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Giving Jaylen Sneed credit for creating the first turnover in Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game might be a bit of a stretch, but the graduate senior

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During the first bye week, AY took a look at opposing players who had stood out in their losses to Texas A&M. Now that we're at the second bye,

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Jaylen Sneed

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Jaylen Sneed is a multi-sport star in high school, excelling in football, track and basketball. As a junior, he threw the shotput 51 feet, 10 inches to place third in South Carolina’s Class 4A. He also had a long jump of 20 feet, 2.75 inches, and a javelin throw of 79 feet. In basketball, he averaged 6.5 points and 3.6 rebounds a game in 2021. Sneed lists cooking and playing video games as his hobby. His mother, Chanta Ellison, went to school at Texas A&M. His sister is Chynna Sneed.

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Not only is Jaylen Sneed expected to assume the role in Notre Dame’s defense that made Owusu-Koramoah a star, but the two share many similarities as high school prospects. Owusu-Koramoah was 6-foot-1.5, 188 pounds as a high school prospect. Sneed is slightly heavier, checking in at 6-foot-1, and 205-210 pounds. Both were do-it-all players for their high schools. Owusu-Koramoah played receiver, quarterback, corner, safety and linebacker for Hampton (Va.) Bethel. Sneed lined up at quarterback, linebacker, safety and defensive end for Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Hilton Head. Both are twitchy athletes who play with a hair-on-fire effort level, running down plays from sideline-to-sideline. Owusu-Koramoah was known for his physicality at the college level. We saw Sneed similarly seek out and embrace contact at the Under Armour All-America Game. Both were also multi-sport stars. Owusu-Koramoah was an all-state basketball player. Sneed is an above-the-rim dunker on the hardwood and also a top shot put thrower.

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It can be difficult to fully evaluate linebackers in the non-contact practice setting, so we place more emphasis on the game with that group. With that said, we thought Notre Dame signee Jaylen Sneed may have flashed the most of the group throughout the game. Sneed showed off his plus athleticism, flying around the field to make some physical stops. Sneed was tied for the most tackles on Team Legends with five stops.

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Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACKS	TFL	FF
2026	ND	5	21	13	8	0	0	0
2025	ND	12	34	25	9	3	5	1
2024	ND	16	51	23	28	2.5	4	2
2023	ND	10	14	5	9	1	1	1
Career		43	120	66	54	6.5	10	4

Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST
Oct 3	UNC	W 37-26	4	3	1
Sep 26	PUR	W 49-10	6	3	3
Sep 19	MSU	W 27-10	6	5	1
Sep 12	RICE	W 52-0	4	2	2
Sep 6	WIS	W 41-13	1	0	1

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