Kaden Smith
 Smith in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 82 – New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | April 24, 1997 Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 6 / pick: 176 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
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Kaden Nelson Smith (born April 24, 1997) is an American football tight end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.
Early years
Smith attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas.[1] During his career he had 144 career receptions for 2,260 yards. He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[2]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Stanford in 2016, Smith played had 23 receptions for 414 yards and five touchdowns in 2017.[3][4] In 2018, he was a finalist for the John Mackey Award.[5] On January 1, 2019, Smith announced that he would forgo his senior season and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.[6]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
255 lb (116 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.92 s | 4.47 s | 7.08 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
15 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
San Francisco 49ers
Smith was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round, 176th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[8][9] He was waived on September 14, 2019.[10]
New York Giants
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On September 16, 2019, Smith was claimed off of waivers by the New York Giants.[11] During the Week 12 matchup against the Chicago Bears, Smith made his first-career start in his fourth game and recorded his first touchdown in the NFL in the 19–14 loss.[12] In week 16 against the Washington Redskins, Smith caught 6 passes for 35 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game winner in overtime, during the 41–35 win. [13]
References
- ^ Sayles, Damon (August 26, 2012). "Bama, FSU look at 2016 TE Kaden Smith". ESPN.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Champlin, Drew (April 14, 2014). "Analyzing Alabama's top tight end targets after Kaden Smith committed to Stanford". AL.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ FitzGerald, Tom (December 26, 2017). "Stanford's Kaden Smith will enter Alamo Bowl on a roll". SFGate.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ FitzGerald, Tom (September 12, 2018). "Kaden Smith already fits in the pantheon of great Stanford tight ends". San Francisco Chronicle.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cardinal corner: A national finalist, a scholar, Senior Night". Palo Alto Online. November 19, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Stanford's Kaden Smith headed to the NFL". San Francisco Chronicle. January 1, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "Kaden Smith Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Fann, Joe (April 27, 2019). "49ers Select TE Kaden Smith with No. 176 pick in 2019 NFL Draft". 49ers.com.
- ^ Holloway, Patrick (September 14, 2019). "49ers Select TE Kaden Smith with No. 176 pick in 2019 NFL Draft". ninernation.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ 49ers Staff (September 14, 2019). "49ers Promote RB Jeff Wilson; Waive TE Kaden Smith". 49ers.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Williams, Charean (September 16, 2019). "Giants waive Paul Perkins after claiming Kaden Smith". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 24, 2019). "Statistics and Notes from Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants". Giants.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jones throws for 5 TDs, Giants beat Redskins in overtime". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Stanford Cardinal profile
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