We’re less than a quarter of the way through the 2026 NFL regular season, but the history books have already been shuffled.

The previous edition of “Milestone Watch” highlighted a few of those potential historic marks, so let’s check back in on who made history in Weeks 3 and 4.

Last Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba became the 11th youngest wide receiver to cross the 300 career receptions mark. With 10 catches against the Washington Commanders and five against the Los Angeles Chargers, he now sits at 314 total.

On Sunday, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 31 completions against the Kansas City Chiefs, pushing him over 4,000 on his career. He cleared quarterback Warren Moon on the all-time leaderboard and now sits in 14th place just 96 completions behind former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway.

Fellow veteran quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs also crossed a milestone, surpassing 275 career passing touchdowns in Week 4.

Notable players to watch in Weeks 5, 6

Players to watch from the previous edition of this column included former Trojan and current Detroit Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown as well as Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt. After a slow past two weeks, however, the pair failed to reach their respective marks. St. Brown now stands only one receiving touchdown away from 50, and Watt is just half a sack away from 120. 

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is four catches away from 1,100 career receptions. He is third on the all-time tight end receptions leaderboard, behind only Hall-of-Famer Tony Gonzalez and probable future inductee Jason Witten. 

While Kelce’s production this year hasn’t consistently been up to his normal standards, he did have nine catches on 11 targets in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts. Additionally, with injuries to Chiefs wide receivers Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton, Kelce will likely see an elevated role in the Chief’s passing game.

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor is 49 rushing yards away from 8,000 in his career. Taylor has been second in rushing yards since 2020, his rookie season. When he is not injured, he is a consistent contender for the rushing title, having won in 2021, gotten third in 2020 and 2025, and placed fourth in 2024. He is currently tied for fifth with Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs this season with 353 yards through four games. Taylor should easily hit the 8,000-yard mark in Week 5.

After Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb’s massive day in Week 4 against the Houston Texans, the wideout is now just one touchdown shy of 50 for his career. Through 99 career regular-season games, Lamb has recorded 45 receiving, three rushing and one kick return touchdown. Lamb’s one non-scrimmage touchdown came on his only recorded kick return, an onside kick he recovered and brought back 47 yards for the score in his rookie season. 

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is five passing touchdowns away from 100 in his young career. As the final pick from the 2022 Draft at No. 262, “Mr. Irrelevant” a former Iowa State Cyclone, has consistently proved himself as a strong signal-caller for Kyle Shanahan through his first three-and-a-half years. He’s currently tied with Cousins for a league-leading 11 passing touchdowns this season, and will likely reach 100 total in the coming weeks. 

On special teams, Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos is closing in on a career mark. He is two field goals away from 275 total. Santos is tied for the sixth-most field goals made since 2020 with 165, and he’s been one of the most consistent kickers of the decade. His 13-year career started with three full years with the Chiefs before he bounced between teams until finding his new home in Chicago. Since then, he’s boasted an impressive 88.7% field goal percentage over 186 attempts.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ signing of veteran defensive back Kenny Moore II was all over NFL news last week. The former Indianapolis Colt had a solid career, making his lone Pro Bowl appearance in 2021, but was not on an active roster to start the 2026 season. With uncertainties in the Eagles’ secondary, they took a chance on the experienced veteran. 

Moore is now back in contention to hit some milestones in the NFL, the most notable being 500 career solo tackles. He currently needs just two more to meet the mark, and while he only logged one snap Sunday, his role on defense will likely be elevated as he practices more with the team.

Finn McNamara is a junior sharing notable NFL history to watch for each week of the season in his column, “Milestone Watch.”