Smiley Bradford

DB · #1 · Purdue · JR · 6'0" · 200 · St. Louis, MO

NB depth chart, 2nd

30 2025 tackles

0 · 5 2025 sacks · TFL

2 2025 INT + PD

17 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2025	Purdue	12	1	30	0	5	1	1	0
2024	Purdue	5	4	16	0	0	0	0	0

2025 Percentile vs DBs

Tackles per game 2.5 60

Havoc plays 5 93

INT + pass breakups 2 63

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

Purdue 2025 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 15.3% 3

Line yards per carry allowed 2.9 15

Sack rate 7.0% 76

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	TFL	INT	PD
W2	Southern Illinois Salukis	2	1
W3	USC	2	2
W8	@ NW			1	1
W9	RUTG	5	1
W10	@ MICH	2	1
W11	OSU	3
W12	@ WASH	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#784

Micah Welch RB · Baldwin COLO

#784

Keelan Smith TE · Liberty North NEB

#784

Smiley Bradford S · East St. Louis PUR

#784

Devyn Hidrogo S · Franklin TCU

#784

Trey Horne ATH · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee GT

Ss in the class

#77

Ashton Hampton Pearland TTU

#78

Raphael Dunn The Lawrenceville School WIS

#79

Smiley Bradford East St. Louis PUR

#80

Devyn Hidrogo Franklin TCU

#81

Isaiah Buxton Mater Dei Catholic SDSU

2025 · 93th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 73th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.