This week, the Maryland Terrapins football program welcomed a significant group of early enrollees, with 11 new players arriving on campus. The Terps’ 2025 recruiting class is currently ranked 28th nationally and 9th in the Big Ten conference, according to 247Sports composite.
Leading the class is four-star quarterback Malik Washington, who is recognized as the 5th best QB in the nation and the 2nd top recruit from Maryland. Washington comes to College Park with considerable expectations. With Billy Edwards Jr. transferring, the competition for the starting quarterback position will be intense this fall, and Washington is expected to be a strong contender.
Here’s the complete list of early enrollees:
– Malik Washington – QB
– Messiah Delhomme – S
– Jaylen Gilchrist – OT
– Jackson Hamilton – QB
– Iverson Howard – RB
– Bryce Jenkins – DL
– Dante Recker – DL
– CJ Smith – LB
– Zymear Smith – WR
– Sidney Stewart – DL
– Nahsir Taylor – OLB
Moreover, the Terps have also utilized the transfer portal to address some important roster gaps. As of now, the team has seen 21 players leave and has brought in 9 new players through transfers. Here’s the latest update:
**Transferred Out (21)**
– Deandre Duffus, OT – Georgia State
– Jonathan Akins, CB – East Carolina
– MJ Morris, QB – Coastal Carolina
– Leron Husbands, TE – Coastal Carolina
– Marcus Dumervil, OT – Arkansas
– Chantz Harley, CB – James Madison
– Kyle Long, OT – East Carolina
– Cameron Edge, QB – Eastern Michigan
– Roman Hemby, RB – Indiana
– Dylan Wade, TE – UCF
– Kevis Thomas, CB – Kentucky
– Tayvon Nelson, CB – Marshall
– Preston Howard, TE – Auburn
– Kevin Kalonji, OT – UNDECIDED
– Billy Edwards Jr, QB – Wisconsin
– Brandon Jacob, S – UCF
– Josh Richards, WR – UNDECIDED
– Lionell Whitaker, CB – UNDECIDED
– Perry Fisher, CB – UNDECIDED
– Ezekiel Avit, WR – UNDECIDED
– Brenden Segovia, P – UNDECIDED
**Transferred In (9)**
– DD Holmes, DL – Florida State
– Justyn Martin, QB – UCLA
– Dorian Fleming, TE – Georgia State
– Jayvin James, OT – Akron
– Dontay Joyner, S – Arkansas State
– Jamare Glasker, CB – Wake Forest
– Eyan Thomas, DL – Saint Francis
– Jalil Farooq, WR – Oklahoma
– Kaleb Webb, WR – Tennessee
