2025 Football Roster
Roster
LB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB/WR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballATH
/ FootballDB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballP
/ FootballLB
/ FootballK
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDB
/ FootballP
/ FootballDL
/ FootballRB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballLB
/ FootballTE
/ FootballLB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballLS
/ FootballLS
/ FootballK
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ Football
Jersey Number 5
Octavian Smith Jr.
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 182
- Hometown:
- Burtonsville, MD
- High School:
- Paint Branch
- Major:
- Family Health
As a Senior (2025):
As a Freshman (2022):
Before Maryland:
Personal:
SMITH JR.'S CAREER-HIGHS
Receptions: 8 (vs. USC, 10/19/24)
Receiving Yards: 113 (at Wisconsin, 9/20/25)
Long Reception: 53 (vs. Towson, 9/13/25)
Long Kickoff Return: 54 (at Indiana, 10/15/22)
- Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts, during his senior season for the Terps.
- Hauled in 43 receptions for 529 yards and averaged 12.3 yards per reception.
- Ended his Maryland career with 107 receptions, tied for the 17th most all-time in program history.
- Finished 25th all-time at Maryland with 1,210 career receiving yards.
- Had a catch in all 12 games during his senior season.
- Surpassed the 100-career reception mark with his five-reception, 62 yard day against Michigan.
- Went over 1,000 career receiving yards in the Washington game with three catches for team-high 57 yards.
- Set a career-high with 113 receiving yards in a win against Wisconsin
- Was honored with the Alvin L. Aubinoe Unsung Hero Award at the year-end awards banquet.
- Played in 11 games, starting 10
- Tallied 30 receptions for 315 yards and two touchdowns
- Returned seven kicks for 95 yards
- One TD plus five catches for 46 yards at No. 1 Oregon
- Four catches for 51 yards at Minnesota
- Had a career-high 8 receptions for 84 yards and a TD in a win over USC
- Played in all 13 games as a wide receiver and on special teams
- Posted 22 receptions for 209 yards and a touchdown
- Returned three kicks for 55 yards, an 18.3 average
- Caught a career-high five passes for 31 yards vs. #9 Penn State (11/4)
- Recorded three receptions for 57 yards and a 31-yard touchdown reception on a screen in the fourth quarter in win at Michigan State (9/23)
- Opened up season with a four-reception, 42-yard performance vs. Towson (9/2)
As a Freshman (2022):
- Appeared in all 13 games as wide receiver and kick returner
- Totaled 12 receptions for 157 yards and two touchdowns
- Returned 17 kicks for 386 yards, a 22.7 average
- Caught touchdown in Duke's Mayo Bowl win vs. #23 NC State (12/30) as part of three catch, 34-yard performance, while returning three kickoffs for 73 yards, including a 41-yard return
- Had best game of season vs. Rutgers (11/26), catching four passes for 79 yards, including a 42-yard reception
- Tallied a 54-yard kick return to set Maryland up with good field position in the fourth quarter at Indiana (10/15)
- Scored first touchdown of his career on a 17-yard reception from Billy Edwards Jr. in the fourth quarter of win at Charlotte (9/10)
- Caught first two passes of career for 12 yards in season opening win vs. Buffalo (9/3)
Before Maryland:
- Four-star wide receiver
- Top-ranked offensive player in the state of Maryland
- Eighth-ranked athlete in nation
- 2021 4A Montgomery County Outstanding Player of the Year
- Went 30-5 at Paint Branch HS
- 2021 First Team All-Met
- Racked up 1,747 yards & 22 total touchdowns as a dual-threat quarterback for Paint Branch HS as well as two touchdowns as a punt returner and one as a kick returner this season
- Led Paint Branch to 4A State Quarterfinals in 2021
- 2019 All-MOCO Second Team
- Paint Branch High School Athletic Hall of Fame
- Chose Maryland over Penn State, Northwestern, Virginia and Boston College.
Personal:
- Son of Octavian and Tamika Smith
- Has three siblings: Germaine Christian, Sean Smith and Tanee Smith
- Also ran track, holding track and field offers from Bucknell, Duquesne and St. Francis
- Ran a 10.88 100-meter and a 21.95 200-meter as a junior
- Sports hero is Lebron James
- He enjoys writing poems, fashion, and cars
- His favorite snacks are Gushers
- His favorite candies are Skittles, M&M’s, and Life Saver Gummies
SMITH JR.'S CAREER-HIGHS
Receptions: 8 (vs. USC, 10/19/24)
Receiving Yards: 113 (at Wisconsin, 9/20/25)
Long Reception: 53 (vs. Towson, 9/13/25)
Long Kickoff Return: 54 (at Indiana, 10/15/22)
Maryland Football Preseason Media day | Head Coach Michael Locksley Press Conference| 3/24/2026
Tuesday, March 24
Sacks from the 2025 Maryland Football Season
Monday, March 09
Maryland Football | Head Coach Michael Locksley Press Conference & Players | 11/25/2025
Tuesday, November 25
Maryland Football | Head Coach Michael Locksley Press Conference & Players | 11/18/2025
Tuesday, November 18
