Player Dossier

2017-2021

Wyoming

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.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

16.5

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

8.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Wyoming

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Wyoming
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Braden Smith, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Wyoming. Braden Smith shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Wyoming paired 0 primary output with 11.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 16.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Regular Season · Wyoming

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

16.5

Usage

3

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Boise State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 2. Unknown: 0. San Diego State: 0. Boise State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 5 by 40.8. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=2
First Half1 · n=2 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -1 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas State

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Texas State

Result
Sun 11/10@ Boise StateL 17-2011000
Sun 10/13@ San Diego StateL 22-2611000
Sat 9/14vs Unknown42000
Sat 9/7@ Texas StateW 23-14520011

Career Arc

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

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    Wyoming

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201720172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonWyoming08.41.4
2017 Regular SeasonWyoming08.41.40
2018 Regular SeasonWyoming04.20.90
2019 Regular SeasonWyoming216.532
2020 Regular SeasonWyoming422.65.22
2021 Regular SeasonWyoming011.72.2-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

#2

Colorado State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

#3

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.1 takeover score.

#4

Hawai'i

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.8 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Wyoming

0 primary output · 11.7 efficiency · 2.2 usage

38

#2

2017 Postseason · Wyoming

36.6

0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Wyoming

36.6

0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7644

Lakewood · Denver, CO

Committed To
Wyoming
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

72

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Braden Smith quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
72