- WR
JuJu Smith-Schuster
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Age24
- CollegeSouthern California
- DraftedRD 2, PK 62 (2017)
Preseason
Even though he was a free agent, JuJu Smith-Schuster decided to stay with the Steelers for one more year. He talked with other teams but ended up signing a one-year contract worth $8 million. That means it's rinse/repeat for Smith-Schuster in terms of outlook for the 2021 season. Smith-Schuster is a favorite target of Ben Roethlisberger but not a WR1 as the team used to think he could be. Instead, Smith-Schuster is more of a no.2 receiver in the NFL and should be projected as such. That means his projections for this year should be nearly identical to the numbers he posted in 16 games last year. Smith-Schuster, with a declining Roethlisberger, posted 97 catches for 831 yards and nine touchdowns. With touchdowns being so tough to reproduce, that number could take a slight dip. If the team goes with a more run-heavy approach, that could mean fewer opportunities for Smith-Schuster. The continued improvement of Chase Claypool could also mean there is a cap on Smith-Schuster's production, and we may see a slight decline. Fantasy GMs should consider him a WR3/WR4 with deep flex appeal in 2021.
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JuJu Smith-Schuster's percentile rank in each category, among s with more than 50 fantasy points.
| Week | Matchup |
|---|---|
| 1 | @ Buffalo Bills |
| 2 | vs Las Vegas Raiders |
| 3 | vs Cincinnati Bengals |
| 4 | @ Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | vs Denver Broncos |
| 6 | vs Seattle Seahawks |
| 7 | Bye Week |
| 8 | @ Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | vs Chicago Bears |
| 10 | vs Detroit Lions |
| 11 | @ Los Angeles Chargers |
| 12 | @ Cincinnati Bengals |
| 13 | vs Baltimore Ravens |
| 14 | @ Minnesota Vikings |
| 15 | vs Tennessee Titans |
| 16 | @ Kansas City Chiefs |
| 17 | vs Cleveland Browns |
| 18 | @ Baltimore Ravens |
| YR | TM | G | RSH | RushYD | RushTD | TGT | REC | RecYD | Y/Rec | RecTD | Rank | VBD | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | PIT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 58 | 917 | 15.8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | |
| 2018 | PIT | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 166 | 111 | 1426 | 12.8 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 17 |
| 2019 | PIT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 42 | 552 | 13.1 | 3 | 63 | 7 | |
| 2020 | PIT | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 97 | 831 | 8.6 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | PIT | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 0 | 43 | 26 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 460 | 318 | 3819 | 12.0 | 26 | 105 |
| YR | WK | OPP | oSNAP | RSH | YD | TD | TARG | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | BUF | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | LV | 54 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| 2021 | LV | 107 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 93 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | NYG | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | DEN | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | HOU | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | PHI | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | CLE | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | TEN | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 85 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | BAL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | DAL | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 93 | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 | CIN | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 77 | 1 |
| 2020 | 11 | JAX | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | BAL | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 1 |
| 2020 | 13 | WAS | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | BUF | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 | CIN | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | IND | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 96 | 1 |
| 2020 | 17 | CLE | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 1 |
| 2020 | CLE | 923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 97 | 831 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 1 | NE | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | SEA | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 84 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | SF | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 81 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | CIN | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | BAL | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | LAC | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | MIA | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 1 |
| 2019 | 9 | IND | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | LAR | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | CLE | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | NYJ | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | BAL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | BAL | 582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 42 | 552 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | CLE | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 119 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | KC | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 121 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | TB | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 116 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | BAL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | ATL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | CIN | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 111 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | CLE | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | BAL | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | CAR | 42 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 90 | 1 |
| 2018 | 11 | JAX | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 104 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | DEN | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 189 | 1 |
| 2018 | 13 | LAC | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | OAK | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 130 | 2 |
| 2018 | 15 | NE | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | NO | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 115 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | CIN | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 1 |
| 2018 | CIN | 960 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 166 | 111 | 1426 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1 | CLE | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | MIN | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | CHI | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | BAL | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | JAX | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | KC | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | CIN | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | DET | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 193 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | IND | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 97 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | TEN | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | CIN | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | NE | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 114 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | HOU | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 1 |
| 2017 | 17 | CLE | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 143 | 1 |
| 2017 | CLE | 707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 58 | 917 | 7 |