Braden Smith
Braden Smith (born March 25, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn.
![]() Smith with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019 | |||||||
No. 72 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Olathe, Kansas | March 25, 1996||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Olathe South (Olathe, Kansas) | ||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020 | |||||||
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High school career
A native of Olathe, Kansas, Smith attended Olathe South High School, where he was a two-way lineman on the football varsity. Smith was credited with 82 pancake blocks on offense, 59 tackles on defense in his senior season.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Smith was ranked as the No. 9 offensive guard prospect in the class of 2014.[1] He had offers from Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia and Notre Dame, and decided to commit to Auburn University on May 27, 2014.[2]
College career
Smith played as a freshman playing in 12 games. In his sophomore season, he played right guard and was named Second-team All-SEC.[3]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 6 1⁄4 in (1.99 m) |
315 lb (143 kg) |
32 1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9 3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.22 s | 1.79 s | 3.01 s | 4.77 s | 7.81 s | 33 1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
35 reps | |
All values from NFL Draft[4][5] |
Smith was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[6] He was named the starting right tackle in Week 5, and started the final 12 games, as well as both games in the playoffs.
References
- "2014 ESPN Top Offensive guards".
- "Braden Smith commits to Auburn".
- "Smith Auburn Profile". Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Braden Smith". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "Auburn OG Braden Smith : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- "Indianapolis Colts Select Braden Smith with Pick 37 in NFL Draft". StampedeBlue.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.