Jaylon Smith to Cowboys: Twitter Reacts as LB Is Selected in 2016 NFL Draft

The Dallas Cowboys landed a top-10 talent early in the second round with pick No. 34 in the form of Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Jaylon Smith. The only problem is that injuries may keep him off the field for the foreseeable future.

Smith led Notre Dame in tackles in each of the last two years and won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker in 2015. However, Tom Pelissero of USA Today noted he will likely miss the entire 2016 season because his “peroneal nerve remains asleep, leaving him unable to lift his left foot or swing it out to the side.”

Still, he was a high-profile selection from a marquee school for the Cowboys, and social media immediately reacted:

With the No. 34 pick, the Dallas Cowboys select LB Jaylon Smith out of Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/7qduvAZ0Sy

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 29, 2016

The Cowboys welcomed him to the team:

So did Dallas’ first-round pick from Thursday, running back Ezekiel Elliott:

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports and Doug Farrar of Sports Illustrated thought Smith’s talent made the pick worthwhile:

Love the Cowboys taking Jaylon Smith here. Go big or go home. Tremendous upside but have to wait a while …

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