#71
Braden Smith
IND · 2018–2025HOU · 2026–presentACT
BradenSmith#71RT
Age
30
Mar 25, 1996
Height
6'6"
78"
Weight
312
lb
College
Auburn
2014-2017
Drafted
2018
Rd 2, Pk 37
Exp
8
seasons
Contract
$20M
2y · $10.0M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Games
13
2025
Snaps
766
offense
Snap %
92%
avg / game
Penalties
5
regular season
Pen Yds
35
regular season
Missed
5
regular season
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2014 — Present · Includes honors
2026
Houston Texans · Offensive Tackle
OT · Current roster
NFL
2018–2025
Indianapolis Colts · Offensive Tackle
T · 127 active weeks
NFL
2014–2017
Auburn · OL
NCAA

Draft Profile

2018 Draft
Selection
Round 2, Pick 37
#37 overall by Indianapolis Colts
TeamIND
Overall#37

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaLicensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.