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Jaylon Smith

LB

#15

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 28

Weight: 243 lbs

College: Notre Dame

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    2
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
7 Jaguars L 24 - 31
9 Giants W 30 - 6 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
10 Jets W 16 - 12
11 @Dolphins L 13 - 20

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2017 Dallas Cowboys 16 6 50 31 81 48 1 0 2 2
2018 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 82 39 121 76 4 0 4 2 2
2019 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 83 59 142 80 2.5 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
2020 Dallas Cowboys 16 16 89 65 154 87 1.5 0 5 1 43 43 43 0 0 2
2021 Dallas Cowboys 4 2 13 5 18 12 0 0 0 0
2021 Green Bay Packers 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2021 New York Giants 4 2 12 7 19 11 1 0 1 0
2022 New York Giants 13 11 46 41 87 39 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 87 69 376 247 623 354 11 0 21 2 43 21.5 43 0 6 6

Biography

Smith was originally a second-round draft pick (34th overall) by the Dallas Cowboys in 2016 and has played in 87 regular-season games with 69 starts for the Cowboys, Packers and Giants. His career totals include 624 tackles (376 solo), 11.0 sacks, 24 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, 21 passes defensed and two interceptions.
 
In 2022, Smith played in 13 games with 11 starts and finished second on the Giants with 88 tackles (46). The 6-foot-2, 243-pound linebacker registered three-straight seasons (2018-20) with at least 120 tackles, earning Pro Bowl honors in 2019 after recording 142 tackles (83), 2.5 sacks, six tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, nine passes defensed and one interception. He posted a career-high 154 tackles in 2020.
 
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Smith played three seasons at Notre Dame (2013-15) where he totaled 292 tackles (175), 4.5 sacks, one interception, 10 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. As a junior in 2015, was a consensus All-America and the Butkus Award winner as the best collegiate linebacker.

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