Buccaneers cut WR Jaden Smith after preseason CB signing.
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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Jaden Smith with Nevada.
The Dallas Cowboys are bringing in an intriguing prospect at wide receiver with 6-foot-6, 210-pound Jaden Smith, who last spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“Cowboys signed former Nevada WR Jaden Smith, per the transaction wire,” Cowboys reporter Joseph Hoyt wrote on X on Wednesday. “Smith spent time with Tampa Bay last season after going undrafted. It’s the second WR they’ve added this week. They also signed SMU UDFA WR Romello Brinson. One note: Smith is 6-foot-6.”
Smith spent the 2025 season with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent — and on injured reserve — but was released in April.
Jaden Smith Flashed NFL Upside at Nevada
Smith flashed some high upside in his final season at the University of Nevada.
“Smith signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and joined the team’s ongoing training camp,” Nevada Sports Net’s Chris Murray wrote in July 2025. “Smith spent rookie minicamp in Green Bay and Tampa Bay. Smith is the 13th wideout on the Bucs’ training camp roster. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound Smith spent one season with the Wolf Pack, leading the team with 62 catches for 849 yards and seven touchdowns last year after stints at Montana State and Tarleton State. He was All-Mountain West honorable mention. In 45 games with those three programs, he caught 138 passes for 2,100 yards and 20 touchdowns. Nevada head coach Jeff Choate originally signed Smith when he was Montana State’s head coach before adding him as a transfer at Nevada last year.”
Smith had 1 reception for 9 yards in 2 preseason games for the Buccaneers in 2025.