Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Purdue
Smiley Bradford
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • St. Louis, MO, USA
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Smiley Bradford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue
2425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: USC
Player Story
Smiley Bradford built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 1, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Smiley Bradford's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Smiley Bradford, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Purdue. Smiley Bradford shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.1 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Purdue · DB
- Career Tackles
- 47
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- USC
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East St. Louis · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- East St. Louis · 40 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DB 313th (top 33%) · Big Ten 168th (top 22%) · National 1,409th (top 23%)
Smiley Bradford played DB for Purdue. Across 2 tracked seasons, Smiley Bradford recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Purdue.
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