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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Maryland
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  Maryland football has finalized its coaching staff for the 2023 season with the additions of offensive coordinator Josh Gattis and safeties coach Zac Spavital, the program announced Thursday. Gattis, who will also coach quarterbacks at Maryland, was the offensive coordinator at Miami in 2022, but the school fired him after one season. The Hurricanes logged 23.6 points and 367.1 yards per game. Gattis has experience in the Big Ten, working as Michigan's offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2021. Gattis won the 2021 Broyles Award, given to the nation's top assistant. "The additions of Josh and Zac really bolsters our already strong coaching staff," Coach Michael Locksley said in a statement. "Josh and I have a strong relationship and a proven track record of working together to produce a potent offense. He and I share many of the same philosophies, and it should be a very smooth transition. Zac comes to us with a history of being part of defenses that have a tremendous amount of success, especially when it comes to being aggressive and taking the ball away."

Gattis will be part of a new-look offensive staff after Locksley lost his top two offensive assistants after last season. Locksley recently hired longtime college head coach Kevin Sumlin as the co-coordinator and tight ends coach. Gattis worked with Locksley at Alabama in 2018, when Locksley led the record-setting Crimson Tide offense and Gattis served as the co-coordinator and wide receivers coach. At Maryland, Gattis will inherit an offense led by quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, who will be Maryland's starter for the fourth straight season. The Terps have steadily improved under Locksley, and Tagovailoa has been the program's most prominent player as he's broken numerous school records. - Washington Post

rSr/2024 QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
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  Jakorian Bennett doesn't know what his life would be like without football. Maybe he would've stuck with track, but his answer didn't seem definitive. He spent a minute trying to envision a scenario where he wasn't the starting cornerback at Maryland, and nothing came to mind. Football has meant everything to Bennett, but life without it was almost a reality. He was an undersized defensive back who rarely touched the field through three years at McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile, Alabama. Bennett was on the verge of walking away from football when his former defensive backs coach, TJ McCord, told him "if you start quitting now, you are gonna quit everything for the rest of your life."

A spark was ignited. Bennett starred as a senior and then went on to play at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, where he garnered 27 Division I offers before choosing Maryland. Three years after arriving in College Park, he can sit back and say his long journey has paid off. Bennett, who leads all Power Five players in passes defended (27) since 2021, is a two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention and has a chance to go to the NFL, a goal he didn't realize was possible until his last year of junior college. "He's such a hard worker," redshirt senior wide receiver Jeshaun Jones said. "He's getting what he deserves." - Baltimore Sun

rSr/2023 CB Jakorian Bennett, Maryland
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  Taulia Tagovailoa announced Wednesday he is returning to Maryland to play next season. Tagovailoa, who holds a slew of school passing records, will try to help the Terrapins continue their recent rise under coach Michael Locksley. Maryland has won bowl games each of the past two seasons after finishing below .500 in the previous six. "My goal when coming to Maryland was to help Coach Locksley turn this program around," Tagovailoa said. "After winning back-to-back bowl games, I believe we have things going in the right direction. But we're not done yet. I'm not done yet."

The Terps went 8-5 this past season and were competitive against both Michigan and Ohio State. Tagovailoa, the brother of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, has stabilized the QB position at Maryland. He holds the program's career records for yards passing, completions, completion percentage, touchdowns passing and total offense. He also holds single-season records for yards passing, completions, completion percentage and touchdowns passing. Maryland also returns standout running back Roman Hemby and tight end Corey Dyches, although wide receiver Rakim Jarrett decided to enter the NFL draft. - AP College Football

rSr/2024 QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
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  Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa is Maryland's all-time leader in career passing yards (7,658), total offensive yards (7.843), passing touchdowns (50) and completion percentage (68%). In 2021, he established single-season school records for passing yards (3,860), completions (328), completion percentage (69.2%) and touchdowns (26). This past season, Tagovailoa was named second-team All-Big Ten Conference by the coaches after completing 262 of 391 passes (67%) for 3,008 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Tagovailoa is currently contemplating whether to return to Maryland for his senior season or declare for the NFL draft. He is the younger brother of Miami Dolphins starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. If Tagovailoa does return to the Terps, he has a chance to climb further up the Big Ten's all-time record book. The Hawaii native is currently ranked 42nd in league history in touchdown passes, 35th in passing yards and 33rd in completions. - Capital Times

rSr/2024 QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
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  Maryland senior left tackle Jaelyn Duncan declared for the 2023 NFL draft on Saturday night. Duncan will leave Maryland as one of the program's best offensive linemen in more than a decade. The former St. Frances standout was a three-time All-Big Ten honorable mention, using his speed and athleticism to transform into an intriguing prospect who could be picked as high as the first round in April. "I would venture to say there are very few tackles throughout the country that have the athleticism he has," Terps coach Mike Locksley said of the 6-foot-6, 320-pound Duncan.

