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WR · 2025 season

George Pickens or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba led George Pickens in 6 of 8 measured 2025 categories to 2.

George Pickens (Dallas, 17 games) against Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Seattle, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

George Pickens vs Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricGeorge PickensJaxon Smith-Njigba
Target Share22.6%35.8%
Snap Share81.1%77.4%
Air Yards Share30.5%48.8%
Average Depth of Target11.2911.25
Yards Per Target10.4311.00
Receiving Yards1,4291,793
WOPR0.550.88
Receiving EPA+88.7+90.7

Categories won: George Pickens 2, Jaxon Smith-Njigba 6.

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Asked & answered

Straight answers,
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Who had the better 2025 season, George Pickens or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba led George Pickens in 6 of 8 measured 2025 categories to 2.

What separates George Pickens and Jaxon Smith-Njigba statistically?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba led on target share (35.8% to 22.6%). George Pickens led on snap share (81.1% to 77.4%). Jaxon Smith-Njigba led on air yards share (48.8% to 30.5%).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.