Jaylen Smith
Jaylen Smith
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jaylen Smith has played for two head coaches in four seasons at North Texas. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt: 16 tackles against East Carolina — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at North Texas, 157 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Seth Littrell → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Texas | 106 | 44 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 22 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 15 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | North Texas | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 157 | 72 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 35–20
vs Stephen F. Austin
5 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 3 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Grant Morgan’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Jackson's senior season at Iowa (2023).
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