Braden Smith: S · Wyoming · #26.
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Braden Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fifth year in the same secondary at Wyoming. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Montana State — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-16vs Montana State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 50-43@ Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-12vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-22@ UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-24@ Air Force | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-17vs Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-27@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-17@ Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-38vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL28 tackles.
5 seasons under Craig Bohl — 31-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Craig Bohl
Pass share
35.7%
297 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Wyoming, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Craig Bohl.
