Chau Smith-Wade

Chau Smith-Wade is an NFL cornerback (CB) listed at 5-foot-11 and 176 pounds. Born September 17, 2002, in Denver, Colorado, he attended Simeon Career Academy in Illinois before playing his college football at Washington State in the Pac-12. In the College Career and Draft Year portion of his path to the league, Smith-Wade was selected in the 2024 NFL Draft by Carolina in Round 5, Pick 157. He wears jersey No. 26 and is listed as active, with a reported salary of $1,040,996. Smith-Wade’s available Chau Smith-Wade stats include production across the 2025 season split. In the 2025 regular season, he played 16 games with 6 starts, totaling 55 combined tackles (42 solo, 13 assists), 1 tackle for loss, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended on 47 targets, with 1 penalty for 5 yards. A notable metric in his defensive back output: his interception return went for 11 yards and a touchdown, giving him 1 pick-six on 1 return (11.0 yards per return). In 2025 preseason action, he logged 2 games (1 start) with 3 combined tackles; in the postseason, he appeared in 1 game with 4 combined tackles.