Jaylin Smith
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons2

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Jaylin Smith

Cornerback, Houston Texans · #22.

Player facts

Team
Houston Texans
Position
Cornerback
Number
22
Born
Nov 5, 2003 (age 22)
Birthplace
Palmdale, CA, USA
Height
5' 11"
Weight
190 lbs
College
USC
Experience
2 seasons
Status
Active

Stats

2026 Defense

TOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
Regular Season2200000000.0000000
Career8530010000.00000.500

Recent games

TacklesFumblesInterceptions
DateOpponentResultTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDKB
vs DALL 34-30000000000.00000
@ INDL 19-17000000000.00000
vs CINL 20-6110000000.00000
vs BUFL 36-31110000000.00000

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jaylin Smith (born November 5, 2003) is an American professional football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylin Smith, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1

Background

Early life

Smith attended Bishop Alemany High School in Los Angeles, California. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and held offers from schools such as Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, USC, and Washington. Smith committed to play college football for the USC Trojans.

College career

In his first three collegiate seasons from 2021 through 2023, Smith appeared in 33 games, where he totaled 123 tackles with nine being for a loss, two sacks, four pass deflections, an interception, and two forced fumbles for the Trojans. During the 2023 Holiday Bowl, he was named one of the game's MVPs after notching 12 solo tackles in a win over Louisville. In week six of the 2024 season, Smith notched four tackles with one being for a loss against Minnesota. Smith accepted an invite to play in the 2025 Senior Bowl.

Personal life

In 2018, Smith appeared in Snoop Dogg's docu-series, Coach Snoop.

Smith has been in a relationship with Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee since 2021, resulting in backlash from the Hmong-American community concerning the relationship.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylin Smith, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1

Texans’ next games

Full schedule.

Recent results

Sources

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    Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Jaylin Smith