Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015San Diego State
Maxwell Smith
QB • 6'5" • Granada Hills, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Maxwell Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Maxwell Smith built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Granada Hills, CA wearing No. 11, spending time with Kentucky and San Diego State. The clearest part of Maxwell Smith's career was...
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- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Maxwell Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · San Diego State. Maxwell Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,330
- Passing yards
- 4,599
- Touchdowns
- 37
Quick Answers
Maxwell Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,330
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · San Diego State
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Birmingham · Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Birmingham · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 1,485 total offense · QB 111th (top 36%) · Mountain West 13th (top 9%) · National 130th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Kentucky | 7 | 710 | 819 | -109 | 4 | 42.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Kentucky | 4 | 951 | 975 | -24 | 8 | 53.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kentucky | 9 | 1,184 | 1,276 | -92 | 9 | 57.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 1,485 | 1,529 | -44 | 16 | 64.6 |
Related Context
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Maxwell Smith played QB for Kentucky and San Diego State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Maxwell Smith recorded 4,599 passing yards, -269 rushing yards, and 7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 1,485 primary output with 61.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 61.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kentucky, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 44 yards of offense and 100 efficiency. It landed in the 8.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
123.8
Efficiency
61.7
Usage
7
Consistency
81.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego: 123. California: 131. South Alabama: 161. Penn State: 112. Fresno State: 83. Hawai'i: 184. San José State: 140. Utah State: 86. Colorado State: 183. Wyoming: 127. UNLV: 111. Nevada: 44
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego: 24 by 60. California: 21 by 47.8. South Alabama: 30 by 51.1. Penn State: 37 by 43.1. Fresno State: 16 by 53.5. Hawai'i: 18 by 68.3. San José State: 16 by 64.3. Utah State: 12 by 59.4. Colorado State: 15 by 77.1. Wyoming: 21 by 55.9. UNLV: 19 by 59.3. Nevada: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins120.1 · Games = 9 · -14.6 vs Losses
Losses134.7 · Games = 3 · +14.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nevada
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/29 | vs Nevada | W 31-14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/22 | @ UNLV | W 52-14 | 11 | 17 | 107 | 64.7 | 1 | 0 | 59.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Wyoming3+ TD | W 38-3 | 12 | 19 | 138 | 63.2 | 3 | 0 | 55.9 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Colorado State | W 41-17 | 11 | 14 | 180 | 78.6 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Utah State | W 48-14 | 6 | 10 | 93 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 59.4 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 10/18 | @ San José State | W 30-7 | 10 | 14 | 144 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 | 2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ Hawai'i | W 28-14 | 11 | 15 | 184 | 73.3 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 10/4 | vs Fresno State | W 21-7 | 5 | 12 | 104 | 41.7 | 2 | 0 | 53.5 | 4 | -21 | -5.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Penn State | L 21-37 | 10 | 30 | 141 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 43.1 | 7 | -29 | -4.10 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs South Alabama | L 27-34 | 12 | 26 | 158 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 | 4 | 3 | 0.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ California | L 7-35 | 10 | 19 | 136 | 52.6 | 1 | 1 | 47.8 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/6 | vs San Diego | W 37-3 | 9 | 21 | 100 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 23 | 7.70 | 0 | 27 |
Player Story
Maxwell Smith story
Maxwell Smith built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Granada Hills, CA wearing No. 11, spending time with Kentucky and San Diego State. The clearest part of Maxwell Smith's career was his passing role: 4,599 passing yards, 34 touchdown passes, and 686 attempts across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky and San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Maxwell Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kentucky
2011-2014
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2015
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Kentucky | 710 | 39.9 | 11.8 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Kentucky | 951 | 58.1 | 8.6 | 241 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kentucky | 1,184 | 56.4 | 14.1 | 233 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -1,184 |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1,485 | 61.7 | 7 | 1,485 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami (OH)
Week 2 · W 41-7
Win with 310 yards of offense and 88.4 efficiency.
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Total Offense
94.2 takeover
310 total offense with 88.4 efficiency.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 2 · W 47-14
355
Total Offense
62.1 takeover
Win with 355 yards of offense and 64 efficiency.
355 total offense with 64 efficiency.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 13 · W 31-14 · Conference game
44
Total Offense
62 takeover
Win with 44 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
44 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#4
vs Tennessee
Week 14 · L 14-27 · Conference game
233
Total Offense
61.5 takeover
Loss with 233 yards of offense and 55.4 efficiency.
233 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.
#5
@ Colorado State
Week 9 · W 41-17 · Conference game
183
Total Offense
60.5 takeover
Win with 183 yards of offense and 77.1 efficiency.
183 total offense with 77.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · San Diego State
1,485 primary output · 61.7 efficiency · 7 usage
64.6
#2
2013 Regular Season · Kentucky
57.6
1,184 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Kentucky
53.4
951 primary · 58.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage
Milestones
6
250+ passing yards
3
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
10
Above avg efficiency
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