Linebacker, Notre Dame, 2013–15
Jaylon Smith
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Born
- Jun 14, 1995, in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Jaylon Smith played linebacker at Notre Dame (2013–15). He won the 2015 Butkus Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2015. The Dallas Cowboys took Smith in round 2, No. 34 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | |
| 2013 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
From the college statistics table in Smith’s Wikipedia article (Jaylon Smith, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 9 | LB | |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 9 | LB | |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 9 | LB | 6′2″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2013 Notre Dame 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | vs. USC | W 14–10 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 223 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 87 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pro Bowl: 2019
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 79 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 115 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 139 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 152 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 13 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 87 | 604 | 11 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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