The NFL receiving race is starting to take shape entering Week 8, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba has created a significant gap at the top. The Seattle Seahawks wide receiver leads the league with 867 receiving yards, while CeeDee Lamb, Chris Olave, Drake London, and Zay Flowers round out the top five.
Smith-Njigba has opened a massive lead
Smith-Njigba has been the NFL’s most productive receiver through seven weeks, recording 58 receptions for 867 yards and eight touchdowns. His 123.9 receiving yards per game are also easily the best mark among the league’s top receivers.
The Seahawks star enters Week 8 with a 216-yard advantage over Lamb, who sits second with 651 yards on 53 receptions. Lamb has also found the end zone six times and has been a major part of Dallas’ passing attack through seven games.
Olave sits third with 636 yards, followed by London at 616 and Flowers at 608. Flowers has been particularly impressive considering he has played in only six games, averaging 101.3 receiving yards per game.
Several stars remain within striking distance
The race behind Smith-Njigba remains much tighter. Only 59 yards separate Lamb in second place from Flowers in fifth, while Malik Nabers sits just outside the top five with 605 yards.
Nabers has surged up the leaderboard after recording four consecutive 100-yard receiving games. He finished Week 7 with 111 yards and now ranks sixth in the NFL with 605 yards.
Christian Watson is seventh with 595 yards, while Tee Higgins has climbed to eighth with 571 yards despite appearing in only six games. Higgins exploded for 148 yards against Baltimore in Week 7, giving him one of the biggest statistical jumps among the league’s top receivers.
Smith-Njigba will look to extend his lead as Seattle prepares to host Chicago in Week 8, while Lamb and Dallas face Arizona. Olave and New Orleans are on a bye, giving the players behind him an opportunity to close the gap.
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