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JuJu Smith-Schuster New York Giants · #8

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 215 lbs · Long Beach, CA · Age 30

JuJu Smith-Schuster is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, drafted 62nd overall, 2017. In 2025 he caught 33 passes for 345 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 62nd overall9-yr veteran
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
Season avg33 rec · 345 yds · 1 td
Career avg481 rec · 5,624 yds · 33 td
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Scouting report

JuJu Smith-Schuster — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
JuJu Smith-Schuster is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, drafted 62nd overall, 2017. In 2025 he caught 33 passes for 345 yards and 1 touchdowns
C+
Receiving
C
Big-play
C+
Scoring
C+
Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Strong · offense
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C
Big-play
Solid · offense
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C+
Scoring
Strong · offense
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Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where JuJu Smith-Schuster stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
490Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

JuJu Smith-Schuster — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
345 YDS
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Volume
33 REC
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Big-play
10.5 Y/R
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Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees JuJu Smith-Schuster

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
25
rec
19–31
266
rec yds
221–312
1
td
1–2
35
targets
27–44
15
games
13–17
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 33 → projected 25 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
-5.7
Age curve
-2.5
Net vs last season-8.1 rec
Everything it reads
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9 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 11 / 14 / 17
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

JuJu Smith-Schuster career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2017145891778015.8
2018161111,426716612.8
2019124255237013.1
2020169783191288.6
20215151290288.6
20221678933310112.0
202311292601479.0
2024141823122612.8
2025173334514510.5
Career1214815,62433691
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #128 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of JuJu Smith-Schuster

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-11-22

The beginning

JuJu Smith-Schuster is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants, in his 10th NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 62nd overall, 2017 as a Wide Receiver.

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JuJu Smith-Schuster is a New York Giants wide receiver, drafted 62nd overall, 2017.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2017–2025) he has caught 481 passes for 5,624 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 33 passes for 345 yards and 1 touchdown in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Height
6' 1"
Weight
215 lbs
Draft
62nd overall, 2017
Born
Long Beach, CA
Age
30
Jersey
#8
Background

JuJu Smith-Schuster is from Long Beach, CA and is 30 years old. He was drafted 62nd overall, 2017 and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 215 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2017–2025) he has caught 481 passes for 5,624 yards and 33 touchdowns. Smith-Schuster is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

JuJu Smith-Schuster is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 481 passes for 5,624 yards and 33 touchdowns across 9 seasons (2017–2025).

Receiving481 career catches, 5,624 yards, 33 touchdowns.
Best season111 catches for 1,426 yards in 2018.
Yards per catch11.7 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree62nd overall, 2017.
Durability121 career games played.
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FAQ

JuJu Smith-Schuster — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about JuJu Smith-Schuster, answered.

What position does JuJu Smith-Schuster play?
JuJu Smith-Schuster is a Wide Receiver for the New York Giants.
When was JuJu Smith-Schuster drafted?
JuJu Smith-Schuster was drafted 62nd overall, 2017.
How many seasons has JuJu Smith-Schuster played?
9 (2017–2025).
What are JuJu Smith-Schuster's career stats?
He has caught 481 passes for 5,624 yards and 33 touchdowns.
JuJu Smith-Schuster career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR6
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs DAL
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
66
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 3
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
81
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs DALW2 @ LAW3 vs TENW4 vs ARIW5 @ WASW6 vs NOW7 @ HOUW8 · BYEW9 @ PHIW10 vs WASW11 vs JAXW12 @ INDW13 vs SFW14 @ SEAW15 vs CLEW16 @ DETW17 @ DALW18 vs PHI

Each week grades JuJu Smith-Schuster's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
26
since 2017
Games missed
13
listed Out
Lower-body
15
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
4
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk16 · Rib2025 Wk15 · Rib2025 Wk6 · Knee2025 Wk5 · Knee2024 Wk13 · Hip2024 Wk12 · Hamstring

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 9 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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