Jaylen Sneed holds the WLB · Backup spot in Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jaylen Sneed is a redshirt senior weak-side linebacker for Notre Dame, standing 6'1" and weighing 227 pounds. Hailing from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Sneed was a five-star recruit in the 2022 class, ranked 34th nationally with a rating of 0.9835. In 2025, he recorded 35 total tackles, including 23 solo stops, 5 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks while adding 3 quarterback hurries. Sneed wears No. 3 and returns for his final season with the Fighting Irish.

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