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#26 Chau Smith-Wade

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Cornerback · Carolina Panthers

72
Role Score
Primary Rotation
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
CARCAR
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
23 yr
−2.8 yr vs NFL CB7th percentile
Height
5'11"
−0.9" vs NFL CB21st percentile
Weight
176 lb
−15.5 lb vs NFL CB4th percentile
NFL Experience
2 years
Birth Date
Sep 17, 2002
College
Washington State
Draft
2024
Draft Pick
R5 · #157

Availability & contract

Expected Games
15/17
Total Contract
$4.3M
This Year
$1.2M
−$319K vs NFL CB28th percentile
Per Game
$68K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
71
Roster Value+24.0 vs NFL CB84th percentile
72
Role+24.6 vs NFL CB77th percentile
52
Experience+15.0 vs NFL CB60th percentile
96
Prime+7.5 vs NFL CB52nd percentile
90
Durability+28.6 vs NFL CB87th percentile
77
Continuity+47.7 vs NFL CB84th percentile
34
Draft Pedigree+5.4 vs NFL CB60th percentile
80
Contract Fit+21.2 vs NFL CB90th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Chau Smith-Wade fits · Cornerbacks

CAR cornerbacks, last season vs this season — Chau Smith-Wade is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Secondary: Renaldo Hill
#8Jaycee Horn879213/177699769690$11M26.86'1"200
#26Chau Smith-Wade717215/175277909634$1.2M24.05'11"176
#42Cam MillerFree agent26455/170050900—23.26'0"192
#43Devonta SmithFree agent26455/170050940—23.85'11"195
#29Akayleb Evans534013/175534789550$1.3M27.36'2"198
#2Mike Jackson613515/178092887933—29.76'1"210
#24Will Lee IIIDrafted, unsigned40354/1700509245—23.56'1"189
#32Zion ChildressPractice squad32303/17——18960—24.75'11"195
DeCarlos NicholsonFree agent19303/170050960—24.96'3"189
Last season · 2025Secondary: Renaldo Hill
Jaycee Horn879213/177699769690$11M26.86'1"200
Chau Smith-Wade717215/175277909634$1.2M24.05'11"176
Damarri MathisUnknown565513/17580799352—27.55'11"195
David LongUnknown46458/17560508665—28.65'11"196
Michael ReidUnknown35455/170050960—24.36'2"200
Corey ThorntonOn waivers434512/17182571960$1.0M25.66'1"195
Akayleb Evans534013/175534789550$1.3M27.36'2"198
Mike Jackson613515/178092887933—29.76'1"210
Robert RochellFree agent38359/17290558745$1.1M28.46'0"195

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