Amari Cooper vs Jaxon Smith-Njigba: The Full Breakdown
Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Amari Cooper are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Seattle Seahawks wide receiver averaged 17.7 PPG in 2025, a full 6.5 points per game ahead of Amari Cooper's 11.2 with the Buffalo Bills. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
The per-game difference of 6.5 points favors Jaxon Smith-Njigba, though savvy managers know that gap can shrink or widen depending on the weekly slate. Defensive matchup, recent scoring trends, and health status all shift the calculus from one wide receiver to the other.
Target volume is the story here. Jaxon Smith-Njigba saw 163 targets in 2025, while Amari Cooper drew 95. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Jaxon Smith-Njigba, even in weeks where Amari Cooper posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Amari Cooper has his bye in Week 12, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba rests in Week 11. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
