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By Andrew Gould
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba is one of many standout NFL wide receivers who played college football at Ohio State.
The Seattle Seahawks star isn't sure any are as good as Jeremiah Smith.
Smith-Njigba set a high bar for Smith by comparing the junior to a sports icon and Buckeyes fan. The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year doesn't think the lofty expectations have fazed Smith.
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"We've seen great talents come through Ohio State. The Chris Olaves, the Cris Carters, the Garrett Wilsons. We really haven't seen a guy like Jeremiah Smith," Smith-Njigba told CBS Sports. "He's like the LeBron James, so to speak. The pressure is on him, but he seems to respond week after week and handle it with class and maturity. He's been putting on for us. We like to say we are Wide Receiver U, and I think he's definitely gonna stamp that."
Smith has continued his dominant Ohio State career by registering 617 yards and seven touchdowns in four games this season. The 20-year-old is favored to win the Heisman Trophy after amassing 217 yards and four scores in last Saturday's 42-19 win over Illinois.
Unless he stays in school, Smith will almost certainly join Smith-Njigba next year as the seventh Buckeyes wide receiver drafted in the first round since 2022. He could get selected higher than all of them and potentially become the first wideout snagged with the No. 1 overall pick since Keyshawn Johnson in 1996.
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He'll have a long way to go to match the NFL success of other Ohio State legends. Fresh off a 1,793-yard campaign and Super Bowl championship, JSN leads the NFL with 406 receiving yards through three weeks, and his 27 catches tie Olave for the league high.
Smith can bolster his Heisman campaign when the No. 5 Buckeyes go on the road to play the No. 14 Iowa Hawkeyes this Saturday.
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