Houston Texans · CB (DB) · 4 games through Nov 1, 2026 · USC (2025 Round 3, Pick 97)

Jaylin Smith

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 2 recorded. The score is withheld until Jaylin Smith reaches the minimum.

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.06 → Shrunk n/a

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Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk n/a

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Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk n/a

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Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a

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Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.8% → Shrunk n/a

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Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.8% → Shrunk n/a

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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.094 → Shrunk n/a

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Every 2026 regular-season game line for Jaylin Smith. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs BUF	L 31-36	1	1	0
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CIN	L 6-20	1	1	7
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ IND	L 17-19	0	0	0
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DAL	L 30-34	0	0	0

Verified identity bridge linking Jaylin Smith's college regular-season tackles at USC to official NFL game lines.

USC (College tackles)

112021

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572023

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9797th pick
2025 Draft

HOU (NFL tackles)

62025

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Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2025	HOU	4	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
2026 (so far)	HOU	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

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