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Jaylin SmithHouston Texans · #22

Cornerback · 5' 11", 190 lbs · Palmdale, CA · Age 23
CornerbackDrafted 97th overall1-yr veteran
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Jaylin Smith
Season avg6 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg6 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
Scouting report

Jaylin Smith — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jaylin Smith is a Cornerback for the Houston Texans, drafted 97th overall, 2025. In 2025 he recorded 6 tackles.
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Coverage
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Ball skills
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Run support
Act II

Where he stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
Balladex Consensus: #1324 of 2270 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
50Impact index
4Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

The engine

How the model sees him

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Everything it reads
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified
Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2025460000
Career460000.0
Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
79off index
94def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
71roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B (79), defense A (94) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 74, pass rush 90, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-11-05

The beginning

Jaylin Smith is a Cornerback for the Houston Texans, in his 2nd NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 97th overall, 2025 as a Cornerback.

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Jaylin Smith is a Houston Texans cornerback, drafted 97th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 6 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 6 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Smith's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
190 lbs
Draft
97th overall, 2025
Born
Palmdale, CA
Age
23
Jersey
#22
Background

Jaylin Smith is from Palmdale, CA and is 23 years old. He was drafted 97th overall, 2025 and plays cornerback at 5' 11", 190 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 6 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Smith is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Jaylin Smith is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 6 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his 2025 rookie season.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.
Tackling6 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree97th overall, 2025.
Jaylin Smith career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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