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.

[The Diamondback Sports Digest: A down week for Maryland sports]

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.

[ANALYSIS: Maryland football woes could spell the end for Michael Locksley]

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.

Four days later, one committed.

Three-star Darrell Carey chose the Terps on Wednesday, becoming coach Michael Locksley’s second-highest-ranked recruit in the 2026 class — only behind five-star edge Zion Elee, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. Carey, Maryland’s second safety commit, is the No. 17 player in Maryland and a top-50 safety prospect.

The Hyattsville native initially selected the Nittany Lions in April but decommitted on Oct. 27, two weeks after coach James Franklin was fired.

Carey’s DeMatha Catholic teammate, Lavar Keys, also decommitted from the Nittany Lions.

But Keys appears to be trending away from Maryland. 247Sports’ National Recruiting Analyst Brian Dohn predicts the three-star prospect will commit to Indiana — a school he visited in June.

DeMatha Catholic coach Bill McGregor told The Diamondback that Carey and Keys were originally very excited about going to Penn State before Franklin’s dismissal.

“I think they wanted to open up their options to see if anything else was available,” McGregor said. “Fortunately, the University of Maryland is available for them … right here in the backyard.”

Maryland men’s basketball also hosted a local recruit in recent months and moved a step closer this week to landing a commitment from him.

Five-star forward and Silver Spring native Baba Oladotun, the Terps’ top target in the 2026 class, took an official visit to College Park in September. He narrowed his recruitment on Tuesday to four schools: Maryland, Georgetown, Arkansas and Kentucky.

[Maryland men’s basketball lands 4-star guard Kaden House, third commit of 2026 class]

The nation’s No. 10-ranked prospect would be Maryland’s highest-ranked commitment in the 2026 class.

An Oladotun commitment would propel coach Buzz Williams’ recruiting class to within the nation’s best. After four-star guard and top-50 prospect Kaden House’s commitment on Oct. 31, 247Sports ranks Maryland’s 2026 class No. 13 in the country.

Announcements

Tristan Reed, 2026, Center, Link Academy (Branson, Missouri)

A day after House’s commitment, Maryland missed out on a different four-star prospect.

Reed, a top-10 center in the country, chose Mississippi State over Maryland, Michigan State, Missouri and Ohio State on Saturday. The Saint Louis native would have been the Terps’ second-highest commit and first center commit of the 2026 class.

Track and Field

Quincy Wilson, 2026, Sprints, Bullis School (Potomac)

Maryland track and field is officially contending for its most transformative recruit in program history. Wilson, a track phenom and Olympic gold medalist, announced Saturday he had narrowed his recruitment to five schools: Maryland, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UCLA and USC.

Although Maryland’s odds of landing Wilson are long compared to other powerhouse programs competing for his commitment, it holds the advantage of being local.

[Recruiting Roundup: Michael Locksley isn’t worried about Zion Elee’s South Carolina visit]

Football

Duyon “DQ” Forkpa Jr., 2026, Linebacker, St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

Three recruits from St. Frances Academy are committed to Locksley and the Terps’ 2026 class, but Maryland failed to secure a fourth.

A composite four-star prospect, Forkpa chose North Carolina over Maryland, Florida, Florida State and Miami, among others. He visited College Park in October.

Offers

Jeramy Laster Jr., 2028, Wide Receiver, Beech (Hendersonville, Tennessee)

Maryland offered Laster on Tuesday. Although a high school sophomore, he’s drawn significant interest. The 5-foot-11 wide receiver holds offers from Auburn, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and others.

House is the No. 7 player in Arizona, No. 7 combo guard and No. 44 player nationally, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.

House, the son of former NBA player Eddie House, visited College Park on Sept. 13. He visited TCU, Vanderbilt and St. John’s as well.

Vanderbilt could have nabbed another recruit from the Terps after landing four-star guard Ant Brown and four-star center Jackson Sheffield, two Maryland targets.

[Recruiting Roundup: Michael Locksley isn’t worried about Zion Elee’s South Carolina visit]

Instead, House joins three-star forward Austin Brown and four-star forward Adama Tambedou in Maryland’s 2026 recruiting class.

He attends Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, a program that’s recently produced several NBA players, including Jeremiah Fears, TyTy Washington and Maxwell Lewis.

