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

[NorthDakota]

ND guys are my only interest in the league.

Probably for the best. I've been turned off the last several years.. The defensive rules have made it painful to watch at times

 

[Irish#1]

With knee injury behind him, Jaylon Smith anxious to play again

 

[GrangerIrish24]

I'm not sure how to embed tweets from my phone.
When Dez Bryant was asked about Jaylon-" oh man, look at that guy! He is a freak of nature. He loves the game. Look at him. He looks like a damn action figure."

 

[BeauBenken]

I'm not sure how to embed tweets from my phone.
When Dez Bryant was asked about Jaylon-" oh man, look at that guy! He is a freak of nature. He loves the game. Look at him. He looks like a damn action figure."

Took a little googling to find the tweet, but I got you fam.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dez Bryant on Jaylon Smith: "Look at that guy. He's a freak of nature. He looks like a damn action figure out here. The guy is phenomenal."</p>— Brandon George (@DMN_George) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMN_George/status/889654641151094788">July 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Domina Nostra]

Took a little googling to find the tweet, but I got you fam.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dez Bryant on Jaylon Smith: "Look at that guy. He's a freak of nature. He looks like a damn action figure out here. The guy is phenomenal."</p>— Brandon George (@DMN_George) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMN_George/status/889654641151094788">July 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
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That was my reaction to Kevin Austin.

 

[ACamp1900]

ND guys are my only interest in the league.

So you used to be a Browns fan????

 

[Irish#1]

I'm not sure how to embed tweets from my phone.
When Dez Bryant was asked about Jaylon-" oh man, look at that guy! He is a freak of nature. He loves the game. Look at him. He looks like a damn action figure."

That's the same thing my wife said the first time she saw me.

 

[Domina Nostra]

That's the same thing my wife said the first time she saw me.

 

[ab2cmiller]

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[ab2cmiller]

Practiced in pads on back to back days for the first time on Sunday.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brad Sham after Jaylon got outside- "WOW" <a href="https://twitter.com/Boys_Vox">@Boys_Vox</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1053thefan">@1053thefan</a> <a href="https://t.co/29fmwmLjAe">pic.twitter.com/29fmwmLjAe</a></p>— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) <a href="https://twitter.com/1053SS/status/891448369142312960">July 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Big23Head]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another good sign for Jaylon Smith: Cowboys let him take part in goal line series <a href="https://t.co/3rztqhzvXp">pic.twitter.com/3rztqhzvXp</a></p>— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/892462878061608961">August 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jaylon Smith has participated in 4 out of the 6 padded practices. Jason Garrett: "Everything we've given him he's handled it well."</p>— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/892484007677444096">August 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jaylon Smith: "I've been able to do a lot of things without the brace, and that will continue."</p>— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/892488630035374080">August 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Big23Head]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another positive sign for Cowboys LB Jaylon Smith: He participated in goal-line team drills with 2nd-team & hit ground for 1st time all camp</p>— Brandon George (@DMN_George) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMN_George/status/892462199813189632">August 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Close look at Cowboys LB Jaylon Smith's Richie brace he wears to support his drop foot: <a href="https://t.co/254tumcmzZ">pic.twitter.com/254tumcmzZ</a></p>— Brandon George (@DMN_George) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMN_George/status/892454113828413441">August 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jaylon Smith in drills: <a href="https://t.co/70bDIBC3vk">pic.twitter.com/70bDIBC3vk</a></p>— Brandon George (@DMN_George) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMN_George/status/892453054305284096">August 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jaylon Smith <a href="https://t.co/nhBqcF4RAQ">pic.twitter.com/nhBqcF4RAQ</a></p>— Brandon George (@DMN_George) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMN_George/status/892453635614887937">August 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Veritate Duce Progredi]

I hope that nerve continues it's regeneration, I want to see Jaylon wreck the NFL this year and for many years to come. I don't care what team he is on.

 

[brewdog_14527]

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[Blazers46]

Random thought. I always thought he had too small of legs and trunk for an NFL LB. Ive always thought he was built more for DB.

 

[Calabrese's People]

I've never wanted a player to succeed more. He's my second favourite player.

 

[NDVirginia19]

I've never wanted a player to succeed more. He's my second favourite player.

Agreed, my second favorite ND player of all time behind Tom Zbikowski

 

[IrishLion]

Jaylon at MLB? Who knew?

I think I argued at one point on here that he should be the MLB in our defense, roaming sideline-to-sideline to maximize his athleticism, but I was lambasted lol

 

[dublinirish]

Jaylon at MLB? Who knew?

