Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-27@ Army | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Braden Smith
Sophomore offensive lineman on Iowa State's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′4″ · 310 lb · Franklin, TX · Franklin
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
IOL recruit
No. 2850 nationally · Signed with Tarleton State
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
2 offensive lineman on Iowa State's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tarleton State in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Rivals warmer than fans
The rival fanbase is unexpectedly warm on him relative to his own.
29.4own fans
45rival fans
An interesting nugget stemming from today’s class-wide preliminary injunction… Five 2026 NBA Draft 2nd round picks that meet the eligibility criteria remain unsigned: Richie Saunders Tyler Nickel Braden Smith Dillon Mitchell Lajae Jones…
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Braden Smith
The receipt: 1 tackles against Army — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Tarleton State3-star out of Franklin
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Iowa State -- now projected as a developmental piece up front.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
DevelopingThree-star HS recruit
Iowa State has produced 1 All-Conference offensive lineman. 1 has gone on to the NFL Draft since 2025. Jalen Travis went on to the NFL out of this room (2025).
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Offensive line · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 2% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Background
Awards & Honors First Team Stats Perform FCS All-American (2025) Stats Perform Freshman All-American (2025) Second Team All-UAC (2025) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26) 2025 (at Tarleton State) Played and started all 14 games at right guard in helping Tarleton State to the FCS Quarterfinals...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology