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The 49ers defense has been a notorious pass funnel this year, allowing opposing teams to attempt the 8th-most passes in the league (36.2 per game) this year.In this week's game, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is predicted by the projections to land in the 99th percentile among wideouts with 11.4 targets.Jaxon Smith-Njigba has been a more integral piece of his team's pass attack this year (36.8% Target Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (24.3%).Jaxon Smith-Njigba has put up far more air yards this season (109.0 per game) than he did last season (73.0 per game).Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 91.0 adjusted yards per game through the air this year illustrates a significant improvement in his receiving proficiency over last year's 69.0 mark.
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