Player Career

Maxwell Smith Career Story

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

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. 1

    Kentucky

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San Diego State

    2015

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20112012201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonKentucky71039.911.8
2012 Regular SeasonKentucky95158.18.6241
2013 Regular SeasonKentucky1,18456.414.1233
2014 Regular SeasonKentucky0-1,184
2015 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1,48561.771,485

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.

310

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