Player Career

Octavian Smith Jr. Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Maryland

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202220222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonMaryland15769.38
2022 Regular SeasonMaryland15769.380
2023 PostseasonMaryland20957.91052
2023 Regular SeasonMaryland20957.9100
2024 Regular SeasonMaryland31567.711.6106
2025 Regular SeasonMaryland52967.316214

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