Prior to his injury in the Fiesta Bowl, Smith was projected to be a top-five pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Professional career Pre-draft measurables College statistics NCAA Collegiate Career statistics On January 11, 2016, Smith announced he would forego his remaining eligibility and enter the 2016 NFL draft. He underwent successful knee surgery on both ligaments on January 7, 2016. It was confirmed that the knee was diagnosed with tears to the ACL and LCL. During the Fiesta Bowl game against Ohio State, Smith suffered a knee injury in the first quarter and left the game. He won the Butkus Award, given annually to college football's top linebacker. ĭuring his junior year in 2015, Smith played in all 13 games with 115 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one sack, five passes defended, two fumble recoveries, and 1 forced fumble. He was named the FBS Independent Co-Defensive Player of the Year, along with teammate Joe Schmidt IV and was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press. He was one of three players to start all 13 games on defense, recording 112 tackles, including nine for loss, and 3.5 sacks, adding two pass breakups and one forced fumble. With the arrival of new defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder, he was moved to an inside linebacker position in 2014. He notched his first career interception against USC on a pass thrown by Cody Kessler. His best game came in a 34–30 victory against Arizona State, where he recorded nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss. Starting all 13 games, he recorded 67 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, one forced fumble, three pass break ups and one interception. In 2013, Smith won the starting DOG linebacker position beating out Ben Councell, after incumbent starter Danny Spond had to retire due to migraine issues.
"Notre Dame College Football Recruiting Commits". "Notre Dame Football Commitment List". In these cases, the average was taken. Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 ( OLB), 1 (regional), 3 (national) Rivals: 1 ( OLB), 3 (national) ESPN: 2 ( OLB), 1 (regional), 7 (national) Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes He was considered the best outside linebacker recruit of his class by and. Smith signed his letter of intent on February 6, 2013, and committed to attend and play football at the University of Notre Dame. At the 2013 SAC T&F Meet, he anchored the Bishop Luers' 4 × 100 m relay team, winning the event with a time of 42.91 seconds, and the 4 × 400 m, which finished in third place, while also placing third in the shot put (47 ft 5 in) and eight in the 400-meter dash (53.46 s). At the 2013 IHSAA T&F Sectional, he took fourth in the shot put, with a PR of 14.81 meters (48 ft 6 in), and ran the lead leg on first-place 4 × 100 m (43.43) and fourth leg on second-place 4 × 400 m (3:27.08). In track & field, Smith competed in events ranging from the relays to the shot put as a senior. In basketball, he played as a freshman, sophomore and junior, and was teammates with former Ohio State basketball player Deshaun Thomas. Defensively, he recorded 72 tackles (43 solo), 19.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven pass deflections. He finished with 1,265 rushing yards and 18 TDs on 176 attempts as senior in 2012 to go with 10 receptions for 66 yards and two more TDs. He helped Bishop Luers to 40–28 over Evansville Mater Dei in the 2012 Indiana 2A title game while rushing for 150 yards and scoring three touchdowns, as Bishop Luers became first Indiana 2A school to win four straight state titles. Football award winner for the state of Indiana. In football, he won the Butkus Award as a senior, given to the best high school linebacker in the country, and was named the Mr. Smith attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a letterman in football, basketball and track. He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted 34th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Jaylon Smith (born June 14, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). USA Today High School All-American ( 2012)Ĭareer NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021.
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