Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Maryland
Octavian Smith Jr.
WR • 6'0" • 182 lbs • Burtonsville, MD, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Octavian Smith Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Octavian Smith Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Burtonsville, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Octavian Smith Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Octavian Smith Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland. Octavian Smith Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,210
- Receptions
- 107
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Octavian Smith Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,210
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Paint Branch · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Paint Branch · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 529 receiving yards · WR 195th (top 18%) · Big Ten 30th (top 11%) · National 206th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Maryland | 12 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 36.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 9 | 123 | 1 | 36.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 45.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 21 | 192 | 1 | 45.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 30 | 315 | 2 | 55.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 43 | 529 | 0 | 67.2 |
Related Context
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Octavian Smith Jr. played WR for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Octavian Smith Jr. recorded 31 rushing yards, 1,210 receiving yards, and 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Maryland paired 529 primary output with 67.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 67.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
44.1
Efficiency
67.3
Usage
16
Consistency
48.4
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 33. Northern Illinois: 18. Towson: 103. Wisconsin: 113. Washington: 57. Nebraska: 35. UCLA: 19. Indiana: 16. Rutgers: 7. Illinois: 37. Michigan: 62. Michigan State: 29
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 73.3. Northern Illinois: 3 by 40. Towson: 4 by 100. Wisconsin: 6 by 100. Washington: 3 by 100. Nebraska: 3 by 77.8. UCLA: 5 by 25.3. Indiana: 3 by 35.6. Rutgers: 1 by 46.7. Illinois: 4 by 61.7. Michigan: 5 by 82.7. Michigan State: 3 by 64.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66.8 · Games = 4 · +34 vs Losses
Losses32.8 · Games = 8 · -34 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
100 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ Michigan State | L 28-38 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Michigan | L 20-45 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Illinois | L 6-24 | — | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Rutgers | L 20-35 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Indiana | L 10-55 | — | 3 | 16 | 4.3 | 5.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ UCLA | L 17-20 | — | 5 | 19 | 4 | 3.80 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Nebraska | L 31-34 | — | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Washington | L 20-24 | — | 3 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Wisconsin100 receiving yards | W 27-10 | — | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 0 | 48 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Towson100 receiving yards | W 44-17 | — | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 25.80 | 0 | 53 |
| Fri 9/5 | vs Northern Illinois | W 20-9 | — | 3 | 18 | 7.3 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 39-7 | — | 3 | 33 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
Player Story
Octavian Smith Jr. story
Octavian Smith Jr. built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Burtonsville, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Octavian Smith Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 107 catches, 1,210 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 31 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 31 rushing yards, 10 tackles, and 514 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Octavian Smith Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Maryland
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Maryland | 157 | 69.3 | 8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 157 | 69.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 209 | 57.9 | 10 | 52 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 209 | 57.9 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Maryland | 315 | 67.7 | 11.6 | 106 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Maryland | 529 | 67.3 | 16 | 214 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 4 · W 27-10 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Towson
Week 3 · W 44-17
103
Receiving Yards
84.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 37-0 · Conference game
79
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 4 · W 31-9 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs USC
Week 8 · W 29-28 · Conference game
84
Receiving Yards
79.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Maryland
529 primary output · 67.3 efficiency · 16 usage
67.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · Maryland
55.2
315 primary · 67.7 efficiency · 11.6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Maryland
45.3
209 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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