Former tight end at Stanford. 2018: 47 catches, 635 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′5″ · 253 lb · Flower Mound, TX
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 38 nationally · Signed with Stanford
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Stanford. 2018: 47 catches, 635 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Kaden Smith
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Stanford. One game to point at: 120 rec yds, 8 receptions against Utah — Week 6, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Stanford, 1,049 receiving yards — drafted at #176 overall by San Francisco.
His career
Career arc
Where He Ended Up · NFL
San FranciscoEntering 8th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under David Shaw — 18-9 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: receptions (93rd percentile). Strength: rec yards (92nd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 71.5 | 13.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 68.7 | 11.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 63.7 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.7 | 84.3 | 12.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018
W 17–3
vs USC
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs San Diego State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-3vs USC | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-10vs UC Davis | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-31@ Oregon | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38@ Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-40vs Utah | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 38-41vs Washington State | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-27@ Washington | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 1 | 35 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-17vs Oregon State | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 47 | 635 | 12.4 | 2 | 36 |