Usage Score
20
Player Dossier
2020-2023Cincinnati
Braden Smith
WR • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Flowood, MS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Braden Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
72.2
Consistency
52.3
Season Value
59.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisville • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
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, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Braden Smith reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 557 primary output with 72.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 72.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisville, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
46.4
Efficiency
72.2
Usage
20
Consistency
52.3
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 72. Pittsburgh: 59. Miami (OH): 37. Oklahoma: 30. BYU: 72. Iowa State: 37. Baylor: 24. Oklahoma State: 24. UCF: 114. Houston: 69. West Virginia: 4. Kansas: 15
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 4 by 100. Pittsburgh: 5 by 78.7. Miami (OH): 1 by 100. Oklahoma: 3 by 66.7. BYU: 4 by 100. Iowa State: 5 by 49.3. Baylor: 3 by 53.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 80. UCF: 6 by 100. Houston: 5 by 92. West Virginia: 2 by 13.3. Kansas: 3 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64 · Games = 2 · +24.3 vs Losses
Losses39.7 · Games = 9 · -24.3 vs Wins
First Half51.2 · Games = 6 · +9.5 vs Second Half
Second Half41.7 · Games = 6 · -9.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
100 vs UCF
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Kansas | L 16-49 | — | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | L 21-42 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Houston | W 24-14 | — | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UCF100 receiving yards | L 26-28 | — | 6 | 114 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Oklahoma State | L 13-45 | — | 2 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Baylor | L 29-32 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Iowa State | L 10-30 | — | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ BYU | L 27-35 | — | 4 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oklahoma | L 6-20 | — | 3 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Miami (OH) | L 24-31 | — | 1 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Pittsburgh | W 27-21 | — | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | — | 4 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 48 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Louisville
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
20202021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 370 | 69.1 | 14 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 68 | 50 | 13 | -302 |
| 2022 Postseason | Louisville | 215 | 64.2 | 15.6 | 147 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 215 | 64.2 | 15.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 557 | 72.2 | 20 | 342 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UCF
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
114
Primary metric
114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Western Kentucky
110
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Cincinnati
45
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Clemson
46
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Florida State
50
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
557 primary output · 72.2 efficiency · 20 usage
59.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · Louisville
48.3
370 primary · 69.1 efficiency · 14 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Louisville
38.4
215 primary · 64.2 efficiency · 15.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
1,210
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.