Brady Smigiel

Class:
Freshman
Position:
QB
Height:
6-5
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
High School:
Newbury Park

Prep
• Attended Newbury Park High School (2026), coached by Joe Smigiel
• Four-year starter for the Panthers at quarterback; team compiled a 37-10 record in games he started
• Led the Panthers to a 14-1 record and the CIF Division II State Championship as a junior in 2024; the program’s first since 1993
• Helped the team post records of 9-3 in 2022 as a freshman and 10-4 in 2023 as a sophomore
• Also competed in basketball as a freshman

Key Statistics
• A four-year starter at quarterback for the Panthers; credited with 13,695 yards of all-purpose offense (12,846 passing) and 185 total touchdowns (162 passing) during his career
• Limited to six games as a senior in 2025; went 134-of-208 passing (64.4 percent) for 1,624 yards with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions; added 171 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns
• In 2024, completed 219-of-336 pass attempts (65 percent) for 3,521 yards and 49 touchdowns with three interceptions; also racked up 435 rushing yards with 11 touchdowns on the ground
• Accounted for three touchdowns in the 2024 Division 1-AA Regional Final Game
• Went 282-of-479 passing (59 percent) for 4,222 yards with 52 touchdowns and 14 interceptions as a sophomore in 2023; scored twice on the ground
• As a freshman in 2022, completed 228-of-346 (66 percent) for 3,479 passing yards with 46 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions
• Set a Ventura County single-season passing touchdowns record with his 52 scores through the air in 2023

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of 4 stars; the No. 343 overall player nationally, the No. 32 quarterback, and the No. 44 player in the state of California
• Named a 3-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 32 quarterback, and the No. 44 player in the state of California
• Rated as a 4-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 202 overall player in the country, the No. 11 quarterback, and the No. 23 player in the state of California
• Rivals.com XX prospect, the No. XX quarterback in the nation, and the No. XX player in California
• Named a four-star prospect by Rivals Industry Ranking, the No. 400 player in the nation, the No. 27 quarterback, and the No. 42 player in California
• Rivals three-star prospect, the No. 40 quarterback in the nation, and the No. 38 player in California
• PrepStar ranking of four stars, the No. 183 player in the country, the No. 13 quarterback, and the No. 22 player in the state of California
• Rated a PrepStar Top 300 All-American
• Two-time California Player of the Year (2023-24)
• Los Angeles Times Player of the Year (2024)
• Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football Award winner (2024); first junior to be recognized since Najee Harris (2015)
• MaxPreps Sophomore All-American (2023)
• Ventura County Star All-County Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
• Cal-Hi Sports State Freshman of the Year (2022)

Personal
• Brady Smigiel was born October 10, 2006
• Son of Joe and Dionne Smigiel
• Has a twin brother, Beau