Who is the better NFL Draft prospect, Carter Smith or Kade Pieper?

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What stats are used to compare Carter Smith and Kade Pieper?

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Carter Smith vs Kade Pieper — NFL Draft Comparison

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Carter Smith

Indiana Hoosiers

OT · #65

Kade Pieper

Iowa Hawkeyes

OT · #58

2025 college season

2025 college season: Carter Smith versus Kade Pieper
Carter Smith	Statistic	Kade Pieper
1	Tackles	—
0.0	Sacks	—
0.0	Tackles for Loss	—

Measurements

Measurements: Carter Smith versus Kade Pieper
Carter Smith	Statistic	Kade Pieper
6-5	Height	6-3
310 lb	Weight	298 lb

2027 draft projection

2027 draft projection: Carter Smith versus Kade Pieper
Carter Smith	Statistic	Kade Pieper
Leading value: #20	Fanspeak rank	#36
Leading value: OT 3	Position rank	OT 4
Leading value: 33.6	Average pick	47.3
1,764	Times drafted	2,345 (leading value)
Leading value: 72	Hype Score	71
230x	Most drafted to	346x

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Carter Smith

Dean Kindig

Best pass blocking grade after not allowing any Iowa pressures in scouted win. Trusting the Process started playing tackle in third grade, and joined a travel squad in middle school. Some balance and lean issues Kromer can fix. Favorite song is from Footloose: Holding Out For a Hero by Bonnie Tyler. Sparks: "one of the most reliable trench players in the class, even with some length questions that will need answering.".

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Kade Pieper

Dean Kindig

84.1 overall grade and a blistering 90.6 run-blocking grade vs Rutgers, scouted. Pieper's physical run blocking helped set the tone early vs IND (also scouted). One of the country's top 10 interior offensive linemen. DraftDome: "transitioning to Center as Logan Jones is Draft bound BOOSTS the '27 OC1 race"

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