Jaylon Smith Cut, Current Team, PFF, Trade, Weight, Height, Salary, Stats, Net Worth, Contract, Highlights, College Stats, Jersey Number, Position, NFL Draft

Jaylon Smith was born on June 14, 1995, he is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted 34th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Smith attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he won the Butkus Award as a senior, was given to the best high school linebacker in the country, and was named the Mr. Football award winner for the state of Indiana.

In 2013, Smith won the starting DOG linebacker position beating out Ben Councell, after incumbent starter Danny Spond had to retire due to migraine issues. Starting all 13 games, he recorded 67 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, one forced fumble, three pass breakups, and one interception. His best game came in a 34–30 victory against Arizona State, where he recorded nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss. He notched his first career interception against USC on a pass thrown by Cody Kessler.

Earlier in the NFL offseason, he had wrist surgery in January. He also announced his decision to change his number from 54 to 9 from his college days, despite public backlash from some fan base, saying that the number belonged to former quarterback Tony Romo. It was reported in the media, that the change forced Smith to pay a mid-six-figure sum, in order to buy back the existing inventory of jerseys and T-shirts with his old number.

On October 5, 2021, the Cowboys released Smith after he declined to waive his 2022 injury guarantee contract clause, to protect the team from a possible payment of 9.2 million dollars. He also was passed on the depth chart by rookie Micah Parsons and veteran Keanu Neal. He appeared in 4 games with 2 starts during the season.

He finished his Cowboys career with 68 games, 516 tackles (20 for loss), 9 sacks, 2 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles, and 5 fumble recoveries (including one returned for a touchdown).

On October 7, 2021, Smith signed with the Green Bay Packers. On November 2, 2021, Smith was released. He appeared in two games, tallying one tackle in 27 defensive snaps.

On December 17, 2021, Smith signed with the New York Giants practice squad. On December 18, 2021, Smith was activated from the practice squad as a COVID-19 replacement for the game against the Dallas Cowboys. On December 20, 2021, Smith was promoted to the active roster.

On September 20, 2022, Smith re-signed with the New York Giants to their practice squad. On October 1, 2022, he was promoted to the active roster.

Nevada Jones, a fellow athlete with whom he has been in a long-term relationship, and Jaylon Smith are currently engaged. Nevada Jones played basketball as a student at Indiana University, Kokomo, a public university in Indiana.

Contract and Salary

He signed a 4 year, $96,000,000 contract, including a $21,500,000 signing bonus, $70,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $24,000,000.

Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.

Height

He is 6 feet 3 inches tall

Stats

Receiving

YEAR	TEAM	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+
2022	Buffalo Bills	2	20	270	13.5	53	4	11	55	3	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	103	1225	11.9	61	10	66	64.1	12	4
2020	Buffalo Bills	16	127	1535	12.1	55	8	73	57.5	20	5
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	63	1130	17.9	66	6	41	65.1	20	8
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	102	1021	10	75	9	49	48	13	2
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14	64	849	13.3	59	8	42	65.6	14	3
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	84	903	10.8	46	3	47	56	10	3
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	52	720	13.8	40	4	31	59.6	13	1
TOTAL		105	615	7653	12.4	75	52	360	58.5	105	28

Rushing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+	FUM
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17
2020	Buffalo Bills	16	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	5	61	12.2	27	0	3	60	1	0	0
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	10	62	6.2	20	0	3	30	1	0	0
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14	8	13	1.6	9	0	1	12.5	0	0	0
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	3	10	3.3	12	0	1	33.3	0	0	0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	3	13	4.3	10	0	1	33.3	0	0	0
TOTAL		105	30	160	5.3	27	0	9	30	2	0	0

Passing

YEAR	TEAM	G	ATT	COMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	1st	1st%	20+	SCK	SCKY	RATE
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	0	0		0		0	0	0	0		0	1	2
2020	Buffalo Bills	16
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13
TOTAL		105	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2.1

Kick Return

YEAR	TEAM	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	20+	40+	FC	FUM
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17
2020	Buffalo Bills	16
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	1	22	22	22	0	1	0	0	0
TOTAL		105	1	22	22	22	0	1	0	0	0

Punt Return

YEAR	TEAM	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	20+	40+	FC	FUM
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17
2020	Buffalo Bills	16
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	6	45	7.5	19	0	0	0	1	0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13
TOTAL		105	6	45	7.5	19	0	0	0	1	0

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	1	0	0
2020	Buffalo Bills	16			0
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	4	3	0
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	0	0	0	1
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14			0
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13			0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13			0
TOTAL		105	5	3	0	1	0	0

Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2022	Buffalo Bills	2
2021	Buffalo Bills	17	3	3	0	0	0	0
2020	Buffalo Bills	16	1	1	0	0	0	0
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	2	2	0	0	0	0
2018	Minnesota Vikings	15	1	1	0	0	0	0
2017	Minnesota Vikings	14	2	2	0	0	0	0
2016	Minnesota Vikings	13	1	1	0	0	0	0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	13	2	2	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		105	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Weight

He is 83 kg