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JuJu Smith-Schuster

Player breakdown

JuJu Smith-Schuster

USC · 2017 Draft Class

6-1215 lbs2nd round, 62nd overallAge at Draft: 20Age: ~29
Elite1000+ NFL
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

83%

YearTeamGGSTgtRecYdsY/RTDY/G
2017PIT147795891715.8765.5
2018PIT16131661111,42612.8789.1
2019PIT1212704255213.1346
2020PIT1614128978318.6951.9
2021PIT5528151298.6025.8
2022KAN16141017893312358.3
2023NWE11747292609123.6
2024KAN148261823112.8216.5
2025KAN1712453334510.5120.3
Career121926904815,62411.73346.5
SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2014USCPac-121354724513.455.7
2015USCPac-1214891,4541016.3103.9
2016USCPac-1213709141013.170.3
Career402133,0922514.577.3

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

88%

ML model output

Context Prob

75%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

3

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 29% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.264
Physical production synergy+0.527
BMI 28.4 — outside ideal range for NFL WR (215 lbs)+0.258

Top Negative Factors

Recruit dominator synergy-0.234
54.1 yards per adjusted target opportunity — solid efficiency vs. opportunities-0.177
Improvement accelerating (+1.0) — getting better faster each year-0.156

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)