'13 IN ATH Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame Man & Graduate)

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

GM's know what Jaylon can do. He doesn't need to have many sacks to help his stock. To me a good comparison is Derrick Thomas of the Chiefs.

AlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllRighty Then

 

[NewBrunswickIrish]

AlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllRighty Then

He could mean Derrick Johnson who is playing for the Chiefs now

 

[zelezo vlk]

He could mean Derrick Johnson who is playing for the Chiefs now

Which is also not a great comparison.

I'm interested in seeing Jaylon this next year before I make any comparisons.

 

[NCND]

AlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllRighty Then

+1. Derrick Thomas is a HOF and was an f'n animal.

 

[PANDFAN]

1ST TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL AMERICAN PHIL STEELE

 

[ResLife Hero]

Could just be the camera angle, but Jaylon looks JACKED in this picture. Not sure if he's been putting on weight lately or not, but he looks as big as Day.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Mrs. with two defensive standouts at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NDFB101?src=hash">#NDFB101</a>, Jaylon Smith and Sheldon Day. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KellyCares?src=hash">#KellyCares</a> <a href="http://t.co/EnAB9bRr9t">pic.twitter.com/EnAB9bRr9t</a></p>— Bryan Driskell (@BGI_CoachD78) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_CoachD78/status/608437858664361984">June 10, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Irish#1]

AlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllRighty Then

He could mean Derrick Johnson who is playing for the Chiefs now

Which is also not a great comparison.

I'm interested in seeing Jaylon this next year before I make any comparisons.

No, I meant Thomas. You guys must be pups not to know who Derrick Thomas is.

 

[Luckylucci]

Interesting stat that Coach D threw out today. All other 5 star LB's from Jaylon's class combined for 61 tackles last year, a little more than half of Jaylons total. He's about to go full beast mode on CFB.

 

[Irish#1]

Interesting stat that Coach D threw out today. All other 5 star LB's from Jaylon's class combined for 61 tackles last year, a little more than half of Jaylons total. He's about to go full beast mode on CFB.

Agree, I think he's going to have a ridiculous season.

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

This kid can be as great as he wants.. He will be a household name by the end of this season.

 

[Luckylucci]

This kid can be as great as he wants.. He will be a household name by the end of this season.

One of the reasons why I think he'll end up being so good, because he wants it and deserves it. Special young man.

 

[NDBoiler]

Could just be the camera angle, but Jaylon looks JACKED in this picture. Not sure if he's been putting on weight lately or not, but he looks bigger thanDay.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Mrs. with two defensive standouts at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NDFB101?src=hash">#NDFB101</a>, Jaylon Smith and Sheldon Day. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KellyCares?src=hash">#KellyCares</a> <a href="http://t.co/EnAB9bRr9t">pic.twitter.com/EnAB9bRr9t</a></p>— Bryan Driskell (@BGI_CoachD78) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_CoachD78/status/608437858664361984">June 10, 2015</a></blockquote>
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FIFY

Holy shnikies.

 

[zelezo vlk]

No, I meant Thomas. You guys must be pups not to know who Derrick Thomas is.

Or we wanted to give you an out because you just compared a college player to one of the greatest pass rushers of all time. I thought you could have meant Thomas but didn't want to presume.

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[KPENN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Notre Dame LB Jaylon Smith...this should be a teaching tape. <a href="https://t.co/xraShjozVH">https://t.co/xraShjozVH</a></p>— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks/status/609572956440797184">June 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[GoldenToTheGrave]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Notre Dame LB Jaylon Smith...this should be a teaching tape. <a href="https://t.co/xraShjozVH">https://t.co/xraShjozVH</a></p>— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks/status/609572956440797184">June 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Well most players watching tape of this wouldn't learn much because they couldn't make that play even if they did their job. That was a very well executed play by the offense but Jaylon has outrageous closing speed. He's possibly the only linebacker in the country that could have done that.

 

[KPENN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This dude is unbelievable. <a href="https://t.co/cegIqWZzdU">https://t.co/cegIqWZzdU</a></p>— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks/status/609626382201659392">June 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alright, last one...I promise. Lateral burst/range ☑️ (ND LB Jaylon Smith) <a href="https://t.co/D32dMluVaw">https://t.co/D32dMluVaw</a></p>— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks/status/609624523000934400">June 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One more video clip of ND LB Jaylon Smith...stud! <a href="https://t.co/aupEp4YpnY">https://t.co/aupEp4YpnY</a></p>— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks/status/609613094143270912">June 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[dublinirish]

came here to post the same vines, love me some All-22 camera work

 

[EuropeanDomer22]

He is getting a lot of love despite his poor second half of the season once Schmidt went down, but i think he deserves the praise. I expect big things coming from him.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Poor second half of a season?

Jaylon Smith won All-American honors (second team!)

He had over 100 tackles.

And with almost every other starter from the beginning of the season out, with a defensive scheme that required sophisticated team-work, other teams began running right at him!

These tapes are enough to get me ready for football; but the thing I like second best about Jaylon is his attitude. He got left out their last year with little help at times, the target of every teams best, and he never complained, or looked sad, or whined. He just attacked.

My favorite thing about Jaylon, of course is his birth date :

Happy Birthday Jaylon! Sunday, June 14, 2015!

 

[Irish#1]

Or we wanted to give you an out because you just compared a college player to one of the greatest pass rushers of all time. I thought you could have meant Thomas but didn't want to presume.

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No out needed. I was comparing the mental, physical traits and attributes. I wonder how the two college stats compare?

 

[CanadalovesND]

No out needed. I was comparing the mental, physical traits and attributes. I wonder how the two college stats compare?

Derrick Thomas had 27 sacks in one season.

Your move, Jaylon. Lol

 

[IrishLax]

It's all about having correct alignment and another productive ILB so teams can't scheme him out of the play like they did many times in the second half of the season. This is also why a lot of people on here argue against him getting reps at SAM because of his fantastic play from the WILL position as an ILB.

I'm very interested to see what happens if we move him around and let him get after the passer more with that athleticism... could really be a weapon if our DEs/DTs aren't getting the job done. Our best pass rushing option last year was taking the SAM off the field for Farley in nickel and letting him rush off the edge on occasion.

 

[NDBoiler]

He is getting a lot of love despite his poor second half of the season once Schmidt went down, but i think he deserves the praise. I expect big things coming from him.

He bailed out Schmidt on that one clip where he was getting pancaked by a TE lol.

 

[dublinirish]

He bailed out Schmidt on that one clip where he was getting pancaked by a TE lol.

yeah that wasn't pretty! Didn't help either that Onwualu bull rushed right into Rochell causing him to fall over and lose contain

 

[ndfi78]

Dynamic duos: Ranking CFB's top 10 linebacker tandems - NFL.com

#2 tandem with Schmidt according to Chase Goodbread.

 

[loomis41973]

Great player and great man.

 

[fitz_bu47]

He bailed out Schmidt on that one clip where he was getting pancaked by a TE lol.

Just watched this clip again and focused on Joe. O'Leary definitely got the best of him on that one.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Could an inside linebacker debut as my No. 1 overall player for the first time ever? Notre Dame's Jaylon Smith looks like Patrick Willis did</p>— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) <a href="https://twitter.com/nfldraftscout/status/613421871153946624">June 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Ironman8]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If the draft were tomorrow, I'd think Jaylon Smith is the No. 1 player. No. 1 pick would be Cardale Jones to QB-needy team <a href="https://twitter.com/HumbleKid20">@HumbleKid20</a></p>— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) <a href="https://twitter.com/nfldraftscout/status/616362281941770240">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Woww

 

[Irish YJ]

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