Houston makes the Trojans senior and former Alemany High star the 97th overall pick Friday night. Smith will be reunited with ...

In the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans selected former USC Trojans defensive back Jaylin Smith. Smith was drafted with the No. 97 overall ...

Houston didn't have a glaring need at defensive back after signing Derek Stingley Jr. and Jalen Pitre to long-term deals.

After moving back from No. 89, the Texans traded picks Nos. 102 and 142 to Minnesota to get picks Nos. 97 and 187. At 97, the ...

Eighteen picks after adding Iowa State wide receiver Jaylin Noel, the Houston Texans secured another J name to add to the ...

The defensive back is the first Trojan off the board in 2025. He went higher than many NFL draft experts expected ...

For the first time in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Texans selected a defensive player in USC's Jaylin Smith. The cornerback was ...

The USC Trojans did not have any players selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. As day two approaches, USC defensive back Jaylin Smith will be a pla ...

Ersery, who ran a 5.1 40-time at the combine and only allowed five sacks in over 1,300 pass-blocking snaps, scored an ...

During the Texans' 2025 NFL draft, they selected three players with the same name -- with two different spellings -- by ...

The Houston Texans selected USC cornerback Jaylin Smith in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft at 97th overall. Here are ...

Cornerback Jaylin Smith became the first USC Trojan to hear his name called during the 2025 NFL Draft as the Houston Texans ...