Tight end, Alabama, 2008–11
Brad Smelley
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Born
- May 20, 1989, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Brad Smelley played tight end at Alabama (2008–11). The Cleveland Browns took Smelley in round 7, No. 247 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. LSU, 201186receiving yards, career highat Auburn, 20112receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 2011Team titles: National champions, 2009 and 2011; SEC champions, 2009
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Alabama 12 games, 34 catches, 356 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Kent State | W 48–7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 10 | at Penn State | W 27–11 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Texas | W 41–0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Arkansas | W 38–14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 1 | at Florida | W 38–10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Oct 15 | at Ole Miss | W 52–7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Tennessee | W 37–6 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. LSU | L 6–9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 45–21 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Nov 26 | at Auburn | W 42–14 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs.LSU | W 21–0 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 15 | – |
2010 Alabama 5 games, 6 catches, 55 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. San José State | W 48–3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 9 | at South Carolina | L 21–35 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 6 | atLSU | L 21–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. Georgia State | W 63–7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan State | W 49–7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | – |
2009 Alabama 5 games, 7 catches, 50 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Florida International | W 40–14 | 1 | −1 | 0 | −1 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs.North Texas | W 53–7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.Tennessee | W 12–10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs.LSU | W 24–15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. Chattanooga | W 45–0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | – |
2008 Alabama 6 games, 7 catches, 98 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | vs.Ole Miss | W 24–20 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 25 | atTennessee | W 29–9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Arkansas State | W 35–0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. Mississippi State | W 32–7 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs.Auburn | W 36–0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Utah | L 17–31 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–23).
| Drill | Pro day 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.79 s |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.44 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: St. Louis Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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