From Ohio State:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the record-setting wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes, will not play in the 2022 Chic-fil-A Peach Bowl. The junior from Rockwall, Texas, will instead continue to rehabilitate a season-long injury while also preparing for the 2023 NFL Draft.
Head coach Ryan Day: “I want to thank Jaxon for all he has done for our Ohio State program. He has had such a major impact here in Columbus, on and off the field, in a relatively short period of time. We all know he has a very bright future ahead of him and we all support him as he moves forward with his career.”
Smith-Njigba came into the 2022 season as arguably the best wide receiver in the nation coming off a 2021 campaign when he set Ohio State records for receptions (95) and receiving yards (1,606). His yardage total broke a 20-year-old Big Ten Conference record. Smith-Njigba set an all-time bowl game record with 347 receiving yards in the 2022 Rose Bowl against Utah. He also broke the Rose Bowl record with 15 receptions and tied the game record with three touchdowns.
He played in three games this season for Ohio State, the last coming Oct. 22 vs. Iowa.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the record-setting wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes, will not play in the 2022 Chic-fil-A Peach Bowl. The junior from Rockwall, Texas, will instead continue to rehabilitate a season-long injury while also preparing for the 2023 NFL Draft.
Head coach Ryan Day: “I want to thank Jaxon for all he has done for our Ohio State program. He has had such a major impact here in Columbus, on and off the field, in a relatively short period of time. We all know he has a very bright future ahead of him and we all support him as he moves forward with his career.”
Smith-Njigba came into the 2022 season as arguably the best wide receiver in the nation coming off a 2021 campaign when he set Ohio State records for receptions (95) and receiving yards (1,606). His yardage total broke a 20-year-old Big Ten Conference record. Smith-Njigba set an all-time bowl game record with 347 receiving yards in the 2022 Rose Bowl against Utah. He also broke the Rose Bowl record with 15 receptions and tied the game record with three touchdowns.
He played in three games this season for Ohio State, the last coming Oct. 22 vs. Iowa.
