Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Smiley Bradford
Junior defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · St. Louis, MO · East St. Louis
CFB Index 64 · #112 of 364 cornersLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Purdue)
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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 784 nationally · Signed with Purdue
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2024.
Smiley Bradford
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Smiley Bradford has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Purdue. The receipt: 5 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of East St. Louis
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Purdue
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Purdue
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
64 · #112 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #112 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ty Goodwill’s 2025 season.
Matches Ty on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Ty on
Height (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan O'Connor's sophomore season at Miami (2025).
77%match
Matches Ethan on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Smiley Bradford
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- #6Mister Clark57 tackles · 2025
- #4Hudauri Hines32 tackles · 2025
- #2Jaden Mangham30 tackles · 2025
- #1Smiley Bradford30 tackles · 2025
- #13John Slaughter24 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology