Receiver, Cincinnati (from Louisville), 2020–23
Braden Smith
Lettered 2023 (school media guide)
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Flowood, MS
Braden Smith played receiver at Louisville (2020–22) and Cincinnati (2023).
Career highs
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| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 27 | 370 | 13.7 | 0 | 63 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 21 | 215 | 10.2 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 43 | 557 | 13.0 | 4 | 48 |
| Career | 102 | 1,210 | 11.9 | 6 | 63 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 4 | 81 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Louisville | – | – | – | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| 2022 | Louisville | – | – | – | 28 | 141 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 102 | 0 | 46 | 237 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Louisville | WR | So. | ||
| 2022 | Louisville | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | Cincinnati | WR | Sr. | 5′10″ | 185 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Louisville | 34 | 0.71 | 74th (n=346) | 0.55 | 24.1 | 5% |
| 2021 | Louisville | 25 | 0.35 | – | – | 8.8 | 9% |
| 2022 | Louisville | 34 | 0.56 | 31st (n=683) | 0.71 | 18.9 | 5% |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 55 | 0.83 | 54th (n=681) | 0.80 | 45.5 | 6% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Cincinnati 12 games, 43 catches, 557 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 66–13 | 4 | 72 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 9 | at Pittsburgh | W 27–21 | 5 | 59 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 24–31 | 1 | 37 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma | L 6–20 | 3 | 30 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 29 | at BYU | L 27–35 | 4 | 72 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Iowa State | L 10–30 | 5 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. Baylor | L 29–32 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 13 | – |
| Oct 28 | at Oklahoma State | L 13–45 | 2 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UCF | L 26–28 | 6 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Houston | W 24–14 | 5 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at West Virginia | L 21–42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. Kansas | L 16–49 | 3 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Louisville 13 games, 21 catches, 215 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Syracuse | L 7–31 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 9 | atUCF | W 20–14 | 3 | 21 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Florida State | L 31–35 | 5 | 50 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 24 | vs. South Florida | W 41–3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 1 | at Boston College | L 33–34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at Virginia | W 34–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 24–10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Wake Forest | W 48–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. James Madison | W 34–10 | 2 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 12 | at Clemson | L 16–31 | 3 | 46 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 19 | vs. NC State | W 25–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 26 | at Kentucky | L 13–26 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | W 24–7 | 3 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
2021 Louisville 4 games, 11 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 24–43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Eastern Kentucky | W 30–3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 17 | vs.UCF | W 42–35 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | atFlorida State | W 31–23 | 4 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2020 Louisville 11 games, 27 catches, 370 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 35–21 | 4 | 110 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Miami | L 34–47 | 1 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | atPittsburgh | L 20–23 | 1 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at Georgia Tech | L 27–46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at Notre Dame | L 7–12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.Florida State | W 48–16 | 2 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 35–42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 81 | – |
| Nov 14 | atVirginia | L 17–31 | 4 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs.Syracuse | W 30–0 | 7 | 65 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | atBoston College | L 27–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | vs.Wake Forest | W 45–21 | 3 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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