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

magogian · Oct 20, 2013

Can we have 10 more?

rtrn2glory · Oct 20, 2013

Most impressed how good he is cerebally'...sky's the limit

BMT · Oct 20, 2013

hopefully frosh all American, having the best true frosh season I remember.

Buster Bluth · Oct 20, 2013

BMT said:
hopefully frosh all American, having the best true frosh season I remember.

There is a 100% chance of that happening.

peoriairish · Oct 20, 2013

BMT said:
hopefully frosh all American, having the best true frosh season I remember.

Remember KVR last year? That was pretty special too.

Junkhead · Oct 20, 2013

peoriairish said:
Remember KVR last year? That was pretty special too.

He has been as good or better much of this seaon. Expectations are higher now because of last year.

NoJusticeNoPeace · Oct 20, 2013

You really can't put Jaylon Smith into a certain position. He can do it all. On the 4th down play where we won the game, he was playing corner. Jaylon was all over the field, and that pick was one of the biggest plays of the game. He has been getting better every week.

GATTACA! · Oct 20, 2013

Title2114 said:
You really can't put Jaylon Smith into a certain position. He can do it all. On the 4th down play where we won the game, he was playing corner. Jaylon was all over the field, and that pick was one of the biggest plays of the game. He has been getting better every week.

That int was crazy, i was already preparing to scream because i could see it was going to be completed. Nope JS with some insane closing speed.

Irish Insanity · Oct 20, 2013

Title2114 said:
You really can't put Jaylon Smith into a certain position. He can do it all. On the 4th down play where we won the game, he was playing corner. Jaylon was all over the field, and that pick was one of the biggest plays of the game. He has been getting better every week.

GATTACA! said:
That int was crazy, i was already preparing to scream because i could see it was going to be completed. Nope JS with some insane closing speed.

Every week he shows improvement. Not a little. Miles of improvement. Not just the closing speed on the WR, but he did it while reading the QB. He knew where the ball was gonna go, and he got there. Not only that, he got turned around and in between the ball and the WR. Great reading of the QB, great closing speed, great instinct, great hands. As a freshman. Its a thing of beauty.

ACamp1900 · Oct 20, 2013

I know he isn't perfect, but I'm going to say something I have thought about since ASU...

Get ready,... This kid is a better player now than Manti was by the end of his freshman year, comparing outside to inside of course.... And he's only gonna get better.... Seeing a linebacker consistently take perfect angles, not over pursue, look good ish in coverage and actually make most tackles gives me a stiffy...

Now, if Cole and Max live up to it all.. We are in great shape...

Booslum31 · Oct 20, 2013

When a kid has that kind of motor, raw talent, AND responds to coaching...All-Americans are made!

ResLife Hero · Oct 20, 2013

ACamp1900 said:
I know he isn't perfect, but I'm going to say something I have thought about since ASU...

Get ready,... This kid is a better player now than Manti was by the end of his freshman year, comparing outside to inside of course.... And he's only gonna get better.... Seeing a linebacker consistently take perfect angles, not over pursue, look good ish in coverage and actually make most tackles gives me a stiffy...

Now, if Cole and Max live up to it all.. We are in great shape...

I think ILB requires a lot more awareness and thinking in our system so I'm not sure if I'm quite ready to say he's ahead of Manti, but his athleticism and size give him a MUCH higher ceiling. Add his performances of late to that ceiling, and I'm psyched to see how he develops.

NoJusticeNoPeace · Oct 20, 2013

Jaylon's intelligence has really helped him a lot. We remember how smart of a player Te'o was, but Jaylon's football IQ is miles ahead of where Te'o was a freshman. He's picked up the defense perfectly, and is able to make the smart choice almost 100% of the time. The INT was just a great read and a great athletic play. Watching his body language on the sideline and field shows what a great leader he already is. I could seriously see him being a captain next year with his work ethic, smarts, and demeanor.

peoriairish · Oct 20, 2013

ACamp1900 said:
I know he isn't perfect, but I'm going to say something I have thought about since ASU...

Get ready,... This kid is a better player now than Manti was by the end of his freshman year, comparing outside to inside of course.... And he's only gonna get better.... Seeing a linebacker consistently take perfect angles, not over pursue, look good ish in coverage and actually make most tackles gives me a stiffy...

Now, if Cole and Max live up to it all.. We are in great shape...

