John Sherman "JuJu" Smith-Schuster is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.

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 he told his mother that would be where he would play, but then announced he was going to USC during his televised commitment.

Smith-Schuster earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2014. He had four receptions for 123 yards in his first career game 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 ten touchdowns. As a junior in 2016, he played 13 games with 914 receiving yards and ten touchdowns. After the 2016 season, Smith-Schuster decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.

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

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Smith-Schuster in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the youngest player selected in the 2017 Draft and was the 13th USC wide receiver drafted in the last 15 years.



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