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Jaylon Smith
OLB · Notre Dame · age 20.9 · 6'2" · 223 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
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Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#16
1st Round
Bust probability
21%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#34
DAL
Consensus rank
#34
17 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.05 |
| charting total career snaps | -0.04 |
| charting coverage grade career avg | +0.03 |
| charting run def grade career avg | +0.03 |
| High-school recruit grade | +0.02 |
| Age at draft | +0.02 |
| charting dline grade snap weighted | +0.01 |
| Pre-draft consensus | +0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (18 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#76
Athlon Sports#9
Big Blue View#20
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#2
Bleacher Report (Michelle Bruton)#21
Cheesehead Tv (Cody Bauer)#7
Draftwire (Jon Ledyard)#101
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#101
Fox Sports (Joel Klatt)#9
Gang Green Nation (Matthew Mauro)#8
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#3
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#53
Pro Football Focus#25
Realgm (Jeff Risdon)#101
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#20
SI (Doug Farrar)#57
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
1
Avg snap share
99%