Jaxon Smith-Njigba surprised us long before he even stepped onto the field. As mentioned above, he was the first receiver picked in the first round by John Schneider and Pete Carroll. In fact, the Seattle Seahawks haven’t drafted a WR in the first round since 2001 (Koren Robinson). That was the longest active streak in the NFL without a WR in the first round. Green Bay (Javon Walker, 2002) now tops that list.
Smith-Njigba broke other “laws” of our front office when we look at his Combine/Pro Day numbers. The team has always had its thresholds for draft picks.