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Player Dossier
2017-2021App State
Kaiden Smith
DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kaiden Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Player Story
Kaiden Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Lawrenceville, GA wearing No. 13, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Kaiden Smith's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Kaiden Smith, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · App State. Kaiden Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 162
- TFL
- 5.5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Kaiden Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 162
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Georgia Southern
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Mountain View · App State
- High school pipeline
- Mountain View · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · DB 92nd (top 10%) · Sun Belt 33rd (top 8%) · National 449th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 7 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | App State | 12 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 64 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 10 | 48 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.5 |
Related Context
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Kaiden Smith played DB for App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kaiden Smith recorded 162 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
App State paired 11 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · App State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
28.7
Usage
5.7
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 1. Georgia State: 0. Louisiana: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Troy: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Louisiana: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 10 by 51.7. Georgia State: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana: 10 by 51.7. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Troy: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 9 by 47.5. Louisiana: 12 by 65
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
65 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/18 | vs Western Kentucky10+ tackles | L 38-59 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Louisiana10+ tackles | L 16-24 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Georgia Southern | W 27-3 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Troy | W 45-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs South Alabama | W 31-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Arkansas State | W 48-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UL Monroe | W 59-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/20 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 30-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/12 | @ Louisiana10+ tackles | L 13-41 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia State | W 45-16 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kaiden Smith story
Kaiden Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Lawrenceville, GA wearing No. 13, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Kaiden Smith's career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Kaiden Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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App State
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 0 | 6.7 | 1.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 2 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 1 | 10.9 | 1.6 | -1 |
| 2020 Postseason | App State | 11 | 35.6 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | App State | 11 | 35.6 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | App State | 4.5 | 28.7 | 5.7 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 4.5 | 28.7 | 5.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Southern
Week 15 · W 34-26 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisiana
Week 14 · L 16-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 1 · L 38-59 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 3 · L 7-17
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisiana
Week 7 · L 13-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · App State
11 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · App State
60.4
11 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · App State
38.7
0 primary · 6.7 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
5
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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