Cole and Butler both had their moments yesterday. We should be alright.

Bogtrotter07 · Oct 20, 2013

The thing I noticed being at the game, able to see the whole stage, and all the pre-snap interaction, is how comfortable he looked at the start of play. I only saw players really direct him on a couple of plays. He knew where to line up and what to look for most of the time. He didn't get caught nearly as much, against a faster team to the edge.

Don't kid yourself. SC moved; even the linemen!

And that inter, not only did he flip his hips; his spider sense must have tingled (read the receiver) and he rotated through the play to face the ball and grab the pick. It looked as he did a complete 360 while maintaining his speed and having a receiver hanging all over him! I am not sure I have ever seen a play like that from a freshman.

gkIrish · Oct 20, 2013

gkIrish said:
Jaylon is my favorite defensive recruit of all time. He will match Manti in every way.

I said this in February. Doubling down on this statement. He has exceeded my expectations.

GreenSox04 · Oct 20, 2013

how cool would it of been to see jaylon lining up on #5s hip?

only off by a year...

Cackalacky · Oct 20, 2013

gkIrish said:
I said this in February. Doubling down on this statement. He has exceeded my expectations.

I don't usually get to exited about players until after they have played a few years but after seeing him with the INT and then crash down on the RB in the backfield and demolish him... I'll admit I am a bit excited.

Irish Insanity · Oct 20, 2013

ACamp1900 said:
Get ready,... This kid is a better player now than Manti was by the end of his freshman year, comparing outside to inside of course.... And he's only gonna get better.... Seeing a linebacker consistently take perfect angles, not over pursue, look good ish in coverage and actually make most tackles gives me a stiffy...

#truth

Luckylucci · Oct 20, 2013

Unreal talent. Making an impact on every game now.

rtrn2glory · Oct 20, 2013

idk if this has any merit or not, but i'd be interested how much danny spond is doing behind the scenes during the games, in the film room, on the practice field to help with jaylon's development.

i know jaylon is simply just a special talent, but my gut tells me that spond is doing a bunch to aid in jaylon's accelerated development in all reality a pretty short amount of time

gkIrish · Oct 20, 2013

rtrn2glory said:
idk if this has any merit or not, but i'd be interested how much danny spond is doing behind the scenes during the games, in the film room, on the practice field to help with jaylon's development.

i know jaylon is simply just a special talent, but my gut tells me that spond is doing a bunch to aid in jaylon's accelerated development in all reality a pretty short amount of time

Mayock mentioned that Spond was mentoring him. Big ups to Danny.

#1rish · Oct 24, 2013

The Rise Of Jaylon Smith

Irish#1 · Oct 24, 2013

#1rish said:
The Rise Of Jaylon Smith

Thanks for sharing.

That INT against USC was remarkable. I'm not sure there are that many guys that can drop that deep so quickly after reading the blocking assignments. His is quietly efficient in what he's doing. Is any professor at ND doing any genetic cloning?

ulukinatme · Oct 24, 2013

I wonder if the number of tackles Jaylon's been racking up, and the INT are an indication that teams thought he would be a weak link on the defense because of his inexperience? He's turned into such a strength though, shutting down these offenses. He's really stepped things up, it's a good thing we've got guys like Spond that have helped his development along. It's exciting to see how he's coming along.

T Town Tommy · Oct 24, 2013

ulukinatme said:
I wonder if the number of tackles Jaylon's been racking up, and the INT are an indication that teams thought he would be a weak link on the defense because of his inexperience? He's turned into such a strength though, shutting down these offenses. He's really stepped things up, it's a good thing we've got guys like Spond that have helped his development along. It's exciting to see how he's coming along.

I remember back to the fall camp thread I believe and how everyone was projecting who would have the biggest impact amongst the true freshmen players. Well... we have a winner. Everyone knew this kid was special... but good grief, he is a dam* fine baller. Hats off to him for working his butt off and making an impact.

Cackalacky · Nov 21, 2013

He is going to wear Sponds #13 this week.

fitz_bu47 · Nov 21, 2013

That's awesome. Stuff like that is why I love sports, and especially football so much.

gkIrish · Nov 21, 2013

Cackalacky said:
He is going to wear Sponds #13 this week.

That's really really cool.

ryno 24 · Nov 21, 2013

What a class act. He is very talented and a great representative of Notre Dame.

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