Maryland Football Recruiting News

ASA (Brooklyn, N.Y.) offensive tackle/guard Tairiq Stewart is three games into his sophomore season at junior college, and the 6-foot-4.5, 335-pounder and his team are off to a 2-1 start.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Terrapin Times was on hand at the McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) – Franklin (Reisterstown, Md.) Sept. 13 to scout Eagles’ four-star outside linebacker Curtis Jacobs.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Terrapin Times was on hand Sept. 13 to scout four-star McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) outside linebacker and Penn State pledge Curtis Jacobs, who the Terps are actively pursuing.

Taking a look at how Terps commits performed last week and their key matchups in Week 3 of the high school season:

OXON HILL, Md. – Terrapin Times was on hand Sept. 6 to watch Flowers (Springdale, Md.) and evaluate Terps’ offensive line pledge Santana Saunders. Our take on the 6-foot-5, 260-pound right tackle is below:

McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) outside linebacker Curtis Jacobs has been committed to Penn State since February, and the 6-foot-2, 230-pound four-star is completely content with the Nittany Lions.

OXON HILL, Md. -- Terrapin Times was in attendance for the Sept. 6 Oxon Hill (Md.)-Flowers (Springdale, Md.) game to evaluate Terps' offensive tackle commitment Santana Saunders. Check out clips of the 6-foot-5, 260 pounder below:

Taking a look at the games UMD's commitments are participating in this weekend:

Recruits who will be at the Terps-Syracuse game Sept. 7.

Maryland’s scholarship numbers are tight, but the Terps are willing to add able-bodied pass rushers and outside linebackers if they can find them. And on 31 the  staff stumbled upon a candidate from a nearby high school that just produced one of Maryland’s up-and-coming edge rushers.

Maryland landed a commitment from Clearwater Central (Clearwater, Fla.) three-star defensive lineman/JACK Jerzhan “Johnny” Newton Aug. 31. Afterwards, we spoke to the 6-foot-3, 255-pounder’s defensive coordinator, John Scargle, to gain more insigth:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Terrapin Times was on hand Aug. 31 for the Deerfield (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) and St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) matchup. Here is our take on 5-foot-10, 175-pound wideout Daejaun McDougle from Deerfield, who had zero catches on four targets:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Terrapin Times was on hand Aug. 31 for the Deerfield (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) and St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) matchup. Here is our take on 6-foot, 190-pound five-star wideout Rakim Jarrett from St. John’s.

Maryland needs help along the defensive line, and Aug. 31, the days of the Terps’ season opener, they landed three-star end Jerzhan “Juice” Newton (Clearwater Central/Clearwater, Fla.), who projects as a JACK in UMD’s defense.

BALTIMORE, Md. – Terrapin Times was on hand Aug. 30 to watch St. Frances (Baltimore, Md.) offensive guard and UMD pledge Ja’khi Green against Simeon (Chicago, Ill.). Here’s our take on the 6-foot-5, 320-pound lineman:

Taking a look at thel games featuring Maryland commits heading into Week 1 of the high school season:

COLUMBIA, Md. — Terrapin Times was at River Hill (Columbia, Md.) Aug. 22 to scout Terps’ safety pledge Beau Brade. Here is our take on the 6-foot, 190 pounder.

It seems that Maryland has opened up a pipeline to Blacksburg, Va. Joining Virginia Tech transfers Josh Jackson and Sean Savoy in College Park, Md., is slot receiver DeJuan Ellis, who just committed to the Terps during a campus visit Aug. 21.