Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Alabama
Brad Smelley
TE • 6'3" • Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Brad Smelley reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Brad Smelley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a tight end from Tuscaloosa, AL wearing No. 17, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Brad Smelley's career was his receiving role: 54...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 40
- Overall
- No. 247
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Brad Smelley, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Alabama. Brad Smelley reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 559
- Receptions
- 54
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Brad Smelley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 559
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · American Christian · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- American Christian · 7 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 7 · Pick 40 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 356 receiving yards · TE 23rd (top 8%) · SEC 22nd (top 13%) · National 306th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Alabama | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Alabama | 6 | 6 | 91 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Alabama | 5 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2010 Postseason | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2011 Postseason | Alabama | 12 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 65.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Alabama | 12 | 27 | 317 | 4 | 65.7 |
Related Context
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Brad Smelley played TE for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brad Smelley recorded 1 rushing yards, 559 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Alabama paired 356 primary output with 70.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 60 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2010 Postseason · Alabama
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
11
Efficiency
60
Usage
5.8
Consistency
72.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 20. San José State: 9. South Carolina: 12. LSU: 5. Georgia State: 9
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 2 by 66.7. San José State: 1 by 60. South Carolina: 1 by 80. LSU: 1 by 33.3. Georgia State: 1 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins12.7 · Games = 3 · +4.2 vs Losses
Losses8.5 · Games = 2 · -4.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
80 vs South Carolina
Player Story
Brad Smelley story
Brad Smelley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a tight end from Tuscaloosa, AL wearing No. 17, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Brad Smelley's career was his receiving role: 54 catches, 559 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brad Smelley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Alabama
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200820092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Alabama | 98 | 73.3 | 8.5 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Alabama | 98 | 73.3 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Alabama | 50 | 47.3 | 9.1 | -48 |
| 2010 Postseason | Alabama | 55 | 60 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Alabama | 55 | 60 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Alabama | 356 | 70.4 | 15 | 301 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Alabama | 356 | 70.4 | 15 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Auburn
Week 13 · W 42-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.5 takeover
86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
#2
vs Georgia Southern
Week 12 · W 45-21
58
Receiving Yards
86.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 12 · W 32-7 · Conference game
46
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Chattanooga
Week 12 · W 45-0
18
Receiving Yards
75.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 1 · W 49-7 · Postseason
20
Receiving Yards
67.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Alabama
356 primary output · 70.4 efficiency · 15 usage
65.7
#2
2011 Regular Season · Alabama
65.7
356 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2008 Postseason · Alabama
41.9
98 primary · 73.3 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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