Class of 2027 · edge rusher
Jaylen Smith
6-5, 215 · Vicksburg, MS
Committed to Southern Miss since Jul 2
28offer strength · No. 1642
0.8750composite · 3-star
9offers · 2 power
His offers
9 offers
Ole Misscold
offered Feb 1
Mississippi Statecold
offered Jan 31
Memphiscool
offered May 18
UNLVcold
offered Feb 3
UABcold
offered Mar 23
Western Kentuckycold
offered Apr 7
Show all 9 offers
Southern MissCommitted
offered Apr 6
Alcorn Statecool
offered May 21
Jackson Statecool
offered May 13
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.
Where he fits
best 3 of 9 offers
Best fits
Mississippi StateNo. 1Ole MissNo. 2UABNo. 3Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts
182 of the 892 FBS starters at edge rusher since 2022 were his size (6-4 to 6-6, 200 to 230 pounds): most in the ACC (30), Big Ten (29) and SEC (28). Programs that start it most: Vanderbilt (8), Wyoming (7) and Minnesota (6). Of his offers, UAB (4), Ole Miss (3) and Mississippi State (2) have started it.
Who needs him
Of his 9 offers, Mississippi State has the thinnest room at defensive line: 12 with 2+ years left of 20, 5 in their last year, 16 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle.
Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.
Boards that looked like his
1 of 10 drafted
Maliek BogardNot drafted yet
match 58
Raashed KennionNot drafted
match 52
Rahn Bailey
Not drafted
match 52
Julien KafoNot drafted
match 50
Darrius Caldwell
Not drafted
match 49
Show all 10
Jhonathon Williams
Not drafted
match 47
D'Angelo Reynolds
Not drafted
match 46
Richard WinstonNot drafted
match 46
Michael ReynoldsNot drafted
match 45
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 9 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.
His board on any day
Jan 2026 to today
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Drag to any month: the offers, the timeline, the grade and the stars become what they were on the last day of it, on today's scale. How the grade is made.
Timeline
10 dated moves since Jan 31, 2026
Committed Southern MissJul 2Offered Alcorn StateMay 21Offered MemphisMay 18Offered Jackson StateMay 13Offered Western KentuckyApr 7Offered Southern MissApr 6Offered UABMar 23Offered UNLVFeb 3Show all 10 moves
Offered Ole MissFeb 1Offered Mississippi StateJan 31Newest first, from recruit posts and the national recruiting data. An offer with no posted date sits in the offers list only.
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