Usage Score
10
Player Dossier
2021-2024USC
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.
Efficiency
32.2
Consistency
53.3
Season Value
27.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
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.
Jaylin Smith played CB for USC. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylin Smith recorded 176 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with USC.
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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · Games = 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 11/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 35-49 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ UCLA | W 19-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Nebraska | W 28-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Washington | L 21-26 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Maryland10+ tackles | L 28-29 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Penn State | L 30-33 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Minnesota | L 17-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Michigan | L 24-27 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ LSU | W 27-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
USC
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
20212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 16 | 4.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 19.8 | 3.8 | -3 |
| 2023 Postseason | USC | 6.5 | 32 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 6.5 | 32 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 32.2 | 10 | 1.5 |
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.