Usage Score
5.7
Player Dossier
2024-2025Purdue
Smiley Bradford
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • St. Louis, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Smiley Bradford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
22.3
Consistency
54.7
Season Value
30.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
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.
Smiley Bradford, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Purdue. Smiley Bradford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Purdue paired 0 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 3 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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2025 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
22.3
Usage
5.7
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. USC: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Illinois: 0. Minnesota: 2. Northwestern: 3. Rutgers: 1. Michigan: 1. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 0. Indiana: 1
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: 3 by 32.5. USC: 4 by 36.7. Notre Dame: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 2 by 28.3. Northwestern: 0 by 30. Rutgers: 7 by 39.2. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Losses1 · n=10
First Half1.5 · n=6 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.9 vs First Half
All Games1.1 · n=11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Indiana | L 3-56 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Washington | L 13-49 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Ohio State | L 10-34 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Michigan | L 16-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Rutgers | L 24-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Northwestern | L 0-19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Minnesota | L 20-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Illinois | L 27-43 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Notre Dame | L 30-56 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs USCSplash game | L 17-33 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Purdue
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 14.2 | 2.9 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 22.3 | 5.7 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Northwestern
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#2
USC
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.2 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.8 takeover score.
#4
Minnesota
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 32.3 takeover score.
#5
Rutgers
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Purdue
0 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 2.9 usage
39
#2
2025 Regular Season · Purdue
30.3
12 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8744
East St. Louis · East St. Louis, IL
- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
47
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.