JuJu Smith-Schuster

WR · USC 2016 · #9

Last confirmed: USC, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · Long Beach, CA

JuJu Smith-Schuster: WR · USC · #9.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Zach PascalOld Dominion · 2016 · 95% season match
Tyler VaughnsUSC · 2017 · 95% season match
Dom WilliamsWashington State · 2015 · 94% season match
Bud SasserMissouri · 2014 · 90% season match
Laquon TreadwellOle Miss · 2015 · 87% season match

JuJu Smith-Schuster

WR · USC · #9

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. JuJu Smith-Schuster has been at USC through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 133 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Penn State, Bowl, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

USC in the news

Top-150 recruit commits to USCOn3 Oct 21
$70M buyout talk for RileyYahoo Sports Oct 16
USC DC Gary Patterson explains key coaching changeSports Illustrated Oct 13
Ex-USC player arrested for rapeABC7 Los Angeles Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	USC	70	914	13.1	10
2015	USC	89	1,454	16.3	10
2014	USC	54	724	13.4	5
Career		213	3,092	14.5	25

Season	Team
2016	USC	5	27	2
2015	USC	1	4	51
2014	USC	2	3	132
Career		8	34	185

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 6-52@ No. 1 Alabama	1	9	9.0	0	9	133-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 45-7vs Utah State	7	56	8.0	2	15	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 10-27@ No. 7 Stanford	3	34	11.3	0	23
Wk 4	L 27-31@ No. 24 Utah	8	98	12.3	0	35
Wk 5	W 41-20vs Arizona State	7	123	17.6	3	67	3 TD catches
Wk 6	W 21-17vs No. 21 Colorado	5	113	22.6	0	34
Wk 7	W 48-14@ Arizona	9	132	14.7	3	46	3 TD catches
Wk 9	W 45-24vs California	6	66	11.0	0	17
Wk 10	W 45-20vs Oregon	2	10	5.0	0	9
Wk 11	W 26-13@ No. 4 Washington	3	41	13.7	0	18
Wk 12	W 36-14@ UCLA	8	76	9.5	0	28
Wk 13	W 45-27vs Notre Dame	4	23	5.8	1	9
Bowl	W 52-49@ No. 5 Penn State	7	133	19.0	1	36
Total		70	914	13.1	10	67

Signature game

Bowl · 2016

W 52-49

vs Penn State · neutral site

7 rec · 133 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Penn State at a neutral site in a shootout.

With S. Darnold — 453 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.4 · 20 rush yds (5 car) · A. Jackson — 1 rec · 24 yds · 2 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Arizona State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.39Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 67 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK)
Week 7 · Arizona · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.57Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 46 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK)
Week 6 · Colorado · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.64Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 34 yds to the Colo 35 for a
Week 1 · Penn State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.34Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 25 yds to the PnSt 26 for a
Week 2 · Utah State · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.30Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 15 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK)
Week 7 · Arizona · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 39 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK)

4 more plays

Week 4 · Utah · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.85Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 2 · Utah State · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Max Browne pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK)
Week 5 · Arizona State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 3 yds for a TD, (Matt Boermeester KICK)
Week 4 · Utah · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.47Sam Darnold pass complete to JuJu Smith-Schuster for 15 yds to the USC 43 for a

Teams and coaches

2014USC9-4HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2015USC8-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

2016USC10-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (87th percentile). Strength: rec tds (94th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#87 / 674 · 87th pct

9.4%

EPA / target#154 / 674 · 77th pct

0.70

Catch rate#219 / 674 · 67th pct

71.9%

Explosive rate#252 / 674 · 63rd pct

13.5%

Yards / catch#273 / 674 · 60th pct

13.2

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#27 / 524 · 94th pct

Receptions#42 / 524 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#54 / 524 · 90th pct

914

Long catch#129 / 524 · 75th pct

Rush yards#99 / 257 · 61st pct

Yards / catch#254 / 524 · 51st pct

13.1

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

86th → 77th percentile

Explosive rate

63rd → 63rd percentile

Catch rate

53rd → 67th percentile

TD rate

76th → 87th percentile

Yards / catch

88th → 60th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.2	65.2	11.7	1.0
Road5g	6.2	76.2	12.3	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.9	87.2	14.3	1.1
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	43.2	9.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Pass share

48.1%

460 pass / 496 run

Plays / game

73.5

13 games

Team sack rate

2.5%

481 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

70 catches and 5 carries in 13 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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