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

GBdomer · Jul 1, 2015

I think he's a Jamie Collins clone

GrangerIrish24 · Jul 1, 2015

he lost me at Cardale

yankeeND · Jul 1, 2015

GBdomer said:
I think he's a Jamie Collins clone

This! They both just doing everything well.

Irish#1 · Jul 1, 2015

Ironman8 said:
<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

That's pretty high praise.

irishfan · Jul 1, 2015

GBdomer said:
I think he's a Jamie Collins clone

Love me some Jamie Collins. Sky is the limit for him and for Jaylon.

Sherm Sticky · Jul 1, 2015

Don't agree with that. Think Jaylon has a long way to go to be the number 1 player. If the draft was right now I would say Jaylon goes around 20-25.

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gkIrish · Jul 1, 2015

Sherm Sticky said:
Don't agree with that. Think Jaylon has a long way to go to be the number 1 player. If the draft was right now I would say Jaylon goes around 20-25.

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Nearly every "expert" disagrees with you. He is a consensus top 15 pick right now.

GBdomer · Jul 1, 2015

Sherm Sticky said:
Don't agree with that. Think Jaylon has a long way to go to be the number 1 player. If the draft was right now I would say Jaylon goes around 20-25.

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While I agree he's not the top overall player no way he drops into the 20-25 range. No way

NDdomer2 · Jul 1, 2015

Athelon Sports has Jaylon second team LB AA.

Sherm Sticky · Jul 1, 2015

gkIrish said:
Nearly every "expert" disagrees with you. He is a consensus top 15 pick right now.

I'll check out some mocks and player rankings later. But I know I have seen a mock draft where Jaylon is not even in the first round.

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gkIrish · Jul 1, 2015

Sherm Sticky said:
I'll check out some mocks and player rankings later. But I know I have seen a mock draft where Jaylon is not even in the first round.

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Honestly I haven't looked in couple months so you might end up being right.

Sherm Sticky · Jul 2, 2015

Jaylon rated as the #2 underclassman outside LB by Mel Kiper Jr. He is behind Darron Lee from OSU.

Mel Kiper's early ranking of top inside and outside linebacker prospects for 2016 NFL draft

IrishLax · Jul 2, 2015

Darron Lee was an 85 rating on the 247 composite... about 1 point higher than Nicco Fertitta... out of high school.

Ridiculous.

Sherm Sticky · Jul 2, 2015

Some mock drafts:

Todd McShay has Jaylon going #24
Christian Hackenberg tops way-too-early 2016 mock draft - NFL Draft

Kipe has Jaylon at #18 on the Big Board
OSU's Joey Bosa tops Mel Kiper's too-early 2016 Big Board - NFL draft

Walter Football has him going in the second round #47 overall
WalterFootball.com: 2016 NFL Mock Draft: Second Round

Bleacherreport has him going #7 overall
2016 NFL Mock Draft: Matt Miller's Early 1st-Round Predictions | Bleacher Report

CBS sport has him going #15
2016 NFL Mock Draft: Ohio State dominates first round - CBSSports.com

SI has him not in the first round.
2016 NFL Mock Draft: Tennessee Titans draft Shawn Oakman No. 1 - NFL - SI.com

Sherm Sticky · Jul 2, 2015

IrishLax said:
Darron Lee was an 85 rating on the 247 composite... about 1 point higher than Nicco Fertitta... out of high school.

Ridiculous.

100% complete agree with you on this. I think Kiper has really fallen off about 5 years ago. I take his grading with a grain of salt.

yankeeND · Jul 2, 2015

Sherm Sticky said:
100% complete agree with you on this. I think Kiper has really fallen off about 5 years ago. I take his grading with a grain of salt.

Darron Lee is a monster. I don't see a problem with him rated higher on the draft board at the moment. That dude was huge for the Buckeye run last year.

