Speaker 1: Well, the Texans finished their Friday night with a bang.
Speaker 1: They get USC defensive back USC cornerback Jalen Smith. Jalen
Speaker 1: First things first, congratulations. Looked like you were having a
Speaker 1: fun time. They're celebrating and you were celebrating with the
Speaker 1: guy who's a former teammate and who's now a teammate
Speaker 1: again and Kaylen Bullock.
Speaker 2: Weren't you, Yes, sir, Yes, sir man. It was a
Speaker 2: great time, man, great experience.
Speaker 1: Man.
Speaker 2: Sometimes you can always remember man for the rest of
Speaker 2: your life. Yeah.
Speaker 1: In addition to him being there, who else was there
Speaker 1: with you for the big moment?
Speaker 3: So you know, I have friends and family. You know,
Speaker 3: my my DC caame coach Lynn, my defensive backs.
Speaker 2: Coach, coach Bell.
Speaker 3: It's a lot of people, man, coach a ce row
Speaker 3: Chris Rowland, he's now plays for the for the Kansas
Speaker 3: City Chiefs.
Speaker 2: Uh So, A couple a couple of guys showed their face. Man,
Speaker 2: it was great, man. A couple of my teammates, Man,
Speaker 2: it was just great to see their faces.
Speaker 3: Man.
Speaker 1: Sure, well, a happy evening, indeed, And it's come to
Speaker 1: fruition because you're a pretty darn good football player. For
Speaker 1: those who might not have seen you play much in college.
Speaker 1: Who are you? What type of player are you?
Speaker 3: Yes, sir, I'm a super versative player. Can play at
Speaker 3: any position at a very high level.
Speaker 1: Uh.
Speaker 2: Can can fit in the run, Uh can play, can
Speaker 2: play excellent man coverage. Uh.
Speaker 3: And I can can also you know, do a lot
Speaker 3: of those special teams and just be a lot of
Speaker 3: energy shifter, a great player, a selfless player, a team
Speaker 3: a team first player.
Speaker 2: But ultimately man, just getting the competitor all in one.
Speaker 1: You know a lot of times that we do these
Speaker 1: interviews right after a draft, the pick says, well I
Speaker 1: can do anything, and and yeah he can sometimes, but
Speaker 1: you actually walk the walk. I mean you've played cornerback,
Speaker 1: You've played both safety spots, You've played nickel corner. I mean,
Speaker 1: I think you probably could sell hot dogs, build houses,
Speaker 1: do everything. You're a very versatile guy. So with all
Speaker 1: that in mind, how exciting is it to join a
Speaker 1: defense like the one that Texans have. I know Bullock
Speaker 1: has told you a lot about it. I'm sure you've
Speaker 1: seen a little bit of it over the years. So
Speaker 1: he's been here.
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, no, they get after it. No, you just
Speaker 2: watch the film, you know. Being a football addict like me, Man,
Speaker 2: I just like to watch.
Speaker 3: Film and you know they do a great job of
Speaker 3: playing together. You know with with Derek and Kamari, Jalen,
Speaker 3: peatree cjg all those guys. Man, they come together for
Speaker 3: real and uh, I just think, man, it's gonna be great.
Speaker 2: And a lot of energy in the back end for sure.
Speaker 2: Just can't wait to get out there and you know,
Speaker 2: build that broad in that brotherhood for sure.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you bring up that energy and it's driven in
Speaker 1: large part because of the head coach, Tamiko Ryans. He's
Speaker 1: a former defensive player, former star here starred Alabama. What
Speaker 1: are your interactions with him been like? And what do
Speaker 1: you think of Demiko Ryans?
Speaker 3: Nothing with great vibes and you know my first time
Speaker 3: beating in the move is nothing with great vibes. You
Speaker 3: can tell how genuine he is as a person. And
Speaker 3: when you have a conversation with the former player, it's
Speaker 3: nothing but love. Just understand they have a different sense
Speaker 3: for the game.
Speaker 1: It's you.
Speaker 2: That's just how you have it. Same view, same clear
Speaker 2: out of view. So just talking to him was just great. Man.
Speaker 2: He's he's super energetic and.
Speaker 3: You can tell he loves the game of football, you know,
Speaker 3: being a Bama guy, coming from Bambua and stuff like that.
Speaker 2: It was it was just great. Man. You can tell
Speaker 2: he has that great and that in that in that hunger,
Speaker 2: you know, the win. So it's just great to be
Speaker 2: a part of it.
Speaker 1: All right. So what's next for you? Ah?
Speaker 2: So right now, man, we're just gonna hang with the family. Man.
Speaker 2: Just enjoy it, enjoy this time, enjoy this experience. You know,
Speaker 2: I got my little brothers.
Speaker 3: My twin sister just had her baby, like a couple
Speaker 3: of days ago, and she made the trip.
Speaker 2: So I was gonna hang with her and just enjoy
Speaker 2: this family man, enjoy my time.
Speaker 1: Did you say your twin sister.
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, oh yes, I have a twin sister. I'm
Speaker 3: older by two minutes. I always have to put that on.
Speaker 2: Your baby a. I like that. Okay. So I got
Speaker 2: a nephew, a little nephew as well, my nephew Jace.
Speaker 2: So I want to welcome him. You know, it's a
Speaker 2: special week.
Speaker 3: And just excited and excited man, ultimately, just excited to
Speaker 3: be a Texan man.
Speaker 1: It is tough to top that. You got a nephew,
Speaker 1: you got a new home for your job. That's exciting stuff.
Speaker 1: Jalen Smith, We're really happy that you're in Houston, Texan.
Speaker 1: We can't wait to see you here in town. Go celebrate,
Speaker 1: live it up, and come see us soon.
Speaker 2: Okay, yes, sir must.
Speaker 3: Definitely man appreciate y'all. Man, hey, man, Houston got a problem.