Notre Dame '13 IN LB - Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame Verbal)

OSUBasketballJunkie · Mar 20, 2012

Rivals.com full position rankings...............Smith is considered the #5 outside linebacker......

OSUBasketballJunkie · Mar 29, 2012

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Five-star Smith has visits on tap..............The nation's top-ranked OLB Jaylon Smith is planning to see four schools in the next couple weeks.

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 7, 2012

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Smiths Note Buckeye Intensity..............Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (Ind.) linebacker Jaylon Smith visited Ohio State and saw his brother Rod go through a spring practice. Also there was their father, who talked to Scout about what they saw.

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 7, 2012

4 hours ago via 247Sports Mobile

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers WR Mike Rogers has an offer from Iowa. Will be at the Indiana spring game on Saturday with five star teammate Jaylon Smith.

PHATBUCK13 · Apr 8, 2012

Jaylon Smith impresses from the get-go

No player looked better from check in to the final whistle than Ft. Wayne (Ind.) linebacker Jaylon Smith. The most impressive player on the defensive side of the ball all day, the top recruit more than lived up to his billing as a playmaker by dominating one-on-ones against running backs and looking like a safety picking off passes against wide receivers.

"It's a nice challenge to get out here and compete," Smith said.

With offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio State and USC among a coast-to-coast list of powerhouses, Smith has been focusing less on recruiting and more on training so far this spring. Things are picking up slightly with spring ball staring up, which has allowed the talented linebacker to take in a little more of programs than he has in the past.

"Everything is going good, it's flowing and I'm just really relaxing," he said. "I'm getting out to see some schools and training everyday trying to get back into shape."

Smith showed up to camp in a Notre Dame hat and had St. Paul (Minn.) wide receiver and Irish commitment James Onwualu expanding on all of the positives that would come with a commitment to the school. While Smith has visited South Bend several times already and most consider the program his leader, he insisted the attire didn't mean anything.

"I have a hat for every offer I have," said Smith. "I think it's 21 right now if I'm not mistaken. It's just a nice experience to have this opportunity at picking a school to go to. Notre Dame, they're a pretty good school right now and close to home."

Distance from home is always an issue with players and their families and it appears it will be one for Smith unless the comfort factor at a school is too much to overcome it.

"It is a bit of a factor," Smith said. "Everybody would like to stay home but I'm just going to go where it best fits me. If that means taking a visit to Florida and committing there, I'd do that. It really depends on what I feel in my heart."

The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder is still sorting out who and when he is going to visit colleges over the next couple of weeks but has to work around the camp circuit while doing so.

"The 21st I was going to go to my brother's game at Ohio State or Notre Dame's game," Smith said. "I won't be attending those two because our (7-on-7 travel team) will be down in Pittsburgh for a tournament. No others that I'm sure of. I know I'll go to the (Indiana) spring game next week and be there."

Smith did return from Ohio State recently and was impressed with what the Buckeyes showed him. One thing that the Buckeyes can offer that nobody else can is the chance to play with his brother, Rod Smith, but that will not be a huge factor in where Jaylon decides to go.

"It was a good visit, there was a very nice intensity there," he added. "I could tell that Urban (Meyer) is really getting ready to change things there. (My brother) tells me what he sees and why he chose to go to Ohio State and things like that. But he's really just being a brother."

Having a family member that has gone through the process has proved invaluable for Smith when dealing with the coaches that call every week.

"It's good that he went through the experience because now that I'm going through it's not new to our family," Smith said. "We know how to approach it and know who's lying and who's telling you what you want to hear.

"I just want to take football out of the situation and figure out what is best for me. I want to set myself up for life because there's going to be a day where football is going to be over. I have to put myself in the best position because of that."

An August decision appears to be in the cards for the 2013 linebacker as Smith wants to focus on his senior season and his high school team's quest for a fourth straight state championship.
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Midwest's best comes out for Adidas Invitational - CBSSports

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 8, 2012

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1. Five-star outside linebacker Jaylon Smith stood out above the rest. The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Bishop Luers standout, and the nationâ€™s No. 6 prospect overall, continues to live up to his billing during off-season events. After winning MVP honors at the Best of the Midwest earlier this year, Smith again showed his versatility against many of the Midwestâ€™s top prospects.

Smithâ€™s afternoon started with him shutting down running backs on toss plays, including one snap where he bottled up the quick and elusive Berkley Edwards. Just a physical specimen, the long and rangy Smith quickly sniffs things out to get to the football quick.

Later in the day, Smith used his 4.4 second 40-yard speed to rack up several interceptions covering running backs and then playing cornerback. He could run with everybody, he was physical, he could jam everybody. One kid he just drove backwards before he could get off the ball and into his route. Smith really broke on the football and has the soft hands necessary to make a big play instead of just a deflected pass.
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Arapahoe · Apr 8, 2012

Is he all ND?

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 8, 2012

I think it is a Notre Dame/Ohio State battle............hard to say which way he is leaning.......

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 8, 2012

Rivals.com$

Smith dominates again..............Another weekend and another dominating camp performance from outstanding linebacker Jaylon Smith. Find out what drives Smith to keep coming out for the big camps.

bucknutz021891 · Apr 8, 2012

I think what spring game he decides to attend will be his decision...(osu/nd)

SanDiegoBuckeye · Apr 9, 2012

Pull out the red carpet.

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 9, 2012

Pull out the red carpet and everything else within NCAA rules...........

Smith is at the top of the board in my opinion...........has so many physical tools........

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 9, 2012

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Smith Talks Visits and Decision Date...................Five-star linebacker Jaylon Smith talks about his recent trips to Notre Dame and Ohio State, as well as when he expects to make a decision.

Note: Mentions making a decision in August

I think what spring game he decides to attend will be his decision...(osu/nd)
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Smith will not be at either spring game........

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 15, 2012

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Nation's top OLB Jaylon Smith on Indiana. RT @JaeeSmiff9ENT had a nice visit at IU today, spring game was good, my boys kenny n lb goin hard

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 22, 2012

Steve Wiltfong ‏ @SWiltfong247
Nebraska offers the nation's top OLB Jaylon Smith Nebraska offers elite 2013 LB via @247Sports

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 22, 2012

Rivals.com$

NLA Pittsburgh: Saturday's top performers...........Jaylon Smith is in a familiar spot among the best from Saturday's action at the New Level Athletics 7-on-7 in Pittsburgh.

OSUBasketballJunkie · Apr 22, 2012

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Smith looking far into future..............LB Jaylon Smith, the nation's No. 34 prospect, has very clear goals in mind and he's realistic about his future. Rivals.com's Josh Helmholdt caught up with Smith this weekend.

PHATBUCK13 · Apr 24, 2012

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Bucknut502 · Apr 24, 2012

Patriots fan? Vrabel fan?!?!? Brother at OSU? Tebow fan? This sounds like it's good for the good guys

PHATBUCK13 · Apr 24, 2012

Bucknut502 said: ↑

Patriots fan? Vrabel fan?!?!? Brother at OSU? Tebow fan? This sounds like it's good for the good guys
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I know right?

And add to that the fact that we need a couple more LB's, number wise anyways....

I don't know why I have a bad feeling about Jaylon.....

I just have a feeling that he he's going to go to the Golden Domers....:noidea:

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