Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Wyoming
Braden Smith
S • 5'10" • 186 lbs • Lakewood, CO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braden Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Wyoming
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wyoming
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Braden Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Lakewood, CO wearing No. 26, spending time with Wyoming. The clearest part of Braden Smith's career was his defensive production: 72...
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- Committed To
- Wyoming
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Braden Smith, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Wyoming. Braden Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Braden Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wyoming · S
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Wyoming
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lakewood · Wyoming
- High school pipeline
- Lakewood · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · S 213th (top 42%) · Mountain West 144th (top 27%) · National 1,487th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wyoming | 4 | 11 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wyoming | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wyoming | 10 | 28 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
Related Context
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Braden Smith played S for Wyoming. Across 5 tracked seasons, Braden Smith recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Wyoming.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Wyoming paired 5 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Montana State
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Wyoming
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
11.7
Usage
2.2
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Montana State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Montana State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Ball State: 0. UConn: 0. Air Force: 0. Fresno State: 0. San José State: 0. Colorado State: 0. Utah State: 0. Hawai'i: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Montana State: 8 by 33.3. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · +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
Montana State
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Montana State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Hawai'i | L 14-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Utah State | W 44-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Colorado State | W 31-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ San José State | L 21-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Fresno State | L 0-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Air Force | L 14-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ UConn | W 24-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Ball State | W 45-12 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Northern Illinois | W 50-43 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Montana State | W 19-16 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Braden Smith story
Braden Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Lakewood, CO wearing No. 26, spending time with Wyoming. The clearest part of Braden Smith's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Braden Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wyoming
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Wyoming | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Wyoming | 2 | 16.5 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wyoming | 5 | 24.3 | 5.4 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 11.7 | 2.2 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado State
Week 10 · L 24-34 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas State
Week 2 · W 23-14
2
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#3
@ UNLV
Week 13 · W 45-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
34.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 31-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
33.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Montana State
Week 1 · W 19-16
0
Havoc Plays
30.5 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 30.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Wyoming
5 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
51.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Wyoming
43.3
0 primary · 11.7 efficiency · 2.2 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Wyoming
40.1
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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