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Jaylin Smith

USC · Cornerback · 2021-24

INT
3
PD
5
TKL
176

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2021 to 2024, Smith recorded 176 tackles. In 2021 and 2024, Smith also had 3 interceptions.

Smith was the No. 97 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 13th-highest cornerback rating at USC since 1990 and No. 128 among all cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • Third-team all-conference
  2. 2025
    • No. 97 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Jaylin Smith season-by-season statistics at USC
SeasonTklPDInt
20211111
20223810
20236910
20245822
Total17653

Seasons with tracked stats at USC. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

USC Teammates

  1. 96Caleb Williams2022-23QB
  2. 90Tuli Tuipulotu2020-22EDGE
  3. 86Talanoa Hufanga2018-20S
  4. 83Drake London2019-21WR
  5. 80Zachariah Branch2023-24WR
  6. 77Tahj Washington2021-23WR
  7. 77Mekhi Blackmon2022CB
  8. 72Calen Bullock2021-23S
  9. 72Brenden Rice2022-23WR
  10. 72Jordan Addison2022WR

Full USC all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 98Travis HunterColorado · 2023-24CB
  2. 90Clark Phillips IIIUtah · 2020-22CB
  3. 90Cooper DeJeanIowa · 2021-23CB
  4. 90Patrick Surtain IIAlabama · 2018-20CB
  5. 90Sauce GardnerCincinnati · 2019-21CB
  6. 90Nohl WilliamsCalifornia · 2023-24CB
  7. 90Beanie BishopWest Virginia · 2023CB
  8. 88Coby BryantCincinnati · 2017-21CB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Jaylin Smith) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.