KADEN SMITHSmith, Kaden NelsonHeight: 6-5 Weight: 252 Born: April 24, 1997 Atlanta, GA High School: Edward S. Marcus (Flower Mound, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Stanford | Redshirted |
| 2017 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 2018 | Stanford | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 82 | TE | 9 | 6 |
| 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL | 82 | TE | 15 | 12 |
| 2021 New York Giants (NFL)2021 NYG NFL | 82 | TE | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 DC Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | 89 | TE | 7 | 4 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 33 | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2019 | 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2019 SF NFL |
| Signed | 5/3/2019 | 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2019 SF NFL |
| Released | 9/14/2019 | 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2019 SF NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/16/2019 | 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 11/20/2020 | 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL |
| Activated | 12/1/2020 | 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/3/2021 | 2021 New York Giants (NFL)2021 NYG NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 3/11/2022 | 2021 New York Giants (NFL)2021 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 5/24/2023 | 2023 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2023 IND NFL |
| Released | 8/1/2023 | 2023 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2023 IND NFL |
| Signed | 8/13/2023 | 2023 Washington Commanders (NFL)2023 WAS NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/29/2023 | 2023 Washington Commanders (NFL)2023 WAS NFL |
| Released | 10/16/2023 | 2023 Washington Commanders (NFL)2023 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 3/1/2024 | 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL |
| Released | 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | |
| Signed | 4/18/2024 | 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 443 | 436 | 40.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
| 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL | 582 | 453 | 44.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 31.5 |
| 2021 New York Giants (NFL)2021 NYG NFL | 258 | 192 | 17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 15.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1283 | 1081 | 0 | 202 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 42 | 31 | 73.8 | 268 | 8.6 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL | 21 | 18 | 85.7 | 112 | 6.2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 New York Giants (NFL)2021 NYG NFL | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 33 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 80 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 52 | 78.8 | 413 | 7.9 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 New York Giants (NFL)2021 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 D.C. Defenders (UFL)2024 DC UFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New York Giants (NFL)2019 NYG NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 New York Giants (NFL)2020 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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