The Stanford offense is losing another piece to the pros—this time, it’s tight end Kaden Smith, who declared for the Draft on January 1.
The redshirt sophomore announced his decision on social media:
Coach David Shaw compared the 6-foot-5, 252-pound tight end to Zach Ertz earlier this season. Smith missed the last four games of this season with a nagging injury.
Smith finishes his career with 70 receptions for 1,049 yards and 7 TDs.
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Best wishes in the NFL Mr. Smith.
Go Stanford.
By Max McArthur on 01.03.19 9:49am
I wish Kaden success as well
But Stanford is having a substantial loss of talent this off season. I’m not knowledgeable about what we have in the pipeline. Tell me they’ve got prospects lined up…
By g8tgod on 01.03.19 10:24am
Yeah, I have the same concern here
Should be a good sign for future recruiting though, especially if these guys do well on draft day. The Stanford > NFL pipeline continues to ramp up. And they’ll get a great education to boot!
I hope Smith intends to finish his degree.
By worldblee on 01.03.19 12:41pm
Best wishes to Kaden Smith in the the NFL. Thanks for the good memories!
By lorierandy on 01.03.19 3:16pm
We hardly knew you
As great a player as he is, when you combine a red shirt year, the early departure and the injury, he basically played a little more than season and a half for the team. I wonder if it still makes sense to red shirt a great player like Smith if the expectation is that he’s going to leave after three years.
By brandtjl1 on 01.04.19 8:35am
He came in injured after his senior campaign in HS
By layman on 01.05.19 12:16am
That makes sense
But OP has a point as well. If we’re going to have a bunch of these guys declaring early for the draft, maybe we should play them as true frosh. Don’t know what that will do to them academically, though…
By g8tgod on 01.05.19 12:46pm