On Thursday Night Football this week, the Seattle Seahawks (2-1) travel to the desert for a rivalry matchup against the Arizona Cardinals (2-1). As these NFC West squads battle it out in primetime, Jaxon Smith-Njigba sees the opportunity to continue a very impressive start to his season as he embraces his role as his team’s top wideout. Will he post a huge outing to continue his breakout, or will rookie cornerback Will Johnson and Arizona’s secondary hold him in check?
Here are the best Jaxon Smith-Njigba prop bets to check out for Cardinals vs. Seahawks on Thursday Night Football in Week 4.
Best Jaxon Smith-Njigba prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The No. 20 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Jaxon Smith-Njigba showed flashes of stardom during his rookie season but those moments were ultimately limited in number. However, a larger role last year allowed the Ohio State product to break out with 100 catches for 1,130 yards and six touchdowns as he finally delivered the production expected by the pre-draft hype. With DK Metcalf now traded away to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cooper Kupp his only real competition for targets in Seattle, Smith-Njigba finally looks like a legitimate superstar as the featured player in the Seahawks’ offense.
Through the first three weeks of 2025, the 23-year-old delivered receiving lines of 9-124-0, 8–103-0 and 5-96-1. Smith-Njigba’s totals sit at 22 receptions and 323 receiving yards, the fifth and second-best marks of any player in the NFL. While his athleticism isn’t exactly among the elite, the third-year wideout brings a strong case as one of the league’s best route-runners and clearly produces on par with the best names at a deep position. The transition to stardom is clearly here, even with Sam Darnold throwing him passes.
On Thursday Night Football, the Seahawks take on the Cardinals’ soft pass defense. Through three games, Arizona allows 264.3 passing yards per contest (third-worst) with a defensive EPA/pass and ADOT which rank 15th and 18th league-wide. The Cardinals also just allowed 282 passing yards to Mac Jones and a thin group of 49ers’ pass catchers headlined by Christian McCaffrey and Ricky Pearsall as the top two targets. Will Johnson is a top rookie at cornerback, but he and the rest of the Cardinals’ secondary will struggle defending Smith-Njigba throughout the affair.
The star wideout’s prop bet lines on DraftKings Sportsbook are set at O/U 83.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receptions with a longest catch of 25.5 yards. Of those, options, either of the overs on yardage or receptions make a ton of sense. Smith-Njigba is clearly the top target in this passing attack with a league-high 40.3% target share while sitting fifth among all wideouts with 9.7 targets per contest. For those targeting the receptions prop, consider taking an alt line of 8+ receptions for JSN to get plus value at +123 as well.
