Juju Smith-Shucster

5 Famous Things He Did To Acheive Fame

1. Was selected 62nd overall in the 2017 Draft.
2. Played for Usc for 3 years
3. He played both wide receiver and safety for the Long Beach Polytechnic High School football team and was rated as a five star recruit by Rivals.
4. Compiled over 3,000 receiving yards and 25 touchdown receptions.
5. He was a First-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2015

Stats

• Smith-Schuster earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2014. In his first career game, he had four receptions for 123 yards against Fresno State. Against the Washington State Cougars, he had six receptions for 74 yards and three touchdowns. He finished the 2014 season with 54 receptions for 724 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2015, Smith-Schuster played 14 games with a career-high 1,454 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior in 2016, he played 13 games with 914 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. After the 2016 season, Smith-Schuster decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

  Performance

• Smith-Schuster received an invitation to the NFL Combine and performed nearly all of the combine drills and positional drills except for the three-cone drill and short shuttle. He opted to attend USC's Pro Day and performed the short shuttle and three-cone drill. In addition, he performed the vertical and broad jump and improved his combine number on both. The Dallas Cowboys were the only team to hold a private workout with Smith-Schuster and showed heavy interest in him He .was ranked as the fourth best wide receiver in the draft by Sports Illustrated and ESPN, and ninth by NFLDraftScout.com and draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.

  Personal Life

• Smith-Schuster is of partial Samoan descent and was raised in Long Beach, California. He is the second-eldest of seven children and identifies as a Christian.His cousin is current USC Trojans' football assistant coach Johnny Nansen. His nickname "JuJu" came from his aunt when he was a few months old. She initially called him "John-John" before opting to call him "JuJu" instead. He has one biological sister named So'omalo and their father was not active in their lives. His stepfather, Lawrence Schuster, was introduced to his mother, Sammy (Toa), when JuJu was four years old. Smith-Schuster legally hyphenated his last name after he turned 18, adding Schuster in honor of his stepfather. Smith-Schuster states he grew up a fan of USC and looked up to Marqise Lee, Robert Woods, and Nelson Agholor.

  Early Years

• Smith attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.He played wide receiver and safety for the Jackrabbits football team. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the second-best safety in his class and the 24th-best player overall. He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football under then-head coach Steve Sarkisian. His initial decision was to attend Oregon and told his mother that was going to be where he would play, but then announced he was going to USC during his televised commitment.

  Highlights

  Rank Among Receivers