Williams has again added a high-motor player who meshes well with his coaching style. House averaged two steals, 0.6 blocks and 6.1 rebounds per game, according to 247Sports scouting director Adam Finkelstein.

Maryland’s 2026 recruiting class ranks No. 11 nationally after adding House.

The No. 2 player in the 2026 class and the highest-ranked commit in program history has affirmed his commitment to Maryland  several times since his initial decision in December. And while a visit to another school doesn’t seem promising for the Terps’ prospects at keeping Elee’s pledge, the situation is seemingly complex.

In an interview with The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan on Tuesday,coach Michael Locksley suggested that Elee could have been paid to visit the Gamecocks. Locksley said that some schools will occasionally use NIL-structured incentives to entice prospects to visit their campus.

“In my opinion, those guys, you know they get paid to go take those trips now. Why would I be mad for Zion to make five to 10 grand to go down to South Carolina?” Locksley said. “He’s been one of those guys that’s been really loyal to this area, he’s been loyal to me and the program that we’ve created.

“I’m not saying that that’s what happened, but you know, over the years for me, if I have great communication with a kid, I can’t operate out of fear,” Locksley said during the interview.

Elee posted pictures from his visit to Columbia on Instagram with the caption “Weekend getaway #forevercommitted .”

If Elee were to decommit, it would be a massive hit to the program. The Terps have lost three games in a row, which has left fans frustrated with Locksley. Elee’s decommitment would be a significant blow to the coach’s reputation in College Park.

Visits

Football

Darrell Carey, 2026, Safety, DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville)

Carey, a three-star prospect and a top-50 safety nationally, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, is scheduled to take a second official visit to College Park on Oct. 31. He first visited  Maryland on June 20.

[Recruiting roundup: Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson attends Maryland football game]

The senior decommitted from Penn State on Oct. 27, just more than two weeks after coach James Franklin was fired. On the same day he decommitted, 247Sports’ National Recruiting Analyst Brian Dohn predicted that Carey will commit to the Terps. 

Carey would be Maryland’s second safety commit and the 12th commit overall in the 2026 class.

Offers

Censere Gaylord, 2027, Cornerback, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)

Maryland became the 26th Division I program to offer Gaylord on Saturday, joining Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Tennessee, among others. Gaylord visited Georgia on Sept. 27 and Tennessee on Oct. 11.

The four-star prospect is the No. 17 prospect in Florida and No. 204 player nationally. Gaylord is the 27th cornerback Maryland has offered in the 2027 class.

Charles “Chuck” Roberts, 2027, Safety, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)

A day before they offered Gaylord, Locksley and the Terps extended an offer to his teammate at IMG Academy. Maryland is the 13th program to offer Roberts, a three-star prospect and a top-40 player in Florida.

[Behind Maryland football’s early-season success is a dynamic freshman class]

The junior drew interest from several of the nation’s top programs over the summer. Roberts visited Texas on June 1, and collected offers from Oregon and Miami.

Commits

Softball

Audrey Heller, 2026, Right-Handed Pitcher/Infielder, Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa)

Coach Lauren Karn and the Terps landed their fourth commitment of the 2026 class, according to On3, when Heller chose Maryland on Oct. 21. She joins three-star Ava Nevius as Maryland’s second pitching prospect in the 2026 class.

The senior attended camps at Maryland, Virginia and FAU in recent months before landing on Karn and the Terps.

Announcements

Men’s Basketball

Miles Sadler, 2026, Point Guard, Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, Arizona)

The No. 3 point guard in the country narrowed his list of potential schools to six on Wednesday. He’ll choose between Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, UCLA, USC and West Virginia.

Sadler has taken official visits to Tennessee, Oklahoma and West Virginia. The 5-foot-10 guard seems to be most interested in the Mountaineers, as 247Sports lists his interest in them  as “warmer,” the only program with that designation.

Tristan Reed, 2026, Center, Link Academy (Branson, Missouri)

Reed, a four-star center and top-100 prospect, will announce his commitment on Saturday. The St. Louis native will choose between Maryland, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Missouri and Ohio State.

He’s visited all five schools, but Michigan State, Missouri and Ohio State are the three likeliest destinations, according to 247Sports.

Women’s Basketball

Sydney Mobley, 2027, Center, Olentangy Berlin (Delaware, Ohio)

One of the top women’s basketball prospects in the 2027 class, Mobley narrowed her recruitment to 12 schools on Sunday. The No. 1 player in Ohio’s list includes Maryland, Notre Dame, Ohio State, South Carolina and North Carolina.