IrishLax · Jul 2, 2015

Sherm Sticky said:
100% complete agree with you on this. I think Kiper has really fallen off about 5 years ago. I take his grading with a grain of salt.

I meant more that it's insane that he was so lowly rated despite committing to a big time program and is projected as a top draft pick. I don't really know anything about him.

Sherm Sticky · Jul 2, 2015

IrishLax said:
I meant more that it's insane that he was so lowly rated despite committing to a big time program and is projected as a top draft pick. I don't really know anything about him.

Lol yeah i misunderstood. But your point makes sense.

Still my opinion sticks about Kiper.

dublinirish · Jul 27, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqiHSsx-LN1AxDFbFg9b8A_GF7-rtibY1

a playlist of Jaylon cut up's from 2014 games vs Syracuse, Rice and LSU

irishfan · Aug 13, 2015

Top 25 'Freaks' in college football for 2015: Nos. 15-11 | FOX Sports

Great article that Feldman does every summer.

No. 12: Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame, LB: The Freakiest video of Smith isn't of the 241-pounder in the weight room, but rather this one, where he's in the middle of the field, sheds a blocker and bursts to snatch down a running back. That's the kind of explosiveness that has scouts comparing him to Patrick Willis.
Smith vertical-jumps 36 inches, benches 400 (doing 225 for 26 reps), broad-jumps 10-2 and has a short shuttle time (4.03), just a shade behind Overton. Smith is also ridiculously lean. The ND staff recently measured his body fat at 4 percent. Oh, and there's one other impressive number about him.

He just turned 20 in June.

Luckylucci · Aug 13, 2015

irishfan said:
Top 25 'Freaks' in college football for 2015: Nos. 15-11 | FOX Sports

Great article that Feldman does every summer.

I think Jaylon is just a stellar young man and hope he gets everything he deserves as he's already been a good ambassador for ND. However, I'd like two (including this year) more years of his freakish athleticism leading this defense. Though, I feel thats probably too much to ask for.

irishfan · Aug 13, 2015

Luckylucci said:
I think Jaylon is just a stellar young man and hope he gets everything he deserves as he's already been a good ambassador for ND. However, I'd like two (including this year) more years of his freakish athleticism leading this defense. Though, I feel thats probably too much to ask for.

I think he'll probably leave after this year, but there is so much talent in that Junior class I could see them all pledging to come back and win a NC if we come close this season.

kmoose · Aug 13, 2015

Sherm Sticky said:
Don't agree with that. Think Jaylon has a long way to go to be the number 1 player. If the draft was right now I would say Jaylon goes around 20-25.

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There's a big difference between being the #1 player, and being the #1 pick .

T Town Tommy · Aug 13, 2015

Got a chance to see Jaylon's interview on ESPN the other day. What a great representative for ND. I hope this young man plays lights out this season.

ResLife Hero · Aug 31, 2015

#CFBTop20: No. 3, Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame - NFL.com

woolybug25 · Aug 31, 2015

ResLife Hero said:
#CFBTop20: No. 3, Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame - NFL.com

Zaaaaaamnnn....

"Smith has great range and an extra burst to his target that puts him in position to make an insane number of plays. He's an ultra smooth LB who is more productive than Myles Jack and a better athlete than Scooby Wright." -- Lance Zierlein

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GrangerIrish24 · Aug 31, 2015

Player bumps horrify me. Especially when its this one.

wizards8507 · Sep 3, 2015

#15 and #12 on Kiper and McShay's boards.

sportallyr · Sep 13, 2015

So, with our struggles in short yardage situations and our lack of depth at RB, why not give Jaylon a chance to come in for goal line and short yardage situations? Use him like UCLA uses Myles Jack (just a few offensive plays per game)! If I remember correctly, Jaylon was a pretty damn good RB in high school.

Rhode Irish · Sep 13, 2015

Just what we need....Jaylon getting hurt trying to jam it in from the goal line. I'll pass.

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