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2025 Football Roster

5 Octavian Smith Jr.

  • Position WR
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 182
  • Hometown Burtonsville, MD
  • High School Paint Branch
  • Major Family Health
  • Instagram octaviansmithjr
  • Opendorse octavian-smith-jr
  • Twitter octaviansmithjr

Biography

As a Senior (2025): 
  • Caught three passes for 33 yards against FAU (8/30), including a long reception of 22 yards.
As a Junior (2024):
  • 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 (11/9)
  • Four catches for 51 yards at Minnesota (10/26)
  • Set career-highs in receptions (8) and yards (84) vs. USC (10/19); hauled in a highlight-reel TD catch in the second quarter
  • Two catches for 43 yards, with a long of 27, vs. Northwestern
  • Season-long 21-yard kick return at Indiana (9/28)
  • Four receptions for 23 yards at Virginia (9/14)
  • First career start vs. Michigan State (9/7), one catch for 10 yards
  • Two receptions for 25 yards vs. UConn (8/31)
As a Sophomore (2023):
  • 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 (USC, 10/19/24)
Receiving Yards: 84 (USC, 10/19/24)
Long Reception: 42 (at Charlotte, 9/10/22)
Touchdown Receptions: 1 (4x, last vs. USC 10/19/24)
Long Kickoff Return: 54 (at Indiana, 10/15/22)

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2022Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 170 lbs
    15
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 174 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 176 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 182 lbs
    5