A commitment from Mobley would mark coach Brenda Frese and the program’s third straight year with a five-star commit after they landed guard Rainey Welson in the 2025 class and forward Jordyn Jackson in the 2026 class.

From the 1950s to the 2020s, standouts such as Gene Shue, Ernie Graham, Jalen Smith and Derik Queen have donned the number. But during the golden days of the program, it belonged to Steve Blake.

The starting point guard for Maryland’s 2002 national championship-winning team and the Terps’ all-time leader in assists, Blake’s jersey hangs from the rafters of Xfinity Center.

His son, Nick Blake, will be the next player to sport No. 25.

“I’ve worn 25 multiple other times, as well, for my dad. I wore it in high school and AAU,” Blake said. “Wearing that number here too … he kind of gave me the go-ahead.”

But it wasn’t always certain Blake would continue his father’s legacy in College Park.

Before committing to coach Buzz Williams and Maryland as a preferred walk-on, Blake drew significant attention from lower-division colleges as an upperclassman in high school.

Blake played for TRD, a club team in Under Armour’s AAU circuit, in the summer after his junior year at Olympia High School in Orlando. The development of his game during his time playing for TRD and his senior year at Olympia sparked a recruiting push.

The 6-foot-2 guard hit seven threes in the first game of his senior year, the initial signs of a prolific shooting season. Blake shot 38.4 percent on 3-pointers and averaged more than seven long-range shots a game.

[Buzz Williams tempers expectations at Maryland men’s basketball’s media day]

Olympia coach Justin Shipp said once opposing teams started watching Blake’s film, they’d face guard him and try to eliminate him from the game.

As defenses began paying more attention to Blake, so did recruiters.

“It got to a point where, during the recruiting process, my phone would ring and I wouldn’t even know the number and I would just know, this call’s for Nick,” Shipp said. “It was a lot of people extremely interested in him because of the way he can shoot it, because of his grades, because of his work ethic … my phone was going bonkers for him.”

Blake didn’t receive a Division I offer, so he first committed to the University of Scranton, a Division III program. He attributes his decision to Scranton being “one of the better DIII programs in the country,” and being the right fit for his freshman situation.

Maryland recruited Blake after Williams was hired in April. Once he had the opportunity to join the Terps, it was a natural choice.

Williams and the rest of the staff are already like family, Blake said, and Maryland is a familiar place. One of the first college practices Blake watched was in College Park, and he’s spent lots of time in Maryland.

“It’s the place that I’ve been around my whole life,” Blake said. “If I’m able to make an impact here, it’s going to be a great decision no matter what.”

But opting to play for a Division I school as a preferred walk-on rather than with a Division III program entails a battle for playing time.

Blake said it doesn’t concern him.

[5 numbers that could define Maryland men’s basketball’s season]

“That’s not something I’m worried about. As long as I’m able to contribute, I’m happy,” Blake said. “I’m a freshman, I’m getting better every day. I’m trying to improve, improve, improve, and so one day maybe I can see the floor and impact the game.”

Former Maryland coach Gary Williams drew parallels between Steve Blake and his son when they each entered college.

“Just like with Steve, when he came in there [were] no guarantees,” Gary Williams said. “We knew he was a good player, but I didn’t know how good he was going to be. He worked really hard to become the player he eventually became.”

Though Blake profiles more as a shooting guard and a three-point specialist, he and Steve Blake share similarities as players.

Shipp highlighted the younger Blake’s playmaking, basketball IQ, work ethic and scrappiness as areas of his game that stood out. His father possessed these same qualities.

Steve Blake averaged seven assists a game in his four years at Maryland and is sixth in NCAA history in total assists. Gary Williams attributed Steve Blake’s success to his work ethic, toughness and resolve.

Blake recognized the impact of watching his father play. He believes he inherited some of Steve Blake’s competitiveness, and that the insight his father gave him helped him learn the game.

But learning from his father’s experience didn’t make Blake complacent. Even as his father’s No. 25 jersey looms over Xfinity Center court, Blake takes nothing for granted.

“It’s me,” Blake said. “I’m gonna be the one to put in the work, to set my own standards and just go as far as I can go.”

