Jaden Smith
Kentucky Wildcats
72
Average

Jaden Smith

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NBDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Jaden Smith starting?

Jaden Smith is listed 2nd string at NB for Kentucky Wildcats.

Redshirt sophomore · #24 · 6'3", 205 lbs

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Depth at NB · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 1379Aaron GatesStarter
  2. 22472Jaden SmithYou
  3. 31961Kevis Thomas

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

Ty BenefieldLSU · NBBray HubbardAlabama · FSKJ BoldenGeorgia · SS

Up next for Kentucky

Kentucky plays Tennessee away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 06:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of West Charlotte, ranked #285 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 9 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #285 NatlTeam Share1%
Charlotte, NC
Jersey
#24
Class
RS SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
205 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025900

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9087
National Rank
#285
High School
West Charlotte
Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 34th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 34% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −6 depth penalty

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

Oct 3WSCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 26WUSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-21

Sep 5WYSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-13

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

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Average
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Team Role

9 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement11%
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