Smiley Bradford

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

NB depth chart, 2nd

11 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

4 2026 INT + PD

24 Career games (10 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	TFL	INT	PD
2026	Purdue	7	5	11	0	1	3
2025	Purdue	12	1	30	5	1	1
2024	Purdue	5	4	16	0	0	0

Tackles per game 1.6 43

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 4 92

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 13.4% 16

Line yards per carry allowed 3.0 14

Sack rate 2.6% 6

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W4	ND	1				2
W7	WASH				1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#776

Justin Denson Jr. CB · Wyoming Seminary MSU

#776

Rodney Hill LB · Mainland USF

#784

Smiley Bradford S · East St. Louis PUR

#800

Eric Mensah DL · Mountain View OSU

#801

Austyn Dendy ATH · Pine Bluff MIZZ

Ss in the class

#77

#77

Raphael Dunn The Lawrenceville School WIS

#79

Smiley Bradford East St. Louis PUR

#82 Katrevrick Banks Homer MISS

#82

Brooklyn Cheek Central Catholic CAL

2026 · 0th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 73th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.