Eight prospects in the 2026 class decommitted from Penn State after Franklin’s firing. One already scheduled a visit to College Park. The Nittany Lions’ 2025 roster hosts 13 players from Maryland, including a few who visited College Park during their recruitment.

Coach Michael Locksley and the Terps now have the opportunity to bring local talent back to College Park.

Three-star wide receiver Lavar Keys from DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, who decommitted from Penn State on Oct. 12, will visit Maryland in November. Though he remains committed to the Nittany Lions, three-star defensive lineman Tavian Branch from Riverside in Taylor, Pennsylvania, will also visit College Park.

[Recruiting roundup: Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson attends Maryland football game]

Redshirt freshman defensive end Jaylen Harvey was a four-star recruit at Quince Orchard in Gaithersburg, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. Freshman defensive end Cortez Harris earned a composite four-star rating at Riverdale Baptist in Upper Marlboro, and freshman receiver Jeff Exinor Jr. was a top-10 player in Maryland in the 2025 class.

All three officially visited Maryland before committing to Penn State.

Commits

Levi Babin, 2027, Athlete, Episcopal (Alexandria, Virginia)

Maryland landed its first commitment in the 2027 class Wednesday with a local recruit. Babin, who plays running back and defensive back at Episcopal, chose the Terps just more than a month after visiting for their game against Towson.

Maryland offered Babin on July 31.He’s expected to play defensive back in college. The junior also received offers from Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse and Virginia Tech, among others.

Baseball

Ryder Sowa, 2027, Right-handed pitcher and first baseman, Calvert Hall College (Rosedale, Maryland)

Sowa, the sixth member of Maryland baseball’s 2027 recruiting class and its first in-state recruit, according to Perfect Game, committed to the Terps on Monday.

[Maryland football mailbag: where Michael Locksley stands amid Terps’ struggles]

Perfect Game grades the junior 8.5 out of 10, between a “Potential draft pick and/or excellent college prospect” and “Potential top-10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect.”

Sowa’s fastball tops out at 90 miles an hour, while his velocity ranks in the 99th percentile of his class.

Softball

Izzy Cino, 2027, Infielder, Donovan Catholic (Toms River, New Jersey)

Cino chose the Terps on Oct. 5, giving Maryland softball its second 2027-class commitment. Prep Softball ranks her the No. 78 prospect nationally in her class.

Cino is the second 2027 recruit from New Jersey, joining Brooke Donofrio.

Torie Turner, 2027, Right-handed pitcher and utility, Summer Creek (Houston)

Coach Lauren Karn earned another recruiting win with Turner’s commitment on Oct. 11. Turner is the No. 58 prospect nationally in the 2027 class, according to Softball America.

The junior primarily pitches for Summer Creek High School, but also plays first base, according to NCSA College Recruiting. She took an official visit to College Park in September.

Offers

Football

Djidjou Bah, 2026, Defensive Lineman, Germantown (Germantown, Tennessee)

Though Bah has been committed to Wisconsin since June 1, several programs have pushed to flip the three-star prospect’s commitment. Maryland joined the fray with an offer on Oct. 14.

Bah visited Missouri on June 20 and received an offer from Nebraska on Oct. 13. If the senior were to flip his commitment, it would likely be to Maryland, Missouri, Colorado or Nebraska — the only schools besides Wisconsin he has interest in, according to 247Sports.

It’s worth noting the Badgers are 2-5 this season, including a 27-10 loss to Maryland and a 0-4 conference record.

Josh Warren Jr., 2026, Edge Rusher, Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, Georgia)

Warren was unranked as a high school prospect coming out of Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida, but he’s established himself as one of the nation’s premier junior college transfer prospects.

The Terps offered Warren on Oct. 14, joining the nearly 25 other Division I programs — including Florida State, Minnesota, SMU and West Virginia — that have offered him. 247Sports ranks the three-star as the No. 1 junior college transfer from Florida and the No. 19 junior college transfer nationally.

Warren visited Texas State on Oct. 11 and has official visits to Florida State and NC State slated for November.

Announcements

Jameer Whyce, 2028, Defensive Lineman, Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, Ohio)

Whyce chose to stay in state with a commitment to the Buckeyes on Oct. 16. He chose Ohio State over Maryland and Miami, according to Rivals.

The 6-foot-4, 270-pound sophomore is the No. 2 player in Ohio and No. 33 prospect nationally in the 2028 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. Whyce is the highest-ranked prospect in his class to announce his commitment.

