JuJu Smith-Schuster is a Versatile WR for USC. JuJu's 2015 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 129 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | 2016 | 63 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| Keytaon Thompson | Mississippi State | 2017 | 70 | 0.460 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2024 | 56 | 0.450 | 1.1 | 25.2 |
| Javion Posey | Florida Atlantic | 2020 | 53 | 0.450 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsArkansas State | W55-6 | 0.5 | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 1 | 61 | 1.41 |
| 2 | vsIdaho | W59-9 | -12.2 | 10 | 192 | 19.2 | 2 | 50 | 1.37 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 4 · Rec Yds 65 · Avg 16.3 · Rec TD 0
| 3 |
| vsStanford |
| L31-41 |
| 22.8 |
| 8 |
| 153 |
| 19.1 |
| 1 |
| 54 |
| 1.87 |
| 4 | @Arizona State | W42-14 | 10.2 | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 2 | 52 | 1.73 |
| 6 | vsWashington | L12-17 | 9.7 | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | 26 | 0.69 |
| 7 | @Notre Dame | L31-41 | 22.4 | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 1 | 75 | 1.02 |
| 8 | vsUtah | W42-24 | 11.0 | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 9 | @California | W27-21 | 12.1 | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | 0.25 |
| 10 | vsArizona | W38-30 | 4.7 | 8 | 138 | 17.3 | 1 | 72 | 1.30 |
| 11 | @Colorado | W27-24 | -4.0 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 1 | 36 | 0.45 |
| 12 | @Oregon | L28-48 | 15.9 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 16 | -0.20 |
| 13 | vsUCLA | W40-21 | 18.6 | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | 34 | 0.31 |
| 14 | vsStanford | L22-41 | 22.8 | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 0 | 19 | 0.16 |
| 1 | vsWisconsin | L21-23 | 15.1 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 39 | 0.06 |
