Jaylin Smith
Houston TexansPos CB
Updated October 8, 2026
Comps
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his
Jaylin Smith Injury StatusIR
Jaylin Smith is listed on injured reserve (Hamstring), reported Oct 7, with a return date of Nov 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
Round 3, pick 97 · Houston Texans · 2025
USC (Big Ten)
Taken
#97
where he actually went
Consensus board
160th
average of the public big boards that spring
Our college model
#869
among CB in our college data
He went earlier than consensus.
In college · 2021-2024 · 49 games
3 INT, 5 pass breakups, 176 tackles, 12 TFL
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Coming out
4.82
RAS
4.45s
40 yd
32"
Vertical
122"
Broad
What this pick usually becomes
Of the 410 players taken as a third-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 51% earned a second contract and 39% became starters. The median one started 21 career games.