Is Jaylon Smith Worth The Risk for Green Bay?

The Green Bay Packers met with former Notre Dame and consensus All-American linebacker Jaylon Smith at this past weekend's NFL Combine and from the sounds of it, it went well. That is, if you're asking Smith. Smith gushed about his time with Packers head coach Mike McCarthy. Smith projects as an inside linebacker at the NFL level and that just happens to be an area where the Packers are sorely in need of an upgrade. Not since Desmond Bishop roamed the middle of the Green Bay defense have they had an impact player in this key spot. That was four seasons ago.

Coming in as a freshman, Smith was one of the top recruits in the country and he immediately made an impact on the Irish defense. He was…