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Jersey Number 10
Jalen Smith
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Grayson, Ga.
- High School/Previous School:
- Grayson HS (Tennessee)
Career Honors
2025 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC All-Freshman
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 30 career games with zero starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, had 95 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one pass breakup โฆ One 10+ tackle game in his career.
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2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in all 13 games with zero starts โฆ Totalled 57 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one pass breakup and had three QB hurries โฆ Had one double-digit tackle game โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Earned seven total tackles (three solo, four assisted) against Southern Miss ... His seven stops were tied for the most by a Mississippi State newcomer in the season opener ... at Texas A&M (10/4): tied his high for tackles at State with seven ... vs Texas (10/25): tallied his first career QB hurry ... at Arkansas (11/1): tied his career high in QB hurries ... recorded his first ever pass break up ... at Missouri (11/15): recorded a season high in tackles for loss this season โฆ vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Recorded 12 tackles โฆ First career double-digit tackle performance.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season โ Tennessee)
Had five tackles, including a career-best 1.5 TFLs, in shutout win over UTEP (11/23) ... Registered four tackles at #12 Georgia (11/16) ... Notched one tackle in win vs. Mississippi State (11/9) ... Made a career-best nine tackles in the Volsโ win over Kentucky (11/2) ... Recorded one tackle in win over #7 Alabama (10/19) ... Played 19 snaps and tied his career high with four tackles in a win over Florida (10/12) ...ย Played 14 snaps and registered three tackles for the Vols at Arkansas (10/5) ... Made one tackle as the Vols held Kent Stateย (9/14) to just 112 yards of total offense in a 71-0 victory ... Played 17 snaps on defense and registered one tackle in win over #24 NC State (9/7) ... Made a career-high four tackles in UTโs season-opening win over Chattanooga (8/31).
2023 (True Freshman Season โ Tennessee)
Appeared in five games during his rookie campaign and earned a redshirt โฆ Served as a reserve linebacker and played on special teams coverage โฆ Collected four total tackles on the year โฆ Played seven snaps at linebacker during UTโs Citrus Bowl victory over No. 17 Iowa (1/1) โฆ Saw action in victories over UTSA (9/23), UConn (11/4) and Vanderbilt (11/25) during the regular season โฆ Made collegiate debut vs. UTSA (9/23) at linebacker and on the kickoff coverage unit.
High School
Showcases quickness and agility to couple with his physicality for a versatile makeup at the linebacker position โฆ Arrived on Rocky Top in December 2022 and participated in Orange Bowl practices and spring practice โฆ A two-time team captain who helped lead Grayson High School to a Region 4-7A title and the Class 7A state quarterfinals as a senior in 2022 โฆ A major player on the Ramsโ 2021 state semifinal team and helped Grayson High win the Georgia Class 7A State Championship in 2020 as a sophomore โฆ Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals โฆ Rated a three-star linebacker by 247Sports, ESPN and On3 โฆ The No. 14-rated linebacker in the nation according to Rivals and the No. 84 player in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports โฆ Earned All Region 4-7A Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior โฆ Amassed 154 total tackles, including 17 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and a fumble recovery in 2022 โฆ A Georgia Class 7A All-State performer in 2021 as a junior after totaling 144 tackles, 12.5 TFLs and nine sacks in 14 games โฆ Finished his prep career with a school-record 434 tackles to go along with 30 TFLs, 18 sacks, three forced fumbles and a pick six โฆ Also ran track in high school โฆ Chose Tennessee over 40 other Division I offers, including 25 from Power Five programs โฆ Committed to the Vols in July 2022 โฆ Coached by Adam Carter.
Personal
Full name is Jalen Davone Smith โฆ Son of Regina and Kelvin Smith.
Career Highs Entering 2026
Tackles:ย 12, vs. Wake Forest (1/02/2026)
Tackles for Loss:ย 1.5, vs. UTEP (11/23/2024) *
QB Hurries: 1, 2x lastย at Arkansas (11/01/2025)
* Career-high set Tennessee
2025 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 SEC All-Freshman
2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 30 career games with zero starts โฆ Following the 2025 season, had 95 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one pass breakup โฆ One 10+ tackle game in his career.
