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.

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 ... Chose Maryland over Penn State, Northwestern, Virginia and Boston College.

SMITH JR.'S CAREER-HIGHS
Receptions - 4 (Rutgers, 11/26/22)
Receiving Yards - 79 (Rutgers, 11/26/22)
Long Reception - 42 (at Charlotte, 9/10/22)
Touchdown Receptions - 1 (2x, last vs. #23 NC State, 12/30/22)
Long Kickoff Return - 54 (at Indiana, 10/15/22)

Octavian Smith Jr.