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Braden Smith Season 2023

PositionWR
Weight185 lbs
Height5-10
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownFlowood, Miss.
Previous SchoolNorthwest Mississippi Community College / Louisville
2023
Ranked second on the Bearcats with 43 receptions for 557 yards and four touchdowns as UC’s starting slot receiver…Proved to one of the Big 12’s most versatile players, serving as a kick returner, punt returner and trick play quarterback for the Bearcats in addition to his receiver duties…Finished 1 for 3 passing and had 36 yards on 12 punt returns…Opened the season with four receptions for 72 yards and a score versus EKU…Helped lead the Bearcats to victory at Pitt with five catches for 59 yards and a TD to go along with a 30-yard trick-play completion…Hauled in a 37-yard reception against Miami (Ohio)…Had three receptions for 30 yards versus Oklahoma…Made for grabs for 72 yards and a score at BYU…Had five receptions against Iowa State and three grabs versus Baylor…Tallied two receptions at Oklahoma State…Totaled season highs in receptions (six) and yards (114) with a touchdown versus UCF…Had five receptions for 69 yards at Houston…Tallied two catches at West Virginia and three grabs versus Kansas…A certified pilot, he transferred to UC following three seasons at Louisville…Appeared in 29 games as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Cardinals from 2020-22, totaling 59 receptions for 653 yards and two touchdowns after transferring from Northwest Mississippi Community College in Flowood, Miss…Wrapped up FBS career with 102 catches for 1,210 yards and six touchdowns over 41 games.

PRIOR TO CINCINNATI
Appeared in 29 games as a wide receiver and kick specialist for Louisville, where he hauled in 59 receptions for 653 yards and two touchdowns from 2020-22 after transferring from Northwest Mississippi Community College in Flowood, Miss … Totaled 141 return yards as the Cardinals' main punter returner last season … Tallied 11 receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown, also returning a punt 49 yards for a score and tossing a 45-yard touchdown on a trick play for the Cardinals before suffering an injury in 2021.