Braden Smith

Braden Smith
No. 72 – Indianapolis Colts
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-25) March 25, 1996
Olathe, Kansas
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
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018
Games played: 2
Games started: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Braden Smith (born March 25, 1996) is an American football offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn.

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

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
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]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 ESPN Top Offensive guards".
  2. ↑ "Braden Smith commits to Auburn".
  3. ↑ "Smith Auburn Profile".
  4. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Braden Smith". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Auburn OG Braden Smith : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Select Braden Smith with Pick 37 in NFL Draft". StampedeBlue.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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