Michael Irvin Compares Cowboys Rookie Jaylon Smith to Luke Kuechly

The Dallas Cowboys made a high-risk, high-reward selection in the 2016 NFL draft when they picked former Notre Dame standout linebacker Jaylon Smith in the second round. Smith was a collegiate superstar, but he is dealing with an injury that will likely keep him out for the 2016 season.

That didn’t stop former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin from predicting big things for the incoming rookie.

Irvin appeared on KRLD-FM 105.3 in Dallas, a CBS Sports Radio affiliate, and suggested Smith would eventually be in the Hall of Fame, via Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports. Irvin also compared the former Notre Dame linebacker to one of the best defensive playmakers in the NFL:

I kept his [draft] card; I got the card right here next to me. … I’ma hold on to this card, and when I see this kid in Canton, Ohio, I’m going to have him sign it for me. 

…I know he has adversity in front of him, but I know the kind of dude he is. He’ll come back. … The baddest man in the league right now, the baddest linebacker in the league right now, Luke Kuechly, I call [Kuechly] ‘the white Ray Lewis.’ I said it myself, [Smith] is gonna be the next ‘black [Kuechly].’ That’s what we just got, you understand what I’m saying? … This dude is bad, for real. This dude would’ve been a top-five pick also, had he not been hurt.

Irvin may be right about Smith’s …

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