Maryland athletics landed commitments from several premier prospects in the 2026 class. Most of those commitments became official on Wednesday.
That day marked National Signing Day for all high school athletes excluding those playing football or basketball. Though the Terps hope to secure a pair of five-star recruits in football and men’s basketball, several high-ranking prospects in other sports signed their agreements to join Maryland.
Coach Brenda Frese and Maryland women’s basketball signed five-star forward Jordyn Jackson and added four-star forward Mimi Thiero and center Eva-Grace Yebila.
Maryland women’s lacrosse and coach Cathy Reese landed the highest-ranking recruit of any sport. Attacker Cayden Reese, Cathy Reese’s daughter, is the No. 1 player in the 2026 class, according to Inside Lacrosse. Cayden Reese is one of four five-star recruits who the Terps signed in a loaded recruiting class.
Maryland men’s lacrosse followed suit by signing the No. 6 recruiting class nationally.
Announcements
Baba Oladotun, 2026, Forward, James Hubert Blake High School (Silver Spring)
After narrowing his recruitment to four schools last Tuesday, Maryland’s top target in the 2026 class has scheduled a date to announce his commitment.
Oladotun, a five-star prospect, will choose between Maryland, Arkansas, Georgetown and Kentucky on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The Silver Spring native would give coach Buzz Williams and the Terps one of the nation’s top 2026 recruiting classes.
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The No. 10 player in the country, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, is the type of elite scorer who the Terps currently need.
Even at 6-foot-10, Oladotun is a gifted scorer with a smooth jumpshot. He can handle the ball and is comfortable shooting off the catch or off the bounce. The Terps’ current leading scorer, senior center Pharrel Payne, will be out of eligibility after this year. If Oladotun chooses Maryland, he has a chance to immediately succeed Payne in that role.
The Terps are firmly in the running for Oladotun, but Arkansas may have edged them as the current favorite to land him. 247Sports’ Arkansas Insider Connor Goodson predicted on Wednesday that Oladotun will choose the Razorbacks.
Lavar Keys, 2026, Wide Receiver, DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville)
Keys is also slated to announce his commitment within the next week, but the odds of him choosing the Terps are likely slim. The three-star Penn State decommit is heavily predicted to choose Indiana on Sunday.
Commits
Football
Brexton Bell, 2027, Cornerback, Calvary Day School (Savannah, Georgia)
Coach Michael Locksley and Maryland football landed their second commitment of the 2027 class Thursday with cornerback Brexton Bell. He joins three-star athlete Levi Babin in Maryland’s recruiting class next year.
The unranked junior has played outside and as a nickel. Bell chose the Terps over James Madison, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and others. He was also a Georgia state finalist in wrestling.
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Men’s Lacrosse
Ethan Bramoff, 2026, Defense/Long-Stick Midfielder, St. Anthony’s (South Huntington, New York)
Coach John Tillman added the crown jewel of his 2026 recruiting class on Oct. 23. Bramoff, the Terps’ lone five-star in next year’s recruiting class, flipped his commitment from Virginia to Maryland after being committed to the Cavaliers for more than a year.
Inside Lacrosse ranks Bramoff the No. 14 player in the 2026 class. The Long Island native was a late addition for Tillman and the Terps. Every other prospect in Maryland’s 2026 recruiting class committed more than a year before Bramoff.
Baseball
Bryce Edick, 2027, Right-handed Pitcher, Grassfield (Chesapeake, Virginia)
Edick committed to Maryland on Oct. 4, becoming the third right-handed pitcher to choose coach Matt Swope and the Terps.
The junior has a fastball that tops out at 85 miles per hour, but at 6-foot-5, 220-pounds, Edick has the frame to throw even faster.
Liam McGinness, 2027, Right-handed Pitcher, Westhampton Beach (Westhampton Beach, New York)
McGinness chose the Terps on Oct. 24, further bolstering Maryland’s pitching depth in the 2027 class.
Like fellow right-handed pitcher Edick, McGinness has great velocity on his fastball. The 16-year-old is already approaching 90 miles per hour and has a solid three-pitch arsenal that features a curveball and a slider.
