Carolina Panthers · CB (DB) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Washington State (2024 Round 5, Pick 157)

Chau Smith-Wade

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 11 recorded. The score is withheld until Chau Smith-Wade reaches the minimum.

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.23 → Shrunk n/a

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Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk n/a

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Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk n/a

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Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a

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Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.5% → Shrunk n/a

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Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.6% → Shrunk n/a

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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.170 → Shrunk n/a

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Every 2026 regular-season game line for Chau Smith-Wade. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs CHI	L 37-59	1	0	19
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ CLE	L 18-21	1	0	0
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DET	W 32-26	1	0	18
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ PHI	W 25-14	0	0	2
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs TB	L 13-43	0	0	1
Week 8	Oct 29, 2026	@ GB	L 19-27	3	2	48

Verified identity bridge linking Chau Smith-Wade's college regular-season tackles at Washington State to official NFL game lines.

Washington State (College tackles)

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157157th pick
2024 Draft

CAR (NFL tackles)

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Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 3 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	TFL	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2024	CAR	14	37	22	15	1	1	1	1	301
2025	CAR	16	56	43	13	1	2	1	0	626
2026 (so far)	CAR	6	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	88

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