Jaylon Smith 2015 Butkus Award Winner

Photo: Zach Bolinger // Icon SportswireNotre Dame star linebacker Jaylon Smith received the ultimate honor for a linebacker on Tuesday when he was named the 2015 Butkus Award winner. In process Smith joined a select and elite group of linebackers to win the award at both the high school and college level – a group that is now comprised of just two players, Smith and former Notre Dame great Manti Te’o.

Buy your #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Under Armour Football JerseyJaylon Smith arrived to Notre Dame with much hype three years ago as the High School Butkus Award winner and the pedigree of a 5-star recruit. Of all of the “can’t miss” prospects Notre Dame has ever landed, Smith might have been…