I think I argued at one point on here that he should be the MLB in our defense, roaming sideline-to-sideline to maximize his athleticism, but I was lambasted lol

he couldn't beat out Joe Schmidt

 

[zelezo vlk]

Even though the Cowboys play tonight, Jaylon isn't expected to play.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Random thought. I always thought he had too small of legs and trunk for an NFL LB. Ive always thought he was built more for DB.

I'm not sure if those 4 gifs combined, adequately capture my reaction to the post above.

 

[dublinirish]

Jaylon at MLB? Who knew?

I think I argued at one point on here that he should be the MLB in our defense, roaming sideline-to-sideline to maximize his athleticism, but I was lambasted lol

he's too fluid of a runner to be caught in the wash at MLB at college level. Sure half the time he ran past Schmidt from the weak side to make a tackle on the strong side of the play lol.

 

[IrishLion]

he's too fluid of a runner to be caught in the wash at MLB at college level. Sure half the time he ran past Schmidt from the weak side to make a tackle on the strong side of the play lol.

I think that was essentially the point of my argument in '14 or '15 (it was one of the threads that devolved into "Joe Schmidt is a general liability").

If he's going to be overrunning and making up for our MLB 75% of the time anyway, why not put Jaylon in the middle, maximize his range, and then play Martini or someone else on the outside?

Even if the defense isn't getting lined up at All American levels like Joe produced, I think it still would have been an overall upgrade. They would have flown around more, and Jaylon would have benefited from the amount of MLB blitzes that Joe was gifted.

 

[dublinirish]

I think that was essentially the point of my argument in '14 or '15 (it was one of the threads that devolved into "Joe Schmidt is a general liability").

If he's going to be overrunning and making up for our MLB 75% of the time anyway, why not put Jaylon in the middle, maximize his range, and then play Martini or someone else on the outside?

Even if the defense isn't getting lined up at All American levels like Joe produced, I think it still would have been an overall upgrade. They would have flown around more, and Jaylon would have benefited from the amount of MLB blitzes that Joe was gifted.

There was a famous gif where Jaylon practically ran over Joe to get to a tackle vs FSU and another when Joe got pancaked by Nick O'Leary but Jaylon still make the stop picking through the trash.

I never got the thought that Jaylon enjoyed the mantle of being the MLB and playcaller and having that responsibility. He's alot thicker now than he was in college btw. He looks more like an inside guy

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Report: Jaylon Smith, Ryan Switzer expected to debut vs. Colts

 

[NorthDakota]

So excited to see him spin.

 

[Shamrock Theories]

Obviously Jaylon knew that I just finished my ACL rehab, so now he's good to go as well

/s

 

[NorthDakota]

Obviously Jaylon knew that I just finished my ACL rehab, so now he's good to go as well

/s

How did you mess up your knee?

 

[Shamrock Theories]

How did you mess up your knee?

Aussie Rules. No pads, just short shorts
United States Australian Football League

 

[Legacy]

Dez Bryant: 'Filthy-nasty' Jaylon Smith looks ready to play; 'I'm ready to see him go straight into beastmode'

"He's ready in my eyes," Dez Bryant said. "The guy is phenomenal. When he touches you, it's like you know he's coming with that heat if this was a real game. The dude is filthy-nasty. I mean, in a good way. I'm ready to see him play.
"I'm glad we're on the same team, that's all I'm going to say."
"I'm ready to see him go straight into beastmode," Bryant said. "He's got Sean Lee right next to him. He's got Anthony Hitchens with him as well [and] Justin Durant. That whole linebacking corps, it's going to be a special group."

Re-grading the 2016 NFL Draft, one year later Who got the biggest bargains and best players of the last year’s first round?(SBNation)

Jaylon was chosen with Pick #34.

From NFL.com analyses of each team's 2016 picks post-draft:

14. Dallas Cowboys
Draft picks: Ezekiel Elliott (No. 4 overall), Jaylon Smith (No. 34 overall), Maliek Collins (No. 67 overall), Charles Tapper (No. 101), Dak Prescott (No. 135), Anthony Brown (No. 189), Kavon Frazier (No. 212), Darius Jackson (No. 216), Rico Gathers (No. 217)

This was a highly speculative draft. While some would argue that Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth pick is too high, I would argue that he could become an instant Pro Bowler. The picks that will truly define this draft will be Jaylon Smith in Round 2 and Dak Prescott in Round 4.