Usage Score
2.2
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.
Efficiency
11.7
Consistency
100
Season Value
38
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
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.7 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: Unknown
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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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
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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
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. Unknown: 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
Wins0 · n=5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Unknown
| 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 Unknown | — | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Wyoming
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season 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 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wyoming | 4 | 22.6 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wyoming | 0 | 11.7 | 2.2 | -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.