Smiley Bradford

#1 · DB · Jr. · Purdue6′0″ · 195 lb · St. Louis, MO · East St. Louis

Interception1122nd of 391 defensive backsLast gameL 17–31at Penn State · Oct 31
Nextvs MarylandSat Nov 7 · 12:30 pm ET
18 tackles in 7 games; their best was 5 vs Wake Forest.
Game 1: against Indiana State, win 44-19, no tackles in this game, FCS opponentWINSTFCSGame 2: against Wake Forest, loss 36-38, 5 tackles5LWAKEGame 3: at UCLA, loss 38-52, 5 tackles5LUCLA@Game 4: against Notre Dame, loss 10-49, 2 tackles2LNDGame 5: at Illinois, win 24-17, 2 tackles2WILL@Game 6: against Minnesota, win 41-13, 1 tackle1WMINNGame 7: against Washington, loss 26-38, 2 tackles2LWASHGame 8: at Penn State, loss 17-31, 1 tackle1LPSU@
Game 1: against Indiana State, win 44-19, no tackles in this game, FCS opponentWINSTFCSGame 2: against Wake Forest, loss 36-38, 5 tackles5LWAKEGame 3: at UCLA, loss 38-52, 5 tacklesLUCLA@Game 4: against Notre Dame, loss 10-49, 2 tacklesLNDGame 5: at Illinois, win 24-17, 2 tacklesWILL@Game 6: against Minnesota, win 41-13, 1 tackleWMINNGame 7: against Washington, loss 26-38, 2 tacklesLWASHGame 8: at Penn State, loss 17-31, 1 tackle1LPSU@

Penn State · L 17-31

1 tackle

The other 6 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.

Open this game

Bradford has tackles in 7 of Purdue’s 8 games: none against Indiana State.

This week

His most important play this season

  1. Q1, 4:00 · Washington up 7Smiley Bradford intercepts Elijah BrownWashington at Purdue, week 7Q1, 4:00 · Washington 7, Purdue 03Washington’s turnover led to a field goal3Washington’s turnover led to a field goalWashington’s turnover led to a field goalE.Brown pass intercepted by S.Bradford at UW 19, End Of PlayWatch from this playCFB ON FOX

Smiley Bradford

DB · Purdue · #1

Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Purdue. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against UCLA — Week 3, 2026.

18 tackles · 0 sacks

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

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