Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith is leaning toward applying for early entry into the 2016 and has narrowed his options for an agent, according to .The Fighting Irish junior has been arguably the best linebacker in college football this season, and has drawn rave reviews on social media from . Smith was Alex Lange Jersey announced on Tuesday as over LSU's Deion Jones, Alabama's Reggie Ragland, Georgia's Leonard Floyd and Ohio State's Raekwon McMillan.Smith led one of the nation's top teams in tackles by a wide margin with 113. Notre Dame's second-leading tackler, Joe Schmidt, has just 65. Among those 113 tackles were nine for lo ses with one sack, five pa s breakups and two fumble recoveries. Though Smith (6-foot-2, 235 pounds) is a capable pa s rusher from the outside, he's played inside extensively as well.Undercla smen have until a Jan. 18 deadline to apply for early draft eligibility.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *. Jace Jung Jersey