Jalen Smith

LB · #10 · Mississippi State · JR · 6'2" · 230 · Grayson, GA

Projected MLB starter

28 2026 tackles

0 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

35 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	TFL	INT	PD
2026	Mississippi State	5	5	28	1	1	1
2025	Mississippi State	13	0	54	1	0	0
2024	Tennessee	12	0	32	2	0	0
2023	Tennessee	5	0	3	0	0	0

Tackles per game 5.6 87

Havoc plays 1 38

INT + pass breakups 2 88

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 8.8% 84

Line yards per carry allowed 2.4 59

Sack rate 6.4% 51

Week	Opponent	Tkl	TFL	INT	PD
W1	ULM	6	1
W2	@ MINN	3
W3	@ SCAR			1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#427

Christian Pierce S · Rancho Cucamonga USC

#428

Asa Newsom ATH · Waverly-Shell Rock KSU

#429

Jalen Smith LB · Grayson TENN

#430

Dijon Stanley ATH · Granada Hills UTAH

#431

AJ Brown S · Crisp County MISS

LBs in the class

#34

Jayvant Brown St. Thomas Aquinas UK

#34

Leviticus Su'a Mater Dei ARIZ

#36

Jalen Smith Grayson TENN

#37 Bobby Washington Jr. Miami Palmetto MIA

#38 Trevor Carter Ironton CIN

2026 · 38th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 84th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.