JuJu Smith-Schuster

John Sherman "JuJu" Smith-Schuster (born: ) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at USC. Since getting drafted in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft, Smith-Schuster has been named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team and has emerged as one of the Steelers' starting receivers. As a rookie, he was the youngest player in the NFL.
JuJu created his YouTube channel prior to getting drafted by the Steelers, describing himself as the "most lit player in the NFL!" The channel includes Call of Duty, Fortnite: Battle Royale, and daily life videos, which show activities such as going back to USC in his full Steelers game day gear as a prank, meeting NFL rookies from the 2018 draft at their photo shoots, workout videos, and interacting with fans both on and off the field, often in disguise. In addition, JuJu has uploaded some highlights of his on-field play and has also uploaded a few vlog videos in which he answers fan questions and talks about his life.
He is one of several active or former NFL players who are also YouTubers. Others include Jamal Adams of the New York Jets, Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals, Richard Sherman of the San Francisco 49ers, Dawuane Smoot of the Jacksonville Jaguars, former Steelers teammate Le'Veon Bell, now with the Jets, and Pat McAfee, former punter for the Indianapolis Colts.
Smith-Schuster began playing football at the age of eight. He changed his name in football program listings in 2012 from "John" to "Ju-Ju", a nickname an aunt gave him when he was young, and legally changed his last name from "Smith" to "Smith-Schuster" while in college as a tribute to his step-father. In his youth, Smith-Schuster was coached by Snoop Dogg when he played youth football with the Snoop Youth Football League, where Snoop gave Smith-Schuster the nickname "Sportscenter", telling the boy that he believed one day his highlights would be shown on the flagship ESPN show.
He later attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California, the high school that at that time had the record for sending the most football players to careers in the NFL out of any in the United States. He played wide receiver and safety for the school's Jackrabbits football team. Smith-Schuster was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the second-best wide receiver in his class and the 24th-best player overall. He initially decided to attend Oregon, but then announced he would attend the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football under then-head coach Steve Sarkisian during his televised commitment.
Smith-Schuster is of African and Samoan descent and was raised in Long Beach, California. He is the second-eldest of seven children and identifies as a Christian. His cousin, Johnny Nansen, was formerly an assistant coach at USC. Smith-Schuster's nickname "JuJu" came from his aunt when he was a few months old. She initially called him "John-John" before opting to call him "JuJu" instead. He has one biological sister named So'omalo and their father was not active in their lives. His stepfather, Lawrence Schuster, was introduced to his mother, Sammy (Toa) when Smith-Schuster was four years old. Smith-Schuster legally hyphenated his last name after he turned 18, adding Schuster in honor of his stepfather. Smith-Schuster states he grew up a fan of USC and looked up to wide receivers Marqise Lee, Robert Woods, and Nelson Agholor.
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