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Braden Smith

RT2Questionable · Footwk 5 report

College: Auburn
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 312 lb
Experience: 9th season

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Season

Snap share (offense)

41.0%▼ 51.3 vs '25

161st of 161 linemen

PEN/100

4.00▲ 3.35 vs '25

161st of 161 linemen

Line pressure rate

20.0%▼ 0.5 vs '25

35th of 161 linemen

YBC

1.72▼ 1.02 vs '25

152nd of 161 linemen

Ranks compare against the 160 qualifying offensive linemen on the 2026 leaderboard plus Smith.

Week-by-week

Offensive snaps by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

2026 game log

	Usage		Discipline			Line on the field
Game	Offensive snapsSnaps played on offense (Pro Football Reference snap counts, 2013 on).	Snap share (offense)Share of the team's offensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	PenaltiesPenalties called on the player on offense (accepted or declined).	Holding penaltiesOffensive holding calls on the player.	False startsFalse start calls on the player.	Line sack rateSacks per dropback. The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker allowed a sack or opened a hole.	Line stuff rateDesigned runs stopped at or behind the line. The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker allowed a sack or opened a hole.	Rushing EPA per play (line)Expected points added per designed run. The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker allowed a sack or opened a hole.
Wk 7 vs NYGL	25	41.0	1	1	0	3.3	28.0	−0.14

How he compares

2026 offensive linemen who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Texans

$20Mover 2 years

Avg. per year: $10M
Guaranteed: $13.5M 68%
2026 cap hit: $5M 1.6% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2027

2026 · now

2027

Year 1 of 2 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Discipline				Line on the field					On his snaps
Season	GamesGames played.	Offensive snapsSnaps played on offense (Pro Football Reference snap counts, 2013 on).	Snap share (offense)Share of the team's offensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	PenaltiesPenalties called on the player on offense (accepted or declined).	Holding penaltiesOffensive holding calls on the player.	False startsFalse start calls on the player.	Penalties per 100 snapsPenalties called on the player per 100 offensive snaps.	Line sack rateSacks per dropback. The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker allowed a sack or opened a hole.	Sacks allowed by the lineSacks per dropback, leaving out those FTN charted as the quarterback's fault (holding the ball, running into the rush). FTN charting, 2023 on. The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker was beaten.	Line pressure rateDropbacks where the quarterback was hurried, hit or sacked (Pro Football Reference charting, 2018 on). The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker allowed a sack or opened a hole.	Yards before contact per carryHow far runners got before first being touched (Pro Football Reference, 2018 on), the clearest sign of run blocking. The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker allowed a sack or opened a hole.	Line stuff rateDesigned runs stopped at or behind the line. The line's rate while he was on the field, credited by his share of snaps: public data doesn't say which blocker allowed a sack or opened a hole.	Pressure rate on his snapsDropbacks where the quarterback was pressured or sacked, counted over the plays he was actually on the field (nflverse participation, 2016 on; published after each season, so not yet for the current one). Still the whole line's result: public data doesn't say which blocker was beaten. Rates before 2023 run a few points higher, from a change in the source's charting.	Pressure rate vs 4 or fewer rushersPressure rate on his snaps when the defense rushed four or fewer, so no extra blitzers to pick up: the purest public measure of a line's protection (nflverse participation, 2016 on; published after each season).	Sack rate on his snapsSacks per dropback over the plays he was actually on the field (nflverse participation, 2016 on; published after each season). Still the whole line's result.
2026	1	25	41.0	1	1	0	4.00	3.3	0.0	20.0	1.72	28.0	–	–	–
2025	13	766	92.3	5	2	2	0.65	5.2	3.8	20.5	2.74	17.5	28.0	21.8	5.0
2024	12	731	99.9	7	2	4	0.96	6.0	3.2	24.1	2.87	23.4	31.1	24.3	6.0
2023	10	575	85.8	5	3	2	0.87	5.2	4.2	17.6	2.42	19.0	29.2	24.0	5.2
2022	16	1,069	99.1	8	2	4	0.75	8.9	–	24.6	2.69	19.9	37.9	32.3	9.0
2021	11	712	97.7	5	2	1	0.70	5.4	–	24.8	2.70	18.2	33.6	26.6	5.2
2020	14	141	100.0	0	0	0	0.00	1.3	–	10.7	4.22	25.4	17.6	20.0	1.3
2019	16	1,076	99.9	2	1	1	0.19	5.6	–	27.1	2.52	22.7	34.8	29.3	5.4
2018	15	853	78.3	3	2	1	0.35	1.9	–	14.1	2.40	22.7	26.5	24.3	2.1
Career	108	5,948	92.8	36	15	15	0.61	5.5	3.6	21.9	2.65	20.8	31.7	26.5	5.5