Braden Smith
Iowa State Cyclones
72
Average

Braden Smith

Iowa State CyclonesSolid
COffenseAverageTRANSFER · Tarleton State
Projected Starter

Is Braden Smith starting?

Braden Smith is the projected starter at C for Iowa State Cyclones.

Braden Smith is the projected starting C on a Solid Iowa State — 72 OVR.

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Depth at C · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 16372Braden SmithStarter
  2. 25259Kingston Fotualii

What's Next

Who do they play next?Alexis Sanchez — vs Bowling Green · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Kingston Fotualii — No. 2 at C for Iowa StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Iowa State Cyclones

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Franklin, ranked #2,850 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,850 Natl
Franklin, TX
Jersey
#63
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
310 lbs
Transfer
Tarleton State

At 6'4", 310 lbs, Braden Smith plays for a Iowa State team rated 80 overall in the Big 12.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8000
National Rank
#2850
High School
Franklin
Hometown
Franklin, TX

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated offense; 51th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 72 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Braden Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Average
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