Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024North Texas
Jaylen Smith
LB • 5'11" • 230 lbs • Hamilton, ON, Canada
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stephen F. Austin
Player Story
Jaylen Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Hamilton, ON wearing No. 36, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Jaylen Smith's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyJaylen Smith, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · North Texas. Jaylen Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 157
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jaylen Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 157
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · North Texas
- Top game
- Stephen F. Austin
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 106 tackles · LB 27th (top 3%) · American Athletic 4th (top 1%) · National 33rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 9 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | North Texas | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 75.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Texas | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 75.2 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Smith played LB for North Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylen Smith recorded 157 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
North Texas paired 22.5 primary output with 49.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 49.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stephen F. Austin
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · North Texas
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
49.6
Usage
13.4
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Stephen F. Austin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 1. South Alabama: 1. Stephen F. Austin: 5.5. Texas Tech: 1.5. Wyoming: 0. Tulsa: 3.5. Florida Atlantic: 2.5. Memphis: 0. Tulane: 2. Army: 1. UTSA: 2. East Carolina: 0. Temple: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 9 by 47.5. South Alabama: 4 by 26.7. Stephen F. Austin: 8 by 83.3. Texas Tech: 9 by 52.5. Wyoming: 5 by 20.8. Tulsa: 5 by 55.8. Florida Atlantic: 8 by 58.3. Memphis: 6 by 25. Tulane: 10 by 61.7. Army: 10 by 51.7. UTSA: 9 by 57.5. East Carolina: 16 by 50. Temple: 7 by 54.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.5 · Games = 6 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stephen F. Austin
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Stephen F. Austin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | @ Texas State | L 28-30 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ TempleSplash game | W 24-17 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs East Carolina10+ tackles | L 28-40 | 16 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ UTSASplash game | L 27-48 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Army10+ tackles | L 3-14 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Tulane10+ tackles · Splash game | L 37-45 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Memphis | L 44-52 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Florida AtlanticSplash game | W 41-37 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 52-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Wyoming | W 44-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Texas Tech | L 21-66 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Stephen F. AustinSplash game | W 35-20 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ South Alabama | W 52-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen Smith story
Jaylen Smith built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Hamilton, ON wearing No. 36, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Jaylen Smith's career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylen Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Texas
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 0 | 6.5 | 1.2 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 2 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 4.5 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | North Texas | 22.5 | 49.6 | 13.4 | 18 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Texas | 22.5 | 49.6 | 13.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 2 · W 35-20
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs California
Week 1 · L 21-58
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 5 · W 52-20 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 10 · W 52-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 7 · W 41-37 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
67.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · North Texas
22.5 primary output · 49.6 efficiency · 13.4 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · North Texas
75.2
22.5 primary · 49.6 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · North Texas
38.8
0 primary · 6.5 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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