Receiver, Maryland, 2022–25
Octavian Smith Jr.
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 182 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Burtonsville, MD
Octavian Smith Jr. played receiver at Maryland (2022–25).
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. USC, 2024113receiving yards, career highat Wisconsin, 2025Receiving
Returns
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 5 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Maryland | 5 | WR | So. | ||
| 2024 | Maryland | 5 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Maryland | 5 | WR | Sr. | 6′0″ | 182 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland | 15 | 1.26 | – | – | 18.9 | – |
| 2023 | Maryland | 28 | 0.32 | – | – | 9.0 | 4% |
| 2024 | Maryland | 34 | 0.76 | 28th (n=581) | 0.92 | 25.8 | 5% |
| 2025 | Maryland | 83 | 0.23 | 18th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 19.5 | 10% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Maryland 12 games, 43 catches, 529 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 39–7 | 3 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 5 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 20–9 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. Towson | W 44–17 | 4 | 103 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | at Wisconsin | W 27–10 | 6 | 113 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. Washington | L 20–24 | 3 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Nebraska | L 31–34 | 3 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at UCLA | L 17–20 | 5 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Indiana | L 10–55 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at Rutgers | L 20–35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at Illinois | L 6–24 | 4 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan | L 20–45 | 5 | 62 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. Michigan State | L 28–38 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2024 Maryland 11 games, 30 catches, 315 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UConn | W 50–7 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs.Michigan State | L 24–27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at Virginia | W 27–13 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Villanova | W 38–20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | atIndiana | L 28–42 | – | – | – | 2 | 39 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–37 | 2 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. USC | W 29–28 | 8 | 84 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at Minnesota | L 23–48 | 4 | 51 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at Oregon | L 18–39 | 5 | 46 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs.Rutgers | L 17–31 | 3 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. Iowa | L 13–29 | – | – | – | 3 | 37 | – |
2023 Maryland 11 games, 22 catches, 209 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Towson | W 38–6 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. Charlotte | W 38–20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Sep 23 | atMichigan State | W 31–9 | 3 | 57 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs.Indiana | W 44–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at Ohio State | L 17–37 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs.Illinois | L 24–27 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | atNorthwestern | L 27–33 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. Penn State | L 15–51 | 5 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | atNebraska | W 13–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | atRutgers | W 42–24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 31–13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Maryland 12 games, 12 catches, 157 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Buffalo | W 31–10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Sep 10 | atCharlotte | W 56–21 | 1 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | atMichigan | L 27–34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan State | W 27–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Purdue | L 29–31 | – | – | – | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 15 | atIndiana | W 38–33 | – | – | – | 4 | 120 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs.Northwestern | W 31–24 | – | – | – | 3 | 24 | – |
| Nov 5 | atWisconsin | L 10–23 | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – |
| Nov 12 | atPenn State | L 0–30 | – | – | – | 3 | 57 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs.Ohio State | L 30–43 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs.Rutgers | W 37–0 | 4 | 79 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. NC State | W 16–12 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 32 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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