Senior cornerback for Oklahoma State. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 20 tackles.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Oklahoma City, OK
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Passes defended: 67th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
interception · 2025
2 PBU · 20 tackles · 1 TFL
Best game: 1 INT, 1 tackles, vs UT Martin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for Oklahoma State. 2025: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 20 tackles.
Kale Smith
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Four seasons at Oklahoma State, two different head coaches: Mike Gundy and Doug Meacham. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Oregon, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Gundy → Doug Meacham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 20 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 31 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 22 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 48 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 27–7
vs UT Martin
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7vs UT Martin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-69@ Oregon | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 12-19vs Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-45vs Baylor | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Arizona | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-39vs Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-42@ Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Oklahoma State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #65 · 2026 recruiting class #69
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rashad Ajayi’s 2022 season.
Matches Rashad on
Differs from Rashad on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Demarko Williams's senior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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Player DNA