his initials JSN, is an American professional football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he set school records for receptions in a single game and receiving yards in a season. Smith-Njigba was selected 20th overall by the Seahawks in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft. He became a starter in his second season, amassing 1,130 receiving yards and earning his first Pro Bowl selection. In the 2025 season, Smith-Njigba set a Seahawks franchise record with a league-leading 1,793 receiving yards on 119 receptions, earning him Offensive Player of the Year (OPOY) honors. That same season, he helped the Seahawks win Super Bowl LX. On November 6, 2021, Smith-Njigba recorded 15 receptions (single game school record) for 240 yards (the second most receiving yards in a game in school history at the time) and one touchdown in a 26–17 win against Nebraska.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba timeline

  1. On November 6, 2021, Smith-Njigba recorded 15 receptions (single game school record) for 240 yards (the second most receiving yards in a game in school history at the time) and one touchdown in a 26–17 win against Nebraska.
  2. Smith-Njigba was selected 20th overall by the Seahawks in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
  3. In the 2025 season, Smith-Njigba set a Seahawks franchise record with a league-leading 1,793 receiving yards on 119 receptions, earning him Offensive Player of the Year (OPOY) honors.

The world when Jaxon Smith-Njigba was born

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was born in 2002. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2002

  • #1 song"How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
  • Top movieChicago
  • Top TV showCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Best-selling bookThe Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrazil wins 5th World Cup
  • Top headlineUS creates Department of Homeland Security
  • Technology milestoneSpaceX founded by Elon Musk
  • Defining fadAmerican Idol premieres
  • Notable inventionRoomba robot vacuum
  • World population6.24 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championAnaheim Angels (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population287.6M

2002 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jaxon Smith-Njigba's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20022026
Gas$1.36$3.45/gal
Average home$158,300$435,000
Average income$51,680$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.81$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population287.6M341 million

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