Oklahoma State University Athletics
2026 Cowboy Football Roster
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Kale Smith
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Midwest City, OK
- High School:
- Midwest City
An in-state product who has spent his entire career at Oklahoma State ... The NCAA granted him an extension to his five year clock in February of 2026 that allowed him to compete in the 2026 season.
2025 (Junior): Started the first six games of the season before being sidelined to injury ... Made at least one tackle in all six games he played ... Had OSU's first interception of the year in the season opener against UT Martin ... Finished the year with 20 tackles, 13 of which were solo stops ... Also had a pair of pass breakups, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry.
2024 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games ... Ranked third among OSU cornerbacks with 31 tackles on the year ... 23 of those were solo stops ... Finished with five pass breakups to rank fourth on the team ... Had one of the biggest plays of the season in the win over Arkansas ... With OSU trailing 14-0 in the second quarter and Arkansas driving to score again, he intercepted Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green and returned it for a 73-yard pick six to swing the momentum back in the Cowboys’ favor ... The play marked the first interception of Smith’s career, OSU’s first pick-six since Cameron Epps did so against Kansas State on October 6, 2023 and the longest pick-six by a Cowboy since Jason Taylor’s 85-yard score at Texas on October 16, 2021 ... Recorded at least one tackle in every game with a season high of five against Texas Tech.
2023 (Freshman): Played in all 14 games, playing defense and special teams ... Finished the year with 22 tackles, including 11 solo tackles ... Had at least one tackle in 10 games and multiple tackles in five games with highs of seven against Texas and four against BYU ... Recorded a tackle for loss in the win at West Virginia ... Nearly had his first career interception on WVU’s final offensive play of the game, but it was called back due to an offsides penalty ... Named OSU’s special teams MVP against BYU ... Broke up a pass in the second quarter of the Texas Bowl win over Texas A&M.
2022 (Redshirt): Played in three games, seeing action against Central Michigan, West Virginia and Wisconsin ... Made one solo tackle in the season opener against CMU and an assisted tackle in the regular season finale against WVU.
2021: Enrolled at OSU but was unable to compete due to injury.
High School: Played for coach Darrell Hall at Midwest City … Led the Bombers to an 8-3 record in 2020, a state 6A-II state semifinal appearance and a No. 10 ranking in Oklahoma by MaxPreps … Made an impact on both sides of the ball … Garnered 52 tackles, two interceptions and nine pass breakups on defense his senior year … Led his team with 649 yards on 31 catches according to MaxPreps … Earned 2019 all-state honorable mention honors as a defensive back … Also played guard for the Midwest City basketball team … Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … A top-100 athlete in the nation and the No. 20 player in Oklahoma by 247Sports Composite Rankings … Listed as a cornerback by ESPN where he is ranked No. 121 at his position … The No. 15 player on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list ... Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Air Force, New Mexico and Oregon State.
Personal: Makale Anthony Smith was born in Oklahoma City … Son of Artis Sampleton and Michael Smith … Studying zoology.
2025 (Junior): Started the first six games of the season before being sidelined to injury ... Made at least one tackle in all six games he played ... Had OSU's first interception of the year in the season opener against UT Martin ... Finished the year with 20 tackles, 13 of which were solo stops ... Also had a pair of pass breakups, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry.
2024 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games ... Ranked third among OSU cornerbacks with 31 tackles on the year ... 23 of those were solo stops ... Finished with five pass breakups to rank fourth on the team ... Had one of the biggest plays of the season in the win over Arkansas ... With OSU trailing 14-0 in the second quarter and Arkansas driving to score again, he intercepted Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green and returned it for a 73-yard pick six to swing the momentum back in the Cowboys’ favor ... The play marked the first interception of Smith’s career, OSU’s first pick-six since Cameron Epps did so against Kansas State on October 6, 2023 and the longest pick-six by a Cowboy since Jason Taylor’s 85-yard score at Texas on October 16, 2021 ... Recorded at least one tackle in every game with a season high of five against Texas Tech.
2023 (Freshman): Played in all 14 games, playing defense and special teams ... Finished the year with 22 tackles, including 11 solo tackles ... Had at least one tackle in 10 games and multiple tackles in five games with highs of seven against Texas and four against BYU ... Recorded a tackle for loss in the win at West Virginia ... Nearly had his first career interception on WVU’s final offensive play of the game, but it was called back due to an offsides penalty ... Named OSU’s special teams MVP against BYU ... Broke up a pass in the second quarter of the Texas Bowl win over Texas A&M.
2022 (Redshirt): Played in three games, seeing action against Central Michigan, West Virginia and Wisconsin ... Made one solo tackle in the season opener against CMU and an assisted tackle in the regular season finale against WVU.
2021: Enrolled at OSU but was unable to compete due to injury.
High School: Played for coach Darrell Hall at Midwest City … Led the Bombers to an 8-3 record in 2020, a state 6A-II state semifinal appearance and a No. 10 ranking in Oklahoma by MaxPreps … Made an impact on both sides of the ball … Garnered 52 tackles, two interceptions and nine pass breakups on defense his senior year … Led his team with 649 yards on 31 catches according to MaxPreps … Earned 2019 all-state honorable mention honors as a defensive back … Also played guard for the Midwest City basketball team … Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … A top-100 athlete in the nation and the No. 20 player in Oklahoma by 247Sports Composite Rankings … Listed as a cornerback by ESPN where he is ranked No. 121 at his position … The No. 15 player on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list ... Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Air Force, New Mexico and Oregon State.
Personal: Makale Anthony Smith was born in Oklahoma City … Son of Artis Sampleton and Michael Smith … Studying zoology.
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