Duncan is among a handful of Maryland players to declare for the NFL draft in recent weeks. Edge rusher Durell Nchami, wide receivers Rakim Jarrett, Jacob Copeland and Dontay Demus Jr. and cornerbacks Deonte Banks and Jakorian Bennett have announced their decisions to turn pro. Duncan, Bennett and kicker Chad Ryland will compete in the Reese's Senior Bowl in February. Maryland is still waiting on redshirt junior quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa and senior wide receiver Jeshaun Jones to decide whether they want to return to College Park for another season or enter the draft. - Baltimore Sun

rSr/2023 OT Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
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  Jeshaun Jones' Maryland career has been a testament to his perseverance. After making some noise as a freshman, Jones tore his ACL before his sophomore campaign. In 2021, Jones tore his other ACL, forcing him to miss the final seven games of that season. In his first full season since his freshman year, Jones led the team in receiving yards (557), touchdowns (four) and receptions (44). The redshirt senior ended the season on a high note as well, totaling 152 yards and a touchdown against Rutgers before catching four passes for 79 yards in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.

Locksley said he's been actively recruiting Jones to return for a sixth season. With wide receivers Rakim Jarrett, Jacob Copeland and Dontay Demus Jr. having declared for the 2023 NFL draft, Jones would provide much-needed leadership and be a go-to target for Tagovailoa. "Jeshaun plays the game the way it should be played," Locksley said. "If you look at our receivers room and the way it has been impacted with guys leaving. It would be great to have a veteran presence like him back." Jones said he wants to see how the recruiting process goes before deciding on whether to return to Maryland for another season, saying, "it'll be sooner than later." He said the decision to either return or leave for the NFL draft will be tough because of the love he has for his teammates and wanting to see some of the young wide receivers grow. "I feel like this team was like together, and I'm so excited for all these guys," Jones said. - Baltimore Sun

rSr/2024 WR Jeshaun Jones, Maryland
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  Taulia Tagovailoa threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Octavian Smith, Chad Ryland kicked three field goals and Maryland outlasted No. 25 North Carolina State 16-12 to win the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Friday. Tagovailoa finished 19 of 37 for 221 yards with two interceptions. Roman Hemby ran for 65 yards rushing on 24 carries for Maryland (8-5), which won its second straight bowl game. Jakorian Bennett, who helped seal the win with a late interception, was named the game's Most Valuable Player. The Terrapins' defense held N.C. State to 27 yards rushing on 18 carries and kept the Wolfpack out of the end zone. Ben Finley, one of four different starting quarterbacks for North Carolina State this season, completed 22 of 48 passes for 269 yards with two interceptions and couldn't find the end zone. All of N.C. State's points came off the leg of All-American kicker Christopher Dunn, who converted field goals of 38, 19, 38 and 26 yards.

Redshirt freshman Billy Edwards Jr., who had only thrown 45 passes all season for Maryland, got the start at quarterback for Maryland over Tagovailoa. But he only lasted one series before giving way to the Terrapins' regular-season starter. Maryland took a 10-9 lead in the second quarter when Tagovailoa found Smith in the back left corner of the end zone for the game's only touchdown. North Carolina State (8-5) certainly had its chances, penetrating the Maryland 25-yard line four times, but was forced to settle for field goals each time. The biggest opportunity to seize momentum came in the fourth quarter when Rakeim Ashford intercepted Tagovailoa at the N.C. State 35. But the Terrapins defense answered with a third-down stop and forced a field goal. N.C. State had one last chance to win it when they got the ball back with 2:34 left in the game at their own 25, but Bennett's leaping interception clinched the victory. - Maryland/AP College Football

rSr/2024 QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
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  2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: CB Ja'Quan Sheppard, Cincinnati, Sr.,...Sheppard ranked second in the league in pass breakups (10) and finished with 50 tackles and 4.5 TFLs, while starting all 12 games at boundary cornerback after replacing Gardner. - Cincinnati Football

rSr/2024 CB Jaquan Sheppard, Maryland
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  Maryland football wide receiver Rakim Jarrett announced Tuesday that he will forgo the upcoming bowl game and enter the 2023 NFL draft. In front of reporters and television cameras, Jarrett thanked his family and coaching staff for the last three years and said he knew in the spring that there was a high probability that his junior season would be his last in a Maryland uniform. "I was trying to do as much as possible to [put] my name in [Maryland football] history, help the team win and go to back-to-back bowl games," he said. Jarrett is the third Maryland wide receiver to declare for the draft, joining Dontay Demus Jr. and Jacob Copeland, all of whom will be skipping the Duke Mayo's Bowl against NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Dec. 30.

