Player Profile

Jaylin Smith

CB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Palmdale, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylin Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

10

Efficiency

32.2

Consistency

53.3

Season Value

27.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · USC

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
USC
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · USC
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Jaylin Smith, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · USC. Jaylin Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

USC paired 8 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · USC

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

32.2

Usage

10

Consistency

53.3

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. Michigan: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 1. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 1. Washington: 3. Nebraska: 1. UCLA: 0. Notre Dame: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 6 by 25. Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. Maryland: 11 by 55.8. Washington: 7 by 59.2. Nebraska: 6 by 35. UCLA: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 8 by 43.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · n=6 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Washington

Best efficiency game

59.2 vs Washington

Result
Sat 11/30vs Notre DameL 35-4986100
Sun 11/24@ UCLAW 19-1333000
Sat 11/16vs NebraskaW 28-20640010
Sat 11/2@ WashingtonL 21-2673102
Sat 10/19@ Maryland10+ tacklesL 28-291190010
Sat 10/12vs Penn StateL 30-3355000
Sat 10/5@ MinnesotaL 17-2442100
Sat 9/28vs WisconsinW 38-2111000
Sat 9/21@ MichiganL 24-2773100
Sun 9/1@ LSUW 27-2063000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonUSC5164.8
2022 Regular SeasonUSC219.83.8-3
2023 PostseasonUSC6.5326.64.5
2023 Regular SeasonUSC6.5326.60
2024 Regular SeasonUSC832.2101.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.4 takeover score.

#2

Nevada

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.1 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

#4

Washington State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#5

Washington State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · USC

8 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 10 usage

27.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · USC

22.7

5 primary · 16 efficiency · 4.8 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · USC

15.4

6.5 primary · 32 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8993

Bishop Alemany · Mission Hills, CA

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

176

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
176