LA Rams: Four top draft needs for the NFC West in 2023

Aerial targets

The Arizona Cardinals are the one team in the NFC North who could depose the LA Rams for a division title in 2022. They are head and shoulders better than Seattle and San Francisco. But for Kyler Murray to shine this season, additional offensive firepower will be the answer.

Kliff Kingsbury and the Cardinals should and need to look at the wide receiver position. Jaxon Smith-Njigba from Ohio State fits that bill like a white glove.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba from Ohio State holds the record for most catches in a single game in school history with 15 receptions and the record for the most receiving yards in a bowl game with 347 at the 2022 Rose Bowl.

Smith-Njigba huge night In Pasadena

Smith-Njigba grew up in Rockwall, Texas, and attended Rockwall High School where he led all high school football players in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with 97 receptions for 1,828 yards and 20 touchdowns in his junior season.

As a senior, he caught 104 passes for 2,094 yards and 35 touchdowns and was named the recipient of both the Landry Award and the Texas Gatorade Football Player of the Year award.

He was named a starter at the slot receiver position for the Buckeyes going into his sophomore season. On November 6, 2021, Smith-Njigba recorded 15 receptions in a single game against Nebraska, and an Ohio State school record of 240 yards.

Later that season, he set an FBS record and a single-game school record with 347 receiving yards in Ohio State’s win in the 2022 Rose Bowl against Utah. He also recorded 15 receptions, tying his own record.