The Bullis School senior took an unofficial visit to College Park for the Terps’ game against Nebraska. He took his official visit in July. Wilson, who lives in Gaithersburg, spoke about the convenience of traveling to College Park.

“It feels great, just 30 minutes, just got straight out from home,” Wilson told The Diamondback on Saturday.

At 16 years old, Wilson became the youngest American male track and field athlete in Olympic history. Scholar Champion Athlete Recruiting ranks Wilson as the No. 1 prospect nationally in the 2026 class. He’s one of two class of 2026 recruits to receive a 99 rating.

Visits

Football

Duyon “DQ” Forkpa Jr., 2026, Linebacker, St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

Forkpa, a four-star prospect and the No. 6 recruit in Maryland per 247Sports’ composite rankings, visited College Park last weekend for Maryland’s game against Nebraska. He could become the latest player from St. Frances Academy to choose the Terps.

[Zahir Mathis nearly quit football. Now he’s flourishing at Maryland.]

Forkpa transferred to the Baltimore school ahead of his senior year after playing his junior season at Mill Creek in Georgia. Coach Michael Locksley has already secured three commitments from players at St. Frances Academy in the upcoming recruiting class: five-star edge rusher Zion Elee, three-star tight end Damon Hall Jr. and three-star cornerback Hakim Satterwhite.

247Sports lists the 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker’s interest in Missouri, Michigan, Florida and Florida State as “warm.” Forkpa has visited all four of those schools, as well as Miami, North Carolina and Colorado. He’s the highest-ranked uncommitted prospect in Maryland.

Josiah Vilmael, 2026, Defensive Back, Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas)

Oklahoma State was the first Division I program to offer Vilmael, according to 247Sports, and the three-star prospect committed to the Cowboys the same day. But after longtime coach Mike Gundy was fired on Sept. 23, Vilmael decommitted and reopened his recruitment five days later.

Vilmael also visited College Park the weekend of Oct. 10. Maryland became Vilmael’s second Division I offer in May.

Offers

Men’s Basketball

Kamsi Awaka, 2027, Center, Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey)

Coach Buzz Williams and the Terps were the first Power Five program to offer Awaka, a four-star center and a top-100 prospect in the 2027 class, on Oct. 8. Awaka previously received offers from Fordham, High Point, Iona and Rhode Island.

The 6-foot-10 prospect is the third center in the 2027 class that Maryland has offered.

Anderson Diaz, 2027, Point Guard, Lawrence Woodmere Academy (Woodmere, New York)

Maryland offered Diaz, a four-star prospect ranked the No. 2 player in New York and No. 34 prospect nationally by 247Sports’ composite rankings, on Oct. 4. Diaz holds offers from 11 other Division I programs, including Illinois, Syracuse, St. John’s and Villanova.

[The Diamondback Sports Digest: Is Terps football the ‘same old Maryland’?]

He’s the first recruit from New York in the 2027 class that Maryland has offered.

Announcements

Tristan Reed, 2026, Center, Link Academy (Branson, Missouri)

Reed narrowed his recruitment to five schools on Monday. The four-star prospect will choose between Maryland, Ohio State, Michigan State, Mississippi State and Missouri. He took an official visit to Maryland on Oct. 3, though it seems the Terps have the lowest odds of landing Reed.

The Saint Louis native has taken four official visits to Michigan State.

Reed would be the highest-ranked class of 2026 prospect to choose the Terps. He’d also be Maryland’s first center commit of the cycle. 247Sports lists Reed as a “High Choice” for Maryland.

Latrell Allmond, 2026, Power Forward, Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)

The recruiting dry spell for Williams and the Terps continued Monday when Allmond committed to Oklahoma State. The No. 2 player in Virginia and No. 27 prospect nationally, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, chose Oklahoma State over Maryland, Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia.

Allmond is the latest of several four-star recruits who have passed on the Terps, though he’s likely the most touted among them. The Richmond native is the highest-ranked four-star prospect in the 2026 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.

Commits

Baseball

Colton Baron, 2026, Right-Handed Pitcher, Siegel (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)

Baron committed to Maryland on July 23, becoming the third generation in his family to play baseball for the Terps. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound pitcher has a fastball that tops out at 89 miles per hour. That velocity is in the 97th percentile for the 2026 class, according to Perfect Game.

