Jaxon Smith-Njigba

ABOUT JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA

Collegiate wide receiver that played at Ohio State University from 2020 to 2022. He was named MVP of the Rose Bowl in 2022 after setting the record for the most receiving yards in any bowl game in history with 347 yards. He began playing with the Seattle Seahawks in 2023.

Prior to college, he attended Rockwall High School where he was named Texas Gatorade Football Player of the Year in 2019.

After recording 15 catches in a single game, he made Ohio State program history. His football fame has led him to garner over 310,000 Instagram followers.

He is a native of Rockwell, Texas. He has shared a photo of him and his parents on his Instagram page. His paternal grandparents are from Sierra Leone. Smith-Njigba's older brother, Canaan Smith-Njigba, is a professional baseball player who is a free agent.

He played alongside Justin Fields‏ as a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 2020 to 2021 NCAA season.