THE TERPS HOLSTER MANY IN-STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STANDOUTS. NOW THE QUESTION IS, WHAT KIND OF ROLES WILL THEY PLAY?
Maryland holsters a bevy of homegrown talent — 47 in-state players to be exact — as they should. But how will the roles align? Check below.
Jessie Aniebonam, DL (Silver Spring, Good Counsel): projected starter
Steve Baca, LB (Mt. Airy, South Carroll): projected fifth-teamer
Andrew Bank, DB (Baltimore, Dulaney): unknown
Fofie Bazzie, DB (Silver Spring, Quince Orchard): projected third-teamer
Antoine Brooks, LB (Lanham, DuVal): projected fourth-teamer
Jermaine Carter, LB (Fort Washington, Friendship Collegiate): surefire starter
Shane Cockerville, LB (Baltimore, Gilman): projected second-teamer
Milan Collins, DB (LaPlata, Bishop McNamara): unknown
Alex Corbin, DB (Westminster, Winters Mill): unknown
Michael Cornwell, WR (Owings Mills, McDonogh School): unknown
Isaiah Davis, LB (Temple Hills, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes): projected starter
RaVon Davis, DB (Fort Washington, Friendly): projected starter
Terrance Davis, OL (Temple Hills, DeMatha Catholic): projected starter
Nnamdi Egbuaba, LB (Baltimore, St. Frances): unknown
Ayinde Eley, LB (Silver Spring, Good Counsel): projected fourth-teamer
Tino Ellis, WR/DB (Reistertown, DeMatha Catholic): projected starter at corner/possible reps at receiver
Tayon Fleet-Davis, RB (Oxon Hill, Potomac): projected backup
Jake Funk, RB (Gaithersburg, Damascus): four-way special teams starter/backup running back
“Jake can help us offensively carrying the ball, and catching the ball and blocking. He does a great job with all that. Jake was a four-way starter on special teams last year, he’ll continue to be that for us. He’ll play a lot of snaps in-game for us. He’s really accountable and a really, really good football player.” — D.J. Durkin on Jake Funk, who who ran for 2,866 yards and 52 touchdowns in his senior year of high school
Matt Gillespie, LB (Towson, Loyola Blakefield): projected fifth-teamer
Adam Greene, K (Arnold, Broadneck): projected starting placekicker
Lorenzo Harrison, RB (Hillcrest Heights, DeMatha Catholic): projected starter/second-teamer
Derrick Hayward, TE (Salisbury, Wicomico): unknown
Kasim Hill, QB (Washington, D.C., St. John’s College): projected second-teamer
Keiron Howard, DL (Fort Washington, Potomac): unknown
Ty Johnson, RB (Cumberland, Fort Hill: surefire starter
Chris Jones, WR (Baltimore, DeMatha Catholic): projected second-teamer
Deon Jones, DB (Oxon Hill, Potomac): projected second-teamer
Taivon Jones, WR (Camp Springs, Suitland): projected starter
Melvin Keihn, DE (Towson, Gilman): projected second-teamer
Dimitri Lee, DB (Bowie, Friendship Collegiate): projected fourth-teamer
Will McClain, OL (Middletown, Middletown): projected third-teamer
Anthony McFarland, RB (Hyattsville, DeMatha Catholic): projected starter/backup
Adam McLean, DL (Gaithersburg, Quince Orchard): projected second-teamer
Jordan McNair, OL (Randallstown, McDonogh School): projected second-teamer
Richard Merritt, OL (Silver Spring, Archbishop Carroll): projected second-teamer
Marcus Minor, OL (Lanham, DeMatha Catholic): projected third-teamer
Ikechukwu Ogwuegbu, FB (Hyattsville, DeMatha Catholic): projected backup
Seun Oluwatimi, DL (Upper Marlboro, DeMatha Catholic): unknown
Brian Plummer, OL (New Windsor, South Carroll): projected second-teamer
Lawtez Rogers, DL (Greenbelt, Eleanor Roosevelt): projected fifth-teamer
Chase Sanchez, LB (Ellicott City, Marriotts Ridge): unknown
Mike Shinsky, K (Towson, McDonogh School): projected starter
Marcus Smith, RB (West Friendship, Marriotts Ridge): projected backup
Cam Spence, DL (Washington, D.C., St. John’s Catholic): projected third-teamer
D.J. Turner, WR (Glenarden, DeMatha Catholic): projected starter/second-teamer
Jacquille Veii, WR (Gaithersburg, The Avalon School): projected starter
Josh Woods, DB (Baltimore, McDonogh): projected second-teamer
