Former Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith made his debut in the NFL’s Top 100 this year coming in at #61 overall. The list is voted on by the actual players, not the media, and is released by NFL.com every year.
Smith started six games at middle linebacker for the Cowboys in 2017 after he sat out 2016 following the devastating knee injury he suffered in Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State in January 2016. In 2018 Smith moved into the starting lineup full time and it has not taken long for him to establish himself as one of the best young linebackers in the NFL.