JuJu Smith-Schuster is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Smith-Schuster in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Smith-Schuster's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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JuJu Smith-Schuster

1× Pro Bowl3rd youngest · 1,000 Receiving Yards 9th youngest · 1,000 Scrimmage Yards Top 11% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -14% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight215 lb

BornNov 22, 1996

Age29

CollegeUSC See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 2, Pick 62 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 119 · #881 · High-Value

Worth 119 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

3 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.8

Avg surplus

peak +37

6 seasons × ~19.8 surplus ≈ VORP 119

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2017	—	PIT	13	—	79	58	917	7	73.4%	15.8	11.6	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	704	74.7%	—	0.0%	51	14.6%
2017	—	CLE	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PIT	16	—	166	111	1,426	7	66.9%	12.8	8.6	—	68	1	13	0	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	960	86.1%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2018	—	NE	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	PIT	12	—	70	42	552	3	60.0%	13.1	7.9	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	573	77.4%	—	0.0%	2	8.0%
2019	—	NYJ	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	PIT	16	—	128	97	831	9	75.8%	8.6	6.5	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	923	84.3%	—	0.0%	3	3.7%
2021	—	PIT	5	—	28	15	129	0	53.6%	8.6	4.6	—	6	3	9	1	3.0	33.3	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	222	72.0%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2022	—	KC	16	—	101	78	933	3	77.2%	12.0	9.2	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	765	70.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2022	—	HOU	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	NE	11	—	47	29	260	1	61.7%	9.0	5.5	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	461	64.4%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2023	—	WAS	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	KC	11	—	26	18	231	2	69.2%	12.8	8.9	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	424	46.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2024	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	KC	16	—	45	33	345	1	73.3%	10.5	7.7	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	620	57.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	134	—	690	481	5,624	33	69.7%	11.7	8.2	—	274	4	22	1	5.5	25.0	2	50.0	0	20	18	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	5,652	70.3%	—	0.0%	60	5.9%

Career EPA159.8·1 rushing · 159 receiving·20.0/season