John Sherman "JuJu" Smith-Schuster (born November 22, 1996) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.
Smith attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. He played wide receiver and safety for the Jackrabbits football team. Smith was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the second-best safety in his class and the 24th-best player overall. He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football under then-head coach Steve Sarkisian. His initial decision was to attend Oregon and told his mother that was going to be where he would play, but then announced he was going to USC during his televised commitment.
Smith-Schuster earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2014. In his first career game, he had four receptions for 123 yards against Fresno State. Against the Washington State Cougars, he had six receptions for 74 yards and three touchdowns. He finished the 2014 season with 54 receptions for 724 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2015, Smith-Schuster played 14 games with a career-high 1,454 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior in 2016, he played 13 games with 914 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. After the 2016 season, Smith-Schuster decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.