The "NFL Top 100 Players" is an annual NFL offseason tradition. There are a few names from the Kansas City Chiefs expected to make the cut, but there are also many opponents featured in this year's rankings. Player No. 5 is a player they are scheduled to face this coming season.
No. 5 is Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
No. 5 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026…@Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba! @NFLFilms pic.twitter.com/cttIMrAnWn
— NFL (@NFL) August 31, 2026
Smith-Njigba started all 17 games for the Seahawks in 2025, finishing atop the league in receiving yards with 1,793 to go along with 119 catches for 10 touchdowns. He earned first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors while receiving the 2025 AP Offensive Player of the Year award. The Seahawks would go on to win
Super Bowl LX.
Smith-Njigba and the Seahawks met the Chiefs in a preseason matchup this year, but will meet again during the regular season. The Chiefs will visit the Seahawks in Week 7 of the 2026 season at Lumen Field on Sunday Night Football.
Produced by NFL Films and the X Original Series, the new season of NFL Top 100 features short-form episodes that reveal the league's top players, as voted on exclusively by current NFL players. Episodes debut on X on weekdays and will air later on NFL+, as well as on other NFL-owned and operated social media platforms.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Kansas City Chiefs to face player No. 5 of the 'NFL Top 100' in 2026