Class of 2026 four-star offensive tackle Thomas Wilder – who appears to trend toward choosing the Terps – was among them. Wilder attends Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, and originally stayed in-state with a commitment to Virginia Tech.

After the Hokies lost their first three games of the season and fired coach Brent Pry, Wilder decommitted.

“The head coach had left, so I feel like that changed a lot of things,” Wilder told The Diamondback Saturday. “I’m just trying to weigh my options out now.”

Saturday was Wilder’s second visit to College Park. He first visited on June 13.

247Sports lists Wilder’s interest in Maryland as “warm,” the only school with that classification. InsideMDSports’ Jeff Ermann also predicts that Wilder will choose the Terps.

Other notable recruits who visited Maryland on Saturday include edge rusher Rion Jackson, offensive tackle Brody McNeel and running back Sa’Nir Brooks, per 247Sports. All three are four-star prospects in the 2027 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.

Composite five-star offensive tackle Bryce Smalls, who is listed as Maryland’s lone “Top Target” in the 2028 class, and composite five-star cornerback Langston Pridgeon also visited, according to 247Sports.

Announcements

Khmari Bing, 2026, Defensive Back, St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

After receiving offers from Alabama, Indiana and Ohio State, Bing decommitted on Monday. The three-star prospect’s future with the Terps seemed uncertain immediately after that trio of offers rolled in.

The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back chose not to shut down his recruitment after committing to Maryland, taking an official visit to Miami on June 13. He also took an official visit to Ohio State on Oct. 4, less than three weeks after the Buckeyes offered him and just two days before he announced his decommitment.

[Brayden Marko wants to be next in Maryland football’s school of tight ends]

One of Bing’s teammates at St. Frances, five-star safety Jireh Edwards, is committed to the Crimson Tide. Bing has a visit to Alabama scheduled for Nov. 8, though 247Sports insider Nick Osen predicts he’ll choose the Buckeyes.

Bing announced his commitment to Maryland on Aug. 5, 2024, and was the first commit of Maryland’s 2026 class.

Men’s Basketball

Trey Beamer, 2026, Point Guard, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) 

Beamer is the latest in a string of recruits that coach Buzz Williams and the Terps have missed. He committed to Boston College over Maryland, USF, Florida State and Virginia Tech on Oct. 3.

A four-star prospect ranked No. 86 nationally by 247Sports’ composite rankings, Beamer would have been the Terps’ top recruit in 2026. He also would have been Maryland’s first guard commit in next year’s class.Beamer visited College Park on Sept. 13.

Latrell Allmond, 2026, Power Forward, Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)

Maryland made the top five schools for Allmond, a four-star prospect and a composite top-30 recruit nationally, along with Virginia, Oklahoma State, Tennessee and Indiana. The 6-foot-8 forward will announce his commitment Monday, LeagueRDY’s Sam Kayser announced.

Allmond has a visit to College Park slated for Friday, and has visited the four other schools in his top five. 247Sports lists his interest in Maryland, Oklahoma State, Tennessee and Indiana as “warm” and his interest in Virginia as “cool.” He would be Maryland’s third forward commit for 2026.

Commits

Wrestling

Ryan Kennedy, 2025, 141 Pounds, Spire Academy (Geneva, Ohio)

Coach Alex Clemsen and Maryland wrestling got a late addition to their 2025 recruiting class when Kennedy committed on May 13.

FloWrestling ranks Kennedy as the No. 16 in his weight class, and MatScouts ranks him as the No. 235 prospect in 2025.

[Recruiting roundup: Maryland men’s basketball misses out on a pair of 4-stars]

Visits

Men’s Basketball

Tristan Reed, 2026, Center, Link Academy (Branson, Missouri)

The Terps hosted Reed on Oct. 3, though landing the four-star prospect seems to be a long shot. Even after his visit, Reed’s interest in Maryland is listed as “cool.”

Reed also visited Michigan State, Ohio State and Missouri over the past two months. His interest in these programs is listed as “warmer.” The 6-foot-9 center visited Mississippi State, as well, and his interest in the Bulldogs is characterized as “warm.”

Offers

Football

Jordan Agbanoma, 2027, Interior Offensive Line, Grayson (Loganville, Georgia)

Maryland offered the four-star interior offensive linemanon Sept. 29. Agbanoma is the No. 4 interior offensive lineman, No. 7 player in Georgia and No. 68 prospect nationally, per 247Sports’ composite rankings.

