The winter transfer portal window is officially closed as Maryland football watched 20 players hit the transfer portal with the first wave of the offseason now complete. A look at who departed and who has already found a new home:
Committed:
QB Cam Edge: Eastern Michigan
CB Chantz Harley: James Madison
CB Kevis Thomas: Kentucky
CB Lionell Whitaker: Coastal Carolina
TE Preston Howard: Auburn
TE Dylan Wade: UCF
RB Roman Hemby: Indiana
QB Billy Edwards Jr. Wisconsin
SAF Brandon Jacob: UCF
SAF Tayvon Nelson: Marshall
OL Kyle Long: East Carolina
Still unsigned:
OL Marcus Dumervil
OL Deandre Duffus
OL Kevin Kalonji
CB Jonathan Akins
CB Perry Fisher
WR Zeke Avit
WR Josh Richards
P Brenden Segovia
TE Leron Husbands
Maryland has been an active player in the transfer portal, though, as head coach Mike Locksley announced the addition of eight new transfers back on the morning of Dec. 22. WRs Jalil Farooq and Kaleb Webb fill a key role to replenish the top of the unit, while OT Jayvin James gives the offensive line a high-ceiling piece to insert in the two deep after stepping into a full-time starter role in 2024. DL Eyan Thomas becomes the second transfer from Saint Francis during the Locksley era where he and Lavon Johnson are able to replenish the interior defensive line, a key need for the Terps after Jordan Phillips, Tommy Akingbesote and Taizse Johnson departed. CBs Dontay Joyner and Jamare Glasker arrive in January looking to fill the starting spots left vacant in a necessary overhaul at the position this offseason. Meanwhile, Maryland turned to UCLA QB Justyn Martin as its portal quarterback of the offseason after Billy Edwards Jr. departed for Wisconsin. TE Dorian Fleming replaces the outgoing production of Dylan Wade and Preston Howard as the unit looks to bolster its blocking.
Meanwhile, DL Lavon Johnson announced his intention to return to the program just three days after entering the transfer portal, serving as a big offseason win for the program at a position of need.
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