Player Career

Kaiden Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    App State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonApp State06.71.1
2017 Regular SeasonApp State06.71.10
2018 Regular SeasonApp State216.34.92
2019 Regular SeasonApp State110.91.6-1
2020 PostseasonApp State1135.66.110
2020 Regular SeasonApp State1135.66.10
2021 PostseasonApp State4.528.75.7-6.5
2021 Regular SeasonApp State4.528.75.70

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.

2

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

1

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

2

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

1

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

60.4

#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