Jaxon Smith-Njigba injury update: no designation for Week 6 vs. Broncos (ankle)

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is off the Seattle Seahawks’ injury report for Week 6 against the Denver Broncos. The star wide receiver was listed as a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, and he has no injury designation for Thursday night’s game in Denver.

What happened

Smith-Njigba has been limited throughout the week with an ankle injury, and he was listed as limited again on Tuesday’s estimated practice report. However, he returned to full participation on Wednesday, and the Seahawks’ final injury report for the week does not include him. The upgrade is a positive sign for Seattle heading into its Thursday night matchup against Denver.

Context

Smith-Njigba has been one of the NFL’s top receivers through five games. He has 139.5 PPR points, 50 targets, 37 receptions, 583 receiving yards, and seven touchdown catches this season, while playing 83 percent of Seattle’s offensive snaps. In Week 5, he caught five of eight targets for 102 yards and a touchdown. He also had 76 yards in Week 4 and 128 yards with two touchdowns in Week 3. Sleeper projects Smith-Njigba for 22.1 PPR points in Week 6.

Timeline

On Oct. 7, Smith-Njigba did not practice with a non-injury designation, as reported the next day. He was listed as limited on Tuesday’s estimated report this week, and now he has been removed from the injury report entirely after Wednesday’s full practice.

Depth chart

Smith-Njigba is Seattle’s LWR1. Behind him on the depth chart are Rashid Shaheed, Cooper Kupp, and Tory Horton. Shaheed has 28.3 PPR points on 19 targets this season. Kupp has 29.9 PPR points on 15 targets. Horton has 15.4 PPR points on four targets.

What’s next

Smith-Njigba should be able to handle his normal workload when Seattle faces Denver on Thursday. The Broncos will be without Pat Surtain II, according to reports.