JuJu Smith-Schuster in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,454
Receiving yards, 2015 (USC, 8–⁠6)
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in receiving yards, 2015
Drafted
No. 62
Round 2, 2017 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Stanford, 2015192receiving yards, career highvs. Idaho, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Arizona, 2016

All-America: AP second team 2015; Sporting News second team 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014USC5472413.4553
2015USC891,45416.31075
2016USC7091413.11067
Career2133,09214.52575

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014USC111320
2015USC4510
2016USC120
Career161850

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014USC9WR
2015USC9WR
2016USC9WR6′2″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015USC1320.7786th (n=465)0.53102.013%
2016USC1010.6670th (n=489)0.5267.010%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠521909–
Sep 10vs.Utah StateW 45–⁠7756215–
Sep 17atStanfordL 10–⁠27334023–
Sep 23atUtahL 27–⁠31898035–
Oct 1vs.Arizona StateW 41–⁠207123367–
Oct 8vs.ColoradoW 21–⁠175113034–
Oct 15atArizonaW 48–⁠149132346–
Oct 27vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠2466601725
Nov 5vs.OregonW 45–⁠2021009–
Nov 12atWashingtonW 26–⁠13341018−4
Nov 19atUCLAW 36–⁠148760284
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠2742319–
Jan 2 ✦vs.Penn StateW 52–⁠4971331362
2015 USC 14 games, 89 catches, 1,454 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 55–⁠6489161–
Sep 12vs.IdahoW 59–⁠910192250–
Sep 19vs.StanfordL 31–⁠418153154–
Sep 26atArizona StateW 42–⁠145103252–
Oct 8vs.WashingtonL 12–⁠17682026–
Oct 17atNotre DameL 31–⁠416139175–
Oct 24vs.UtahW 42–⁠248143129–
Oct 31atCaliforniaW 27–⁠215550184
Nov 7vs.ArizonaW 38–⁠308138172–
Nov 13atColoradoW 27–⁠24366136–
Nov 21atOregonL 28–⁠48557016–
Nov 28vs.UCLAW 40–⁠21685034–
Dec 5vs.StanfordL 22–⁠411187019–
Dec 30 ✦vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠23465039–
2014 USC 13 games, 54 catches, 724 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Fresno StateW 52–⁠1341230531
Sep 6atStanfordW 13–⁠101−20−2–
Sep 13atBoston CollegeL 31–⁠37649013–
Sep 27vs.Oregon StateW 35–⁠1031308–
Oct 4vs.Arizona StateL 34–⁠38424010–
Oct 11atArizonaW 28–⁠264390242
Oct 18vs.ColoradoW 56–⁠284104145–
Oct 25atUtahL 21–⁠24677123–
Nov 1atWashington StateW 44–⁠17674322–
Nov 13vs.CaliforniaW 38–⁠30430010–
Nov 22atUCLAL 20–⁠38479031–
Nov 29vs.Notre DameW 49–⁠14548022–
Dec 27 ✦vs.NebraskaW 45–⁠42366045–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′1⅜″
Weight215 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan77¾″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.93 s
20-yard shuttle5.01 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

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2017Pittsburgh Steelers14589177
2018Pittsburgh Steelers161111,4267
2019Pittsburgh Steelers12425523
2020Pittsburgh Steelers16978319
2021Pittsburgh Steelers5151290
2022Kansas City Chiefs16789333
2023New England Patriots11292601
2024Kansas City Chiefs11182312
2025Kansas City Chiefs17333451
NFL career1184815,62433

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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