Jaylin Smith is listed at CB on the Houston Texans roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Active roster (ACT).
The details below are dated roster facts. Roster status, practice participation, and game-day availability are different; this profile does not turn one into another.
Selected report: Houston Texans · Active roster · Season 2026
| Observation window | Record date | Team | Roster status | Effective date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2026 · Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Houston Texans | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 3 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Houston Texans | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 2 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Houston Texans | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Season 2026 · Week 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated | Houston Texans | Active roster | Not supplied | Weekly roster |
| Dated observation | Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT Observed | Houston Texans | Active roster | Not supplied | Dated roster |
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Jaylin Smith: Placed on injured reserve (Houston Texans)
Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT
Link to this moveMost recent recorded game2026 Week 2 vs CIN 1 tackles
2026 regular season (weeks 1–4) · 2 supplied game records
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| Week | Matchup | Tackles | Solo | Help | Ast | Sacks | INT | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | CIN at HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BUF at HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.
| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HOU | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | HOU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recorded total | 1 known team | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Split | Tackles |
|---|---|
| Home | 2 |
| 1st half | 1 |
| 2nd half | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.
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2026
Report date: 2026-10-07
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@jayliinn_1k public X post · Nov 5, 2024, 10:35 pm EST
Ravens linebacker Trenton Simpson, Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and Broncos guard Ben Powers drew the largest fines, and five players were docked for hip-drop tackles.
Dell, Braden Smith and Kayden McDonald returned to practice Wednesday. Houston still must make separate decisions on their activation.
David Montgomery scored three touchdowns in Houston’s opening loss. Week 2 brought a 20–6 defeat and a failed fourth-and-inches chance.
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X@jayliinn_1k3 source-linked posts · Dated snapshot
Source checked Sep 20, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
Jaylin Smith shouts out Calen Bullock and King Miller playing ball, says he is thankful for this life, and posts lock and storm emojis without further text.
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text · Nov 20, 2025, 11:29 pm EST
He shouts out Calen Bullock.
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text · Oct 11, 2025, 9:37 pm EDT
He says King Miller is playing ball.
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photo · Nov 5, 2024, 10:35 pm EST
He says he is thankful for this life he lives and to keep fighting.
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