Jarrett's stats declined this season - 40 receptions for 471 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games - as Maryland relied on its depth at wide receiver and ran the ball more. His best game was the season-opening victory against Buffalo when he had six catches for 110 yards. Jarrett said he is fully healthy after missing the regular-season finale against Rutgers because of to a knee injury. "I just hyperextended my knee [and] there was a little swelling," he said. "I think I could've [played] but I would've had to brace it up." - Baltimore Sun

Jr/2023 WR *Rakim Jarrett, Maryland
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  Maryland wide receiver Dontay Demus Jr. announced Thursday that he will forgo the bowl game to prepare for the 2023 NFL draft. Demus put his NFL dreams on hold, electing to return to College Park to reestablish his connection with quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa and continue to build Maryland's program. Although the Terps are bowl-eligible for the second straight year and won seven regular-season games for the first time since 2014, Demus never got back to his old self. He had five games in which he caught only one pass and never exceeded 100 receiving yards. After the loss to the Buckeyes, coach Mike Locksley emphasized Demus was still recovering from the knee injury but was improving. He had five games in which he caught only one pass and never exceeded 100 receiving yards. - Baltimore Sun

rSr/2023 WR Dontay Demus Jr., Maryland
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  Another Miami Hurricane is headed into the transfer portal and this time it's a player who once seemed to be on a star trajectory. After falling out of favor and seeing a shrunken role as a sophomore, Avantae Williams is transferring from Miami, he announced on Twitter. Williams had a tumultous career with the Hurricanes - including a health issue, a domestic-violence accusation and, ultimately, an impressive freshman season in 2021 - and is now planning to head elsewhere to wrap up his college career. The safety will have three years of eligibility left after a medical issue kept him off the field for the entire 2020 season.

Williams is the seventh Miami to announce his intentions to transfer this month and the fourth defensive back. The others so far are running back Thaddius Franklin Jr., defensive lineman Allan Haye and Elijah Roberts, and defensive backs Gilbert Frierson, Jalen Harrell and Keshawn Washington. Williams is also maybe the Hurricanes' highest profile entrant so far. The 6-foot, 198-pound defensive back was Miami's top-ranked addition in the Class of 2020, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. - Miami Herald

rJr/2025 SS Avantae Williams, Maryland
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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland,...Tagovailoa completed 243 of his 354 pass attempts for 2,787 yards and 17 touchdowns during his redshirt junior season. The quarterback ranks second in the Big Ten in completions and completion percentage (68.6), and third in passing yards. Tagovailoa has rewritten Maryland's record books, as he's now the program leader in career touchdown passes (50), career passing yards (7,658), total offense (7,843) and 300-yard passing games (12). - Maryland Football

rSr/2024 QB Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Colton Spangler,...Spangler ranks third in the Big Ten and 16th nationally in punting average (45.1 yards per punt). A Ray Guy Award Watch List selection, Spangler booted two punts over 60 yards and 12 punts over 50 yards, while pinning 14 punts inside the 20-yard line this season. - Maryland Football

rSr/2024 P Colton Spangler, Maryland
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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Jakorian Bennett,...Bennett ranks sixth in the Big Ten in pass break-ups (10) and seventh in passes defensed (11). A Reese's Senior Bowl invitee, Bennett is tied for the FBS lead in passes defended since the beginning of the 2021 season with 27. He has the most career passes defended per game of any active Power 5 player (1.07). - Maryland Football

rSr/2023 CB Jakorian Bennett, Maryland
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  2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Kicker Chad Ryland, Maryland,...Ryland excelled during his only season with the Terrapins, ending the regular season having made 16 of his 20 field goal attempts (80%). He connected on 13 of his 14 field goal attempts inside 50 yards, while also ranking first in the Big Ten and second nationally with three field goal makes of 50 or more yards. - Maryland Football

rSr/2023 K Chad Ryland, Maryland
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