Maryland welcomed eleven enrollees to campus last month and signed another nine prospects in the 2025 class who are set to arrive in June, but Maryland will look to add one more to that as Imhotep (Pa.) four-star edge Zahir Mathis is set to announce his commitment.
Mathis, a 6-foot-5.5, 236-pound edge, is set to announce between Maryland and Florida State. UCLA and Michigan were among the schools involved heading into January while Virginia Tech worked to get into the mix in the two weeks leading into Maryland’s official visit before efforts fell short.
The top uncommitted edge prospect first took an official visit to check out the ‘Noles back on Jan. 10 while head coach Mike Norvell remained an active presence in the pursuit, but Maryland was able to surge through January off the heels of Mathis’ trip to Orlando for the Under Armour All-American game.
It was there when Mathis and QB signee Malik Washington rekindled a friendship that began in youth ball and strengthened ahead of their final high school game to give Maryland juice. Head coach Mike Locksley made the trip north to Imhotep (Pa.) the following week while assistant James Thomas made the trip last Monday to check on the four-star target ahead of his official visit to College Park beginning Jan. 31.
IBG has been all over the pursuit to begin the new year as head coach Mike Locksley made the trip to Imhotep back on Jan. 8 before assistant James Thomas went last week while the Terps became a quiet, yet viable contender through January.
With a need to bolster the edge this offseason, Mathis has been viewed as a potential big piece of next year’s solution where his 83-inch wingspan and nearly 10.5-inch hands would bolster the outside linebacker room.
Maryland last signed a prospect out of Imhotep in the 2015 cycle when then-three-star WR DJ Moore inked with the program over offers from Temple, Duke, Pittsburgh and Indiana among others.
Zahir Mathis is rated a four-star and ranked the 170th-best prospect in the country.
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