ย
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Played in all 13 games with zero starts โฆ Totalled 57 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one pass breakup and had three QB hurries โฆ Had one double-digit tackle game โฆ at Southern Miss (8/30): Earned seven total tackles (three solo, four assisted) against Southern Miss ... His seven stops were tied for the most by a Mississippi State newcomer in the season opener ... at Texas A&M (10/4): tied his high for tackles at State with seven ... vs Texas (10/25): tallied his first career QB hurry ... at Arkansas (11/1): tied his career high in QB hurries ... recorded his first ever pass break up ... at Missouri (11/15): recorded a season high in tackles for loss this season โฆ vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Recorded 12 tackles โฆ First career double-digit tackle performance.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season โ Tennessee)
Had five tackles, including a career-best 1.5 TFLs, in shutout win over UTEP (11/23) ... Registered four tackles at #12 Georgia (11/16) ... Notched one tackle in win vs. Mississippi State (11/9) ... Made a career-best nine tackles in the Volsโ win over Kentucky (11/2) ... Recorded one tackle in win over #7 Alabama (10/19) ... Played 19 snaps and tied his career high with four tackles in a win over Florida (10/12) ...ย Played 14 snaps and registered three tackles for the Vols at Arkansas (10/5) ... Made one tackle as the Vols held Kent Stateย (9/14) to just 112 yards of total offense in a 71-0 victory ... Played 17 snaps on defense and registered one tackle in win over #24 NC State (9/7) ... Made a career-high four tackles in UTโs season-opening win over Chattanooga (8/31).
2023 (True Freshman Season โ Tennessee)
Appeared in five games during his rookie campaign and earned a redshirt โฆ Served as a reserve linebacker and played on special teams coverage โฆ Collected four total tackles on the year โฆ Played seven snaps at linebacker during UTโs Citrus Bowl victory over No. 17 Iowa (1/1) โฆ Saw action in victories over UTSA (9/23), UConn (11/4) and Vanderbilt (11/25) during the regular season โฆ Made collegiate debut vs. UTSA (9/23) at linebacker and on the kickoff coverage unit.
High School
Showcases quickness and agility to couple with his physicality for a versatile makeup at the linebacker position โฆ Arrived on Rocky Top in December 2022 and participated in Orange Bowl practices and spring practice โฆ A two-time team captain who helped lead Grayson High School to a Region 4-7A title and the Class 7A state quarterfinals as a senior in 2022 โฆ A major player on the Ramsโ 2021 state semifinal team and helped Grayson High win the Georgia Class 7A State Championship in 2020 as a sophomore โฆ Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals โฆ Rated a three-star linebacker by 247Sports, ESPN and On3 โฆ The No. 14-rated linebacker in the nation according to Rivals and the No. 84 player in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports โฆ Earned All Region 4-7A Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior โฆ Amassed 154 total tackles, including 17 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and a fumble recovery in 2022 โฆ A Georgia Class 7A All-State performer in 2021 as a junior after totaling 144 tackles, 12.5 TFLs and nine sacks in 14 games โฆ Finished his prep career with a school-record 434 tackles to go along with 30 TFLs, 18 sacks, three forced fumbles and a pick six โฆ Also ran track in high school โฆ Chose Tennessee over 40 other Division I offers, including 25 from Power Five programs โฆ Committed to the Vols in July 2022 โฆ Coached by Adam Carter.
Personal
Full name is Jalen Davone Smith โฆ Son of Regina and Kelvin Smith.
Career Highs Entering 2026
Tackles:ย 12, vs. Wake Forest (1/02/2026)
Tackles for Loss:ย 1.5, vs. UTEP (11/23/2024) *
QB Hurries: 1, 2x lastย at Arkansas (11/01/2025)
* Career-high set Tennessee
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