Usage / Role
32%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2014-2016USC
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR • 6'2" • Long Beach, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
JuJu Smith-Schuster reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
lowhigh
Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · USC
141415151616
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
JuJu Smith-Schuster built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with USC. The clearest part of JuJu Smith-Schuster's career was his receiving...
Read the story5★
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 62
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · USC. JuJu Smith-Schuster reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,092
- Receptions
- 213
- Touchdowns
- 25
Featured Highlight
Watch JuJu Smith-Schuster on film
JuJu Smith-Schuster USC Highlights
2016 · USC · Player Highlight
JuJu Smith-Schuster college highlights at USC.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
JuJu Smith-Schuster quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,092
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Idaho
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Long Beach Poly · USC
- High school pipeline
- Long Beach Poly · 81 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 2 · Pick 30 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 914 receiving yards · WR 54th (top 6%) · Pac-12 3rd (top 2%) · National 55th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | USC | 13 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 59 |
| 2014 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 51 | 658 | 5 | 59 |
| 2015 Postseason | USC | 14 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 90 |
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 14 | 85 | 1,389 | 10 | 90 |
| 2016 Postseason | USC | 13 | 7 | 133 | 1 | 69.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 63 | 781 | 9 | 69.3 |
Related Context
Keep exploring JuJu Smith-Schuster
JuJu Smith-Schuster played WR for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, JuJu Smith-Schuster recorded 34 rushing yards, 3,092 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
USC paired 1,454 primary output with 92 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2016 Postseason · USC
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
70.3
Efficiency
74.4
Usage
23.5
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 133. Alabama: 9. Utah State: 56. Stanford: 34. Utah: 98. Arizona State: 123. Colorado: 113. Arizona: 132. California: 66. Oregon: 10. Washington: 41. UCLA: 76. Notre Dame: 23
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 7 by 100. Alabama: 1 by 60. Utah State: 7 by 53.3. Stanford: 3 by 75.6. Utah: 8 by 81.7. Arizona State: 7 by 100. Colorado: 5 by 100. Arizona: 9 by 97.8. California: 6 by 73.3. Oregon: 2 by 33.3. Washington: 3 by 91.1. UCLA: 8 by 63.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins77.3 · Games = 10 · +30.3 vs Losses
Losses47 · Games = 3 · -30.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
100 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Penn State100 receiving yards | W 52-49 | — | 7 | 133 | 16.9 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Notre Dame | W 45-27 | — | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 1 | 9 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ UCLAHigh volume | W 36-14 | — | 8 | 76 | 8.9 | 9.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Washington | W 26-13 | — | 3 | 41 | 9.3 | 13.70 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Oregon | W 45-20 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Fri 10/28 | vs California | W 45-24 | — | 6 | 66 | 11.4 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Arizona100 receiving yards · High volume | W 48-14 | — | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 3 | 46 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Colorado100 receiving yards | W 21-17 | — | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 0 | 34 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Arizona State100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 41-20 | — | 7 | 123 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 3 | 67 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ UtahHigh volume | L 27-31 | — | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 35 |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Stanford | L 10-27 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Utah State2+ TD | W 45-7 | — | 7 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Alabama | L 6-52 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
JuJu Smith-Schuster story
JuJu Smith-Schuster built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Long Beach, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with USC. The clearest part of JuJu Smith-Schuster's career was his receiving role: 213 catches, 3,092 receiving yards, 25 touchdowns, and 34 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with USC. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 34 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 185 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: JuJu Smith-Schuster moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
USC
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | USC | 724 | 66.9 | 17 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | USC | 724 | 66.9 | 17 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | USC | 1,454 | 92 | 29.4 | 730 |
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 1,454 | 92 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | USC | 914 | 74.4 | 23.5 | -540 |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 914 | 74.4 | 23.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 2 · W 59-9
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
192
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
192 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 7 · W 48-14 · Conference game
132
Receiving Yards
99 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
132 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs Arizona State
Week 5 · W 41-20 · Conference game
123
Receiving Yards
96.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Stanford
Week 3 · L 31-41 · Conference game
153
Receiving Yards
93.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
153 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Utah
Week 8 · W 42-24 · Conference game
143
Receiving Yards
91.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
143 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · USC
1,454 primary output · 92 efficiency · 29.4 usage
90
#2
2015 Regular Season · USC
90
1,454 primary · 92 efficiency · 29.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · USC
69.3
914 primary · 74.4 efficiency · 23.5 usage
Milestones
12
100+ receiving yards
8
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
Next best actions
Keep exploring JuJu Smith-Schuster
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.