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Chau Smith-Wade
CB · CAR · 2024–2026
Born September 17, 2002 · College Washington State · Drafted 2024, round 5, pick 157 (CAR) · 5-11, 176 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CAR | 9 | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | CAR | 16 | 56 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | CAR | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | CAR | 5 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | CAR | 30 | 108 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CAR | 10 | 1 | 1.4 | 293 | 42.2 |
| 2025 | CAR | 16 | – | – | 615 | 62.5 |
| 2025 playoffs | CAR | 1 | – | – | 50 | 66.7 |
Game logs
2026 game log (5 games)
2025 game log (17 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ JAX | L 10–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ ARI | L 22–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs ATL | W 30–0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ NE | L 13–42 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs DAL | W 30–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | @ NYJ | W 13–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs BUF | L 9–40 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ GB | W 16–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs NO | L 7–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ ATL | W 30–27 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-24 | @ SF | L 9–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs LA | W 31–28 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ NO | L 17–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs TB | W 23–20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs SEA | L 10–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-03 | @ TB | L 14–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-10 | vs LA | L 31–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (9 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ NO | L 10–47 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ CHI | L 10–36 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs ATL | L 20–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ WAS | L 7–40 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ DEN | L 14–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | vs NO | W 23–22 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs TB | L 23–26 OT | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ PHI | L 16–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs ARI | W 36–30 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |