Kaden Smith Season 2018

Career Accolades
• Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2017, 2018)
• 2018 All-Pac-12 second team
• 2018 Mackey Award finalist
• John Mackey Award Player of the Week (Nov. 7, 2018)
• 70 receptions for 1,049 yards (15.0 yds/rec) and seven touchdowns in 25 career games

As a Junior (2018)
• All-Pac-12 second team
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Mackey Award finalist
• John Mackey Award Player of the Week (Nov. 7)
• AP Preseason All-America second team
• Athlon Preseason All-America Third Team Offense
• Played in 11 games and started 10
• Finished with 47 catches for 635 yards and two touchdowns (third on the team in all categories)
• Four catches for team-high 77 yards in win over USC (Sept. 8)
• Team-high six catches and 68 receiving yards in win over UC Davis (Sept. 15)
• Team-high six catches and 95 receiving yards in overtime win at No. 20 Oregon (Sept. 22)
• Team-high eight catches and 120 receiving yards vs. Utah (Oct. 6)
• Nine catches for 112 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown vs. Washington State (Oct. 27)
• Eight catches for 107 yards and a 14-yard touchdown at Washington (Nov. 3)

As a Sophomore (2017)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• 14 games played
• 23 catches for 414 yards and five touchdowns
• 18.0 yards/catch
• Four catches for 55 yards and a touchdown in collegiate debut vs. Rice
• Two catches for 25 yards at USC
• Two catches for 57 yards, including 54-yard reception at Utah
• Two catches for 37 yards, 25-yard reception on fourth down with under two minutes remaining at Oregon State
• Three catches for 43 yards and a 17-yard touchdown vs. Cal
• Three catches for 65 yards, including 19-yard touchdown vs. Notre Dame
• Four catches for 80 yards and two touchdowns vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)
• Two solo tackles vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)

As a Freshman (2016)
• Did not see action
 
The Smith File
• Played at Marcus (Texas) under head coach Gerry Stanford
     • Varsity letters in football (4) and basketball (2)
• Five-star recruit by PrepStar
• Four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN
• Nation's second-best tight end by Scout and 247Sports, third by Rivals
• Nation's second-best Y-tight end by ESPN and PrepStar
• Texas' third-best recruit by PrepStar, fourth by Rivals and ESPN, 12th by 247Sports
• Team captain as a senior
• 2016 Under Armour All-America Game
• 2015 all-state first team
• 2015 academic all-state honorable mention
• 2015 district MVP
• Three-time all-district first team
• Led team to three district titles
• 144 career receptions for 2,260 yards
• 57 receptions for 917 yards as a senior
• 33 receptions for 511 yards as a junior
• 40 receptions for 640 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore
• Full name is Kaden Nelson Smith
• Born in Atlanta, Ga.
• Son of Mark and Janell Smith
     • Father played football at Willamette
• One older sibling, Ashtyn
• Great uncle played in 1942 Rose Bowl (only Rose Bowl not played at Rose Bowl Stadium)
• Enjoys golf and swimming
• Majoring in political science