He’s received more than 20 Division I offers from Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and others. LSU offered Agbanoma on Wednesday.

Grant Haviland, 2027, Tight End, Milton (Milton, Georgia)

Coach Michael Locksley and the Terps went back to the Peach State to offer Haviland on Sept. 30. The composite four-star prospect is the 11th tight end in the 2027 class that Maryland has offered.

Haviland already holds 27 other Division I offers, according to 247Sports, including offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia and others.

The Washington, D.C., prep school has sent 16 players to the NFL, but it has a particularly rich history at the tight end position.

Maryland commit Brayden Marko is the latest Division I tight end who Gonzaga has produced. The 6-foot-6 three-star prospect hopes to add to that legacy.

“It’s a privilege, honestly, to be able to play in the same jerseys as some of these guys,” said Marko, a senior. “It’s exciting to know that I’m able to help continue and build that lineage and help build this program.”

Some of Gonzaga’s previous tight ends include Cam Ball at Mississippi State, Burke Carroll at Georgetown, Joey Haynos, who attended Maryland from 2003 to 2007 and played two seasons in the NFL, and Colin Cloherty, who played three seasons in the NFL.

Marko credited Gonzaga’s tight end history as a core reason he chose the high school.

Nate Kurisky, now at Louisville, was a senior when Marko visited Gonzaga as an eighth grader. Marko spoke with Kurisky during the visit, asking what it took for him to reach the Division I level.

That conversation, along with watching Kurisky play during his visit, convinced Marko to choose Gonzaga.

“I saw how Gonzaga has produced such high-level tight ends,” Marko said. “And compared to other schools recruiting me, I saw more potential at Gonzaga.”

He added that he attended the rivalry game against St. John’s [College High School] in his eighth grade. Marko was able to see how the school used tight ends and knew immediately that this was the school he wanted to play for, he said.

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Marko gave a similar reason for committing to Maryland. Especially under coach Michael Locksley, the Terps have heavily featured tight ends in their offense, as Gonzaga does.

Since the Tennessee Titans drafted Chigoziem Okonkwo in the fourth round in 2022, he’s become their starting tight end and one of their top targets in the passing game. Georgia State transfer Dorian Fleming has continued the trend this season, ranking second on the team in receptions with 21 and fourth in receiving yards at 171.

Going back further, Maryland has produced 17 tight ends who played in the NFL, including nine since 2000. Frank Wycheck, Ferrell Edmunds and Vernon Davis — who was drafted sixth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft — all made multiple Pro Bowl appearances.

Shannon Marko, Brayden Marko’s mother, said Brayden grew up watching Big Ten football. Playing for a Big Ten program with an extensive history of using tight ends as pass catchers was a “natural fit,” said Shannon Marko.

Brayden Marko prides himself on being a versatile tight end, a skillset he hopes to carry with him to College Park.

“I always think of myself as the pure, do-it-all tight end. So being able to block, and also being able to route run and catch the ball,” Marko said. “I feel like that will really help … the Maryland offense, being able to do both.”

Trivers said Marko improved his hand-eye coordination during his time at Gonzaga, which made him a better receiving tight end. Marko said the extensive training programs he did shaped his growth.

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Marko’s development and overarching aspirations to play Division I college football required significant sacrifice, though.

He lives in New Market, Maryland and commutes to Gonzaga every day, which takes about an hour and a half. Before he could drive, Marko’s parents would drop him off at a train station 40 minutes away. Marko would do his homework on the train, so he could immediately go to sleep when he got home.

Shannon Marko said between athletics, academics, commuting and the community service that Gonzaga requires, her son has effectively given up his social life on his journey to playing for a Division I program.

Gonzaga quarterback Jason Lindsay said he’s never doubted Marko’s commitment.

“In my years of being here, [I] never had to question Brayden for the type of teammate he’s going to be [or] the type of leader that he’s going to be,” Lindsay said.

Trivers recognized Brayden Marko’s physical potential when he first met him. He recruited Marko, though, because he felt he had the mental makeup to realize it. Trivers said Marko has since proved him right.

The veteran coach called Marko a low-risk, high-reward investment for Maryland.

