Defensive back, Purdue, 2024–26
Smiley Bradford
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- St. Louis, MO
Smiley Bradford plays defensive back for Purdue. Last time out, against Washington: 2 tackles, 1 INT.
2026 so far
17 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 2 tackles, 1 INT vs. Washington, L 26–38
Next game: at Penn State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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
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
2026 Purdue 6 games, 17 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Wake Forest | L 36–38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at UCLA | L 38–52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | at Illinois | W 24–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Washington | L 26–38 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Purdue 11 games, 30 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 34–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. USC | L 17–33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | atNotre Dame | L 30–56 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Illinois | L 27–43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | atMinnesota | L 20–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | L 0–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Rutgers | L 24–27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Michigan | L 16–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Ohio State | L 10–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atWashington | L 13–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Indiana | L 3–56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Purdue 5 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at Wisconsin | L 6–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Oregon | L 0–35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Northwestern | L 20–26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atOhio State | L 0–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Penn State | L 10–49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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