JordanHudson

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR / 6-1 / 196

Ohio State · HS Class of 2020

2023 Draft · Rnd 1 · Pick 20

Jordan Hudson and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are two prolific wide receivers from the Dallas area with similar physical traits and skill sets at the position. Before becoming the best receiver in college football, Smith-Njigba was a record-setting high school player, catching 109 passes for 2,132 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior at Rockwall (Texas) High. Hudson didn’t post that level of production, but scored on 22 of his 67 catches as senior. Both were in the 6-foot-1, 190-pound range as seniors with filled out frames. Perhaps most similarly, the two are extremely smooth, efficient movers with strong hands. Smith-Njigba was one of the best high school route-runners I’ve seen in person with his elite quickness and change of direction. Seeing Hudson give top cornerbacks issues at Under Armour All-America Game practices reminded me of seeing Smith-Njigba do the same at the All-American Bowl a few years earlier. Neither is likely to light up the stopwatch, but are among the more technically skilled receivers to come out of the high school ranks in the last several cycles.