JuJu Smith-Schuster Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
, Pittsburgh Steelers

Age: 25
Weight: 215 lbs
Height: 6' 1"

ADP: 72
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
5.2	52	0	4	0

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Salary: $5700
Week 2 Projection: 14.73
Ownership: 8

Salary: $6000
Week 2 Projection: 11.56
Ownership: 3

Salary: $17
Week 2 Projection: 11.56
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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Smith-Schuster finished as the No. 18 receiver last season but is currently the 38th receiver off the board. Why the disconnect? Well, his targets are under pressure from Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool, and the Steelers are expected to run the ball more after the team attempted 656 passes last season and drafted Najee Harris in the first round. Still, wanting to do something and actually being able to follow through are two different things. Smith-Schuster should return solid WR3 numbers which makes him a value at his current positional ADP.

Latest news

James Washington requests trade, reportedly down Steelers depth chart

DKPittsburghSports.com

Aug 06 · 2:08 PM EDT

Steelers WR James Washington has requested a trade according to multiple sources including Adam Schefter of ESPN. Dave Lolley of DKPittsburghSports.com also writes that the additions of Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool via the NFL Draft and JuJu Smith-Schuster re-signing add to Washington's request. Ray-Ray McCloud played ahead of Washington during the Hall of Fame game August 5.

Fantasy Impact:

It also matters that Pittsburgh drafted Najee Harris with the expectation of running the ball more. Washington is a starting-caliber receiver that stretches the field. If he does end up being moved, Washington will go from fantasy irrelevancy to late-round flyer depending on his landing spot.

Scouting report

by Bill Riccette

· Sep 10 · 11:09 AM EDT

PIT WR JuJu Smith-Schuster - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 at Bills

Smith-Schuster took less money to stay with the Steelers, but it's hard to argue with him doing so. He saw 128 targets and still had a strong connection with Ben Roethlisberger and still had a top-20 fantasy finish among wide receivers in 2020. Folks have seemed to sour a bit on him, which is a bit understandable with how the rest of the offense looks. But there is plenty of opportunity here for JuJu to still be one of the trustworthy receivers in Pittsburgh after catching 97 passes in 2020 and had a 6/55/1 line in Buffalo last season.

2021 Strength of Schedule - PIT

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
11 @BUF	22 LV	19 CIN	2 @GB	4 DEN	27 SEA	BYE	25 @CLE	6 CHI	30 DET	10 @LAC	19 @CIN	5 BAL	24 @MIN	28 TEN	7 @KC	25 CLE

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	Tgts	YPR	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@BUF	4	52	8	13.00	5.2	9.2	53/58	91.4%
Per game		4.00	52.00	8.00	13.00	5.20	9.20	53.00/58.00	91.38%
Totals		4	52	8	13.00	5.2	9.2	53/58	91.38%

Previous Games vs. LV


Season	Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
2018	14	@LV	8	130	2	12	16.25	0	0	0	0	0.00	25.0	33.0	52/60	86.67%
Average			8.00	130.00	2.00	12.00	16.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00	33.00	52.00/60.00	86.67%