“I think Maryland’s getting a student-athlete that is going to be committed to his craft and is going to have a high standard for himself,” Trivers said. “You have great success with those kind of guys.”

Four-star shooting guard Junior County, the No. 1 player in Utah and a top-40 recruit in the 2026 class per the 247Sports composite rankings, chose UConn over Maryland and other programs on Thursday.

Another four-star recruit, forward Trent Perry from Link Academy in Branson, Missouri, had Maryland in his top three schools before choosing Kansas on Wednesday. Either Perry or County would have been the Terps’ top-ranked 2026 class recruit.

247Sports predicts the Terps will fail to land another pair of prospects.

Four-star guard Trey Beamer from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and four-star forward Abdou Toure from Notre Dame in West Haven, Connecticut, have Maryland in their top schools. But 247Sports has given crystal ball predictions that they will go elsewhere.

Beamer is predicted to choose Boston College, while Toure is expected to commit to Providence. If Toure commits to the Friars, that would leave in-state five-star forward Baba Oladotun and four-star guard Kaden House as the only available players on 247Sports’ “Top Target” list for Maryland.

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Commits

Baseball

Ted Masino, 2027, Right-Handed Pitcher, Delbarton (Morristown, New Jersey)

Masino became coach Matt Swope and the Terps’ first pitcher commit of the 2027 class when he chose Maryland on Sept. 23. The 6-foot-1 right-hander throws a fastball that tops out at 90 miles per hour, which is 99th-percentile fastball velocity among 2027 prospects, according to Perfect Game.

The junior also throws a curveball that reaches the mid-70s. While third base is Masino’s secondary position on defense, he figures to pitch for the Terps.

Jack Swanson, 2027, Shortstop, Berlin (Berlin, Connecticut)

Swanson – Maryland’s third 2027 recruit from the northeast, joining Masino and Massachusetts native Jackson Fournier –  has played all across the infield. His primary position is shortstop, but he’s seen time at third base, catcher and pitcher.

Visits

Women’s basketball

Kristen Winston, 2029, Guard, Hoover (Hoover, Alabama)

Coach Brenda Frese is already pushing to recruit Winston, a high-school freshman. Maryland offered the 5-foot-11 guard on July 16, and she visited College Park on Sept. 29.
Tennessee, Texas, Florida State, Michigan and several other Power Five programs have also offered Winston. She played for Hoover High School as an eighth-grader last year and won the Alabama Class 7A State Championship.

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Offers

Football

Nate Carson, 2027, Offensive Tackle, Irmo (Columbia, South Carolina)

The Terps offered Carson, a four-star prospect, on Sept. 30. Carson is the No. 4 player in South Carolina, No. 15 offensive tackle and No. 162 prospect overall, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.

He’s the second-highest offensive tackle Maryland has offered in the 2027 class, behind five-star Maxwell Hiller. It will be tough for the Terps to beat out South Carolina, Carson’s hometown school. 247Sports lists his interest in the Gamecocks as “warm,” the only school with that classification.

Men’s Basketball

Blaze Johnson, 2028, Guard, Overtime Elite (Atlanta, Georgia)

Maryland offered the 6-foot-3 guard on Aug. 14, and he has other offers from Georgia, Georgia Tech and UNLV.

At just 15 years old, Johnson is the youngest player in Overtime Elite, which doubles as an accredited high school and a basketball league typically for 16 to 20-year-old players. Overtime Elite has produced NBA talent such as Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Alex Sarr and Rob Dillingham.

The Terps now have ties to the league in Williams’ first year as coach.

Assistant coach and player personnel director Aki Collins, who joined Maryland alongside Williams, was most recently the recruiting and retention director for Overtime Elite from 2023 to 2025.

247Sports lists Johnson’s interest in Maryland as “warm.”

Theo Edema, 2027, Center, Cushing Academy (Ashburnham, Massachusetts)

Maryland offered Edema, a four-star prospect and the No. 1 player in Massachusetts in the 2027 class, on Aug. 14. He’s also received offers from Alabama, Georgetown, Kansas, Villanova and other schools.Williams enjoyed success recruiting from Massachusetts during his time at Texas A&M. Redshirt freshman guard Andre Mills (Boston) and redshirt freshman guard/forward George Turkson Jr. (Lowell) are both from the state.

At 6-foot-11, Edema is taller than any player on Maryland’s current roster.