WR#8
JuJu Smith-Schuster
gsis_id 00-0033857
NYG
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.07 yd
- Cushion
- 6.32 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.05
- Avg YAC
- 6.00
- Share of intended air yards
- 11.1%
- Catch rate
- 80.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 2
- Drop rate
- 8.3%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 78.0
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 45 | 33 | 345 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.086 | 0.17 | 0 | 73.5 |
| 2024 | 14 | 32 | 22 | 307 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.073 | 0.16 | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 47 | 29 | 260 | 1 | -10.3 | 0.127 | 0.28 | 0 | 61.0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 113 | 88 | 1022 | 3 | 52.5 | 0.166 | 0.37 | 0 | 204.2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 155 | 0 | -8.5 | 0.153 | 0.33 | 9 | 42.4 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- College
- USC (Pacific Twelve Conference)
- Draft
- 2017 · Rd 2 · Pk 62 · PIT
- Rookie season
- 2017
- Experience
- 10 yr
- Status
- CUT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 16 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
84 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Sterling ShepardWR · TB · distance 0.33
- Separation
- 3.21
- Cushion
- 6.03
- YAC over expected
- 0.22
- Share of air yards
- 10.6
- Catch rate
- 73.6
Rashee RiceWR · KC · distance 0.53
- Separation
- 3.60
- Cushion
- 6.31
- YAC over expected
- 0.62
- Share of air yards
- 8.4
- Catch rate
- 67.9
Ryan FlournoyWR · DAL · distance 0.58
- Separation
- 3.04
- Cushion
- 6.30
- YAC over expected
- 0.65
- Share of air yards
- 9.7
- Catch rate
- 71.4
Malik WashingtonWR · MIA · distance 0.66
- Separation
- 3.65
- Cushion
- 6.43
- YAC over expected
- 0.90
- Share of air yards
- 10.6
- Catch rate
- 70.8
Deebo SamuelWR · WAS · distance 0.76
- Separation
- 3.54
- Cushion
- 6.29
- YAC over expected
- 1.09
- Share of air yards
- 14.0
- Catch rate
- 72.7
JuJu Smith-Schuster baseline
- Separation
- 3.46
- Cushion
- 6.03
- YAC over expected
- 0.03
- Share of air yards
- 5.5
- Catch rate
- 73.3