KATS WIDE RECEIVER SMITH NAMED WEEK 3 AF1 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

For Immediate Release: April 27, 2026

KATS WIDE RECEIVER SMITH NAMED WEEK 3 AF1 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Kats wide receiver BK Smith Jr. has been named the AF1 Offensive Player of the Week for Week 3.

In the Kats’ 48-3 home win Saturday over the Washington Wolfpack, Smith had six catches for 83 yards and three touchdowns.

An Eastern Kentucky product and native of Louisville, Ky., Smith now has nine catches for 133 yards and four touchdowns. The four TDs tie for the team lead through two games with wide receiver Malik Honeycutt, who leads the team with 12 catches for 190 yards.

For the game, Kats quarterback Tyler Kulka completed 12 of 24 passes for 189 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. In two games, Kulka has connected on 26 of 42 passes (61 percent) with 10 touchdowns and one interception.

The Kats are off to a 2-0 start this season following last Saturday’s 48-3 home win versus the Washington Wolfpack and the 78-40 season-opening win at home over the Michigan Arsenal on April 17.

It will be a battle of unbeatens when the Kats (2-0) return to action Sunday at 3 p.m. CDT at the Kentucky Barrels (3-0). The Kats return home the following Saturday, May 6, to host the Oregon Lightning at 4 p.m. All AF1 games this season can be watched at TheAF1.com — the league’s official website – and the league’s YouTube channel. 

Last season, the Kats went 7-5 and advanced to the AF1 Arena Crown championship game before falling 60-57 to the Albany Firebirds. AF1 returns for its second season with the following franchises – Nashville Kats, Michigan Arsenal, Albany Firebirds, Kentucky Barrels, Beaumont Renegades, Washington Wolfpack, Oceanside Bombers, Oregon Lightning and Minnesota Monsters. 

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