Another accolade is in for wide receiver Tai Felton after his historic senior season to end his four-year career with Maryland football.
Felton was named an AFCA second-team All-American on Friday, joining Alabama WR Ryan Williams and Ohio St. WR Jeremiah Smith. Felton becomes the first All-American since Tre Watson in 2018, joining TE Vernon Davis and LB D’Qwell Jackson as Terps to earn the award. Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan, Miami (FL) WR Xavier Restrepo and San Jose St. WR Nick Nash were all named first team.
Felton also became the first Terp to be named a first-team All-Big Ten selection since DJ Moore did so in 2017.
Felton ended his 2024 season leading the Big Ten in both receptions (96) and receiving yards (1,124) as he became the fourth player in program history to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. He also set a single-season program record with his 96 receptions, while he ranks third all-time in career catches (172), fourth in receiving yards (2,207) and tied for fourth in receiving touchdowns (17). Felton also set the single-game record with 14 receptions in the week four win vs. Villanova while he posted five games with at least 100 receiving yards, doing a lot of the dirty work for Maryland QB Billy Edwards Jr. with the passing game a consistent struggle in 2024.
A former three-star signee out of Stone Bridge (VA), Felton started in 31 games and appeared in 46 games during his time at Maryland.
“It’s definitely a blessing. Just everything that I’ve been through whether it’s adversity, obstacles, everything like that,” Felton said after the season finale. “A big thank you to coach Locks for taking me in. Young guy, torn ACL, two years out of football, lost all his offers, so a big thank you to his staff and him just believing in me, taking me in. It’s honestly been a blessing. Like I said before, the adversity, the obstacles, we all can learn from it. We all can learn from our mistakes and that’s what we’ve been doing for the last three, four years. It’s just truly a blessing and I’m just so thankful for everybody [at] the University of Maryland.”
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