Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Washington State
Chau Smith-Wade
DB • 5'11" • 176 lbs • Denver, CO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chau Smith-Wade shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Colorado
Player Story
Chau Smith-Wade built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Denver, CO wearing No. 6, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Chau Smith-Wade's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 157
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Chau Smith-Wade, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State. Chau Smith-Wade shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 6
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 17
Quick Answers
Chau Smith-Wade quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Northern Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Simeon Vocational HS · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Simeon Vocational HS · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 5 · Pick 22 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DB 257th (top 27%) · Pac-12 95th (top 18%) · National 1,081st (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Washington State | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 9 | 11 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 17.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 12 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 7 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 48.4 |
Related Context
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Chau Smith-Wade played DB for Washington State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chau Smith-Wade recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Washington State paired 12.5 primary output with 25.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Colorado
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Washington State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
33.7
Usage
5
Consistency
46
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Northern Colorado: 3. Oregon State: 1. UCLA: 2. Arizona: 1. Oregon: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. Northern Colorado: 2 by 38.3. Oregon State: 7 by 39.2. UCLA: 5 by 40.8. Arizona: 6 by 35. Oregon: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Colorado
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs UCLA
Player Story
Chau Smith-Wade story
Chau Smith-Wade built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Denver, CO wearing No. 6, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Chau Smith-Wade's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 17 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Chau Smith-Wade's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 2 | 26.7 | 5.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Washington State | 3.5 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 3.5 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 12.5 | 25.3 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 9 | 33.7 | 5 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Colorado
Week 3 · W 64-21
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona State
Week 9 · W 34-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Oregon State
Week 10 · W 38-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 10 · W 52-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Arizona State
Week 11 · W 28-18 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Washington State
12.5 primary output · 25.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
56.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Washington State
48.4
9 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Washington State
47.6
2 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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