Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Braden Smith is an American football offensive tackle in the NFL. He played college football at Auburn. A native of Olathe, Kansas, Smith attended Olathe South High School, where he was a two-way lineman on the football varsity. Smith was credited with 82 pancake blocks on offense, 59 tackles on defense in his senior season.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Smith was ranked as the No. 9 offensive guard prospect in the class of 2014. He had offers from Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia and Notre Dame, and decided to commit to Auburn University on May 27, 2014. Smith played as a freshman playing in 12 games. In his sophomore season, he played right guard and was named Second-team All-SEC.

Smith was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. He was named the starting right tackle in Week 5, and started the final 12 games, as well as both games in the playoffs, including in round 2 against his hometown Kansas City Chiefs.

On July 28, 2021, Smith agreed to a four-year, $70 million contract extension with Indianapolis.