Usage Score
7
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.
Efficiency
61.7
Consistency
81.1
Season Value
62
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Kentucky • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Maxwell Smith, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · San Diego State. Maxwell Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 7 usage in the latest tracked season.
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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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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. Unknown: 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
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. Unknown: 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.
Wins119.8 · Games = 8 · -14.9 vs Losses
Losses134.7 · Games = 3 · +14.9 vs Wins
First Half132.3 · Games = 6 · +17.2 vs Second Half
Second Half115.2 · Games = 6 · -17.2 vs First Half
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 Unknown | — | 9 | 21 | 100 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 23 | 7.70 | 0 | 27 |
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 Progression
20112012201320142015
| 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
Miami (OH)
Win with 310 yards of offense and 88.4 efficiency.
310
Primary metric
310 total offense with 88.4 efficiency.
#2
Nevada
44
Primary metric
Win with 44 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
44 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#3
Colorado State
183
Primary metric
Win with 183 yards of offense and 77.1 efficiency.
183 total offense with 77.1 efficiency.
#4
Kent State
355
Primary metric
Win with 355 yards of offense and 64 efficiency.
355 total offense with 64 efficiency.
#5
Hawai'i
184
Primary metric
Win with 184 yards of offense and 68.3 efficiency.
184 total offense with 68.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · San Diego State
1,485 primary output · 61.7 efficiency · 7 usage
62
#2
2013 Regular Season · Kentucky
53
1,184 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 14.1 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Kentucky
50.5
951 primary · 58.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage
Milestones
5
250+ passing yards
3
300+ total offense
1
3+ takeover TD games
10
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2011 · Rating 0.8333
Birmingham · Granada Hills, CA
- Committed To
- Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
4,330
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.