Jaylon Smith ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Smith in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Smith a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Jaylon Smith
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2017 | 22 | DAL | 16 | — | 79 | 48 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 575 | 54.0% | 9 | 1.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 115 | 76 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 976 | 95.6% | 79 | 19.4% | 58 | 46 | 0.8 | 107.8 | 5.3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 139 | 80 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 991 | 92.2% | 78 | 17.9% | 70 | 54 | 0.8 | 102.1 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | 152 | 87 | 65 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,084 | 97.8% | 88 | 18.8% | 59 | 42 | 0.7 | 101.2 | 3.8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26 | TOT | 9 | — | 36 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 329 | — | 21 | — | 19 | 15 | 0.8 | 87.1 | 0.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26 | DAL | 4 | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 148 | 56.8% | 17 | 15.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | GB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 27 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | NYG | 4 | — | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 154 | 61.0% | 4 | 3.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 27 | NYG | 13 | — | 81 | 39 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 626 | 71.3% | 18 | 5.3% | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 28 | LV | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 25 | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 604 | 356 | 248 | 24 | 18 | 11.0 | 53.0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,606 | 78.6% | 293 | 12.2% | 234 | 180 | — | — | — | 33 | 16 | 6 | 197 | 35 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
142 career value over replacement — #684 all-time of 4,649. 23.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #34 (Rd 2) · DAL · 2016 · +21.2 vs expected KV-H
76actual
54.8 expected · Δ+21.2
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