Jaylon Smith won the Dick Butkus award in 2015 and was a consensus All-American. He was first-team All-Independent in 2014 and 2015. Jaylon Smith was drafted #34 overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 2016. He signed a four year rookie contract for $6.49 million with a $2.9 million signing bonus in 2016. His brother Rod Smith has played for the Dallas Cowboys.