Sophomore quarterback for Ole Miss. 2024: 499 passing yards, 2 TD, 4 INT.
6′3″ · 205 lb · Sacramento, CA · Junipero Serra
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 890 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Ole Miss. 2024: 499 passing yards, 2 TD, 4 INT.
Maealiuaki Smith
He got to Ole Miss by way of Oklahoma State. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big 12 Newcomer Player of the Week. The receipt: 326 pass yds, 3 rush yds against Texas Tech — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (84th percentile). Concern: pass yards (1st percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
4.37174 of 205 QBsSack rate
3.8%51 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (51 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (174 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 60.3% completion on 73 attempts · 9 deep completions averaging 26.6 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 168 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 81.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+4g | 125 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 44 | 75 | 58.7% | 499 | 6.7 | 2 | 4 | 112.7 | 34 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 75 | 58.7% | 499 | 6.7 | 2 | 4 | 112.7 | 34 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 15 | -19 | -1.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 15 | -19 | -1.3 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 21-42vs Arizona State | 1/2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 62.5 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-38@ TCU | 6/8 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | 55.8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-56vs Texas Tech | 26/36 | 326 | 2 | 1 | 9.1 | 80.8 | Season-high 326 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 0-52@ Colorado | 11/29 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 2.4 | 6.9 | |
| Total | 44/75 | 499 | 2 | 4 | 7.1 | 51.5 |
2026 Outlook
Ole Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Ole Miss
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #22
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