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
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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
- 1
- 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.
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%)
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.
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