Player Dossier

2014-2016

USC

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.

Usage Score

23.5

Efficiency

74.4

Consistency

61.7

Season Value

55.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · USC

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
USC
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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.

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

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Season Explorer

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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

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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.

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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 yardsW 52-49713316.919136
Sat 11/26vs Notre DameW 45-274235.85.8019
Sun 11/20@ UCLAHigh volumeW 36-148768.99.50028
Sun 11/13@ WashingtonW 26-133419.313.70018
Sat 11/5vs OregonW 45-202105509
Fri 10/28vs CaliforniaW 45-2466611.411017
Sat 10/15@ Arizona100 receiving yards · High volumeW 48-14913214.714.70346
Sat 10/8vs Colorado100 receiving yardsW 21-17511322.622.60034
Sun 10/2vs Arizona State100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 41-20712317.617.60367
Sat 9/24@ UtahHigh volumeL 27-3189812.312.30035
Sun 9/18@ StanfordL 10-2733411.311.30023
Sat 9/10vs Utah State2+ TDW 45-775688215
Sun 9/4@ AlabamaL 6-52199909

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    USC

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonUSC72466.917
2014 Regular SeasonUSC72466.9170
2015 PostseasonUSC1,4549229.4730
2015 Regular SeasonUSC1,4549229.40
2016 PostseasonUSC91474.423.5-540
2016 Regular SeasonUSC91474.423.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

132

Primary metric

132 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

Idaho

192

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

192 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Arizona State

123

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Penn State

133

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Fresno State

123

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

123 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

72.8

#2

2015 Regular Season · USC

72.8

1,454 primary · 92 efficiency · 29.4 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · USC

55.6

914 primary · 74.4 efficiency · 23.5 usage

Milestones

12

100+ receiving yards

8

8+ catch outings

6

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9904

Long Beach Poly · Long Beach, CA

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

3,092

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.