
Receiver, USC, 2014–16
JuJu Smith-Schuster
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Long Beach, CA
- Born
- Nov 22, 1996, in Long Beach, California
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JuJu Smith-Schuster played receiver at USC (2014–16). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Smith-Schuster in round 2, No. 62 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, career highvs. Stanford, 2015192receiving yards, career highvs. Idaho, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Arizona, 2016All-America: AP second team 2015; Sporting News second team 2015
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | USC | 132 | 0.77 | 86th (n=465) | 0.53 | 102.0 | 13% |
| 2016 | USC | 101 | 0.66 | 70th (n=489) | 0.52 | 67.0 | 10% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 USC 13 games, 70 catches, 914 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 6–52 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–7 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 15 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 10–27 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 27–31 | 8 | 98 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 41–20 | 7 | 123 | 3 | 67 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 21–17 | 5 | 113 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 48–14 | 9 | 132 | 3 | 46 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 45–24 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 17 | 25 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 45–20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 26–13 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 18 | −4 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 36–14 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 45–27 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 52–49 | 7 | 133 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
2015 USC 14 games, 89 catches, 1,454 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 55–6 | 4 | 89 | 1 | 61 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 59–9 | 10 | 192 | 2 | 50 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 31–41 | 8 | 153 | 1 | 54 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | W 42–14 | 5 | 103 | 2 | 52 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 12–17 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 17 | at | L 31–41 | 6 | 139 | 1 | 75 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 42–24 | 8 | 143 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | W 27–21 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 38–30 | 8 | 138 | 1 | 72 | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 36 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 28–48 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 40–21 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 22–41 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 21–23 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 39 | – |
2014 USC 13 games, 54 catches, 724 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 52–13 | 4 | 123 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at | W 13–10 | 1 | −2 | 0 | −2 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 31–37 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 35–10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 34–38 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 28–26 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 56–28 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 21–24 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 44–17 | 6 | 74 | 3 | 22 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 38–30 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 20–38 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 49–14 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 45–42 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 45 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ | |
| Weight | 215 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 77¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 5.01 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 118 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
Pro Bowl: 2018
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 58 | 917 | 7 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 111 | 1,426 | 7 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 42 | 552 | 3 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 97 | 831 | 9 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 15 | 129 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 78 | 933 | 3 |
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 11 | 29 | 260 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 18 | 231 | 2 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 33 | 345 | 1 |
| NFL career | 118 | 481 | 5,624 | 33 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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