"Energy shifter": USC CB Jaylin Smith ready to impact Texans

Jaylin Smith is a versatile cornerback who describes himself as an "energy shifter" and someone who will help the Texans on defense and special teams. He went 1-on-1 with Drew Dougherty of Texans TV and shared his excitement about becoming a Texan, re-uniting with college teammate and good friend Calen Bullock and a whole lot more.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, the Texans finished their Friday night with a bang.
They get USC defensive back USC cornerback Jalen Smith. Jalen
First things first, congratulations. Looked like you were having a
fun time. They're celebrating and you were celebrating with the
guy who's a former teammate and who's now a teammate
again and Kaylen Bullock.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Weren't you, Yes, sir, Yes, sir man. It was a
great time, man, great experience.

Speaker 1 (00:20):
Man.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
Sometimes you can always remember man for the rest of
your life. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (00:23):
In addition to him being there, who else was there
with you for the big moment?

Speaker 3 (00:28):
So you know, I have friends and family. You know,
my my DC caame coach Lynn, my defensive backs.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
Coach, coach Bell.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
It's a lot of people, man, coach a ce row
Chris Rowland, he's now plays for the for the Kansas
City Chiefs.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
Uh So, A couple a couple of guys showed their face. Man,
it was great, man. A couple of my teammates, Man,
it was just great to see their faces.

Speaker 3 (00:48):
Man.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Sure, well, a happy evening, indeed, And it's come to
fruition because you're a pretty darn good football player. For
those who might not have seen you play much in college.
Who are you? What type of player are you?

Speaker 3 (01:01):
Yes, sir, I'm a super versative player. Can play at
any position at a very high level.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Uh.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
Can can fit in the run, Uh can play, can
play excellent man coverage. Uh.

Speaker 3 (01:11):
And I can can also you know, do a lot
of those special teams and just be a lot of
energy shifter, a great player, a selfless player, a team
a team first player.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
But ultimately man, just getting the competitor all in one.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
You know a lot of times that we do these
interviews right after a draft, the pick says, well I
can do anything, and and yeah he can sometimes, but
you actually walk the walk. I mean you've played cornerback,
You've played both safety spots, You've played nickel corner. I mean,
I think you probably could sell hot dogs, build houses,
do everything. You're a very versatile guy. So with all
that in mind, how exciting is it to join a

(01:45):
defense like the one that Texans have. I know Bullock
has told you a lot about it. I'm sure you've
seen a little bit of it over the years. So
he's been here.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
Yeah, yeah, no, they get after it. No, you just
watch the film, you know. Being a football addict like me, Man,
I just like to watch.

Speaker 3 (01:56):
Film and you know they do a great job of
playing together. You know with with Derek and Kamari, Jalen,
peatree cjg all those guys. Man, they come together for
real and uh, I just think, man, it's gonna be great.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
And a lot of energy in the back end for sure.
Just can't wait to get out there and you know,
build that broad in that brotherhood for sure.

Speaker 1 (02:16):
Yeah, you bring up that energy and it's driven in
large part because of the head coach, Tamiko Ryans. He's
a former defensive player, former star here starred Alabama. What
are your interactions with him been like? And what do
you think of Demiko Ryans?

Speaker 3 (02:28):
Nothing with great vibes and you know my first time
beating in the move is nothing with great vibes. You
can tell how genuine he is as a person. And
when you have a conversation with the former player, it's
nothing but love. Just understand they have a different sense
for the game.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
It's you.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
That's just how you have it. Same view, same clear
out of view. So just talking to him was just great. Man.
He's he's super energetic and.

Speaker 3 (02:47):
You can tell he loves the game of football, you know,
being a Bama guy, coming from Bambua and stuff like that.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
It was it was just great. Man. You can tell
he has that great and that in that in that hunger,
you know, the win. So it's just great to be
a part of it.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
All right. So what's next for you? Ah?

Speaker 2 (03:00):
So right now, man, we're just gonna hang with the family. Man.
Just enjoy it, enjoy this time, enjoy this experience. You know,
I got my little brothers.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
My twin sister just had her baby, like a couple
of days ago, and she made the trip.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
So I was gonna hang with her and just enjoy
this family man, enjoy my time.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
Did you say your twin sister.

Speaker 3 (03:15):
Oh yeah, oh yes, I have a twin sister. I'm
older by two minutes. I always have to put that on.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
Your baby a. I like that. Okay. So I got
a nephew, a little nephew as well, my nephew Jace.
So I want to welcome him. You know, it's a
special week.

Speaker 3 (03:29):
And just excited and excited man, ultimately, just excited to
be a Texan man.

Speaker 1 (03:33):
It is tough to top that. You got a nephew,
you got a new home for your job. That's exciting stuff.
Jalen Smith, We're really happy that you're in Houston, Texan.
We can't wait to see you here in town. Go celebrate,
live it up, and come see us soon.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
Okay, yes, sir must.

Speaker 3 (03:48):
Definitely man appreciate y'all. Man, hey, man, Houston got a problem.