Cowboys Sign Second-Round LB Jaylon Smith To A Four-Year Deal

The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to terms with second-round LB Jaylon Smith, according to Todd Archer of ESPN.

• Archer adds that the believe is still that Smith will need a redshirt year because of the serious knee injury he sustained back in January.

The Cowboys still have four draft picks to sign including: DT Maliek Collins (3rd), DE Charles Tapper (4th), QB Dak Prescott (4th) and TE Rico Gathers (6th).

Smith, 20, was taken with the No. 34 overall pick by the Cowboys a few weeks ago. So much was made about the condition of Smith’s knee and how it could impact his NFL career, but the Cowboys felt comfortable enough about his future to use their second-round pick on him.

Before he suffered the serious knee injury at end of last year, Smith was considered a to be a top-five selection, so if he’s able to return to form, the Cowboys could be looking at a blue-chip player in the middle of their defense for years to come.

According to OverTheCap.com, Smith receives a four-year contract worth $6,494,972 to go along with a signing bonus of $2,923,616.

During his college career at Notre Dame, Smith recorded 284 tackles, 23.5 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three recoveries and 10 pass defenses for the Fighting Irish over the course of three years.