Why Maryland?
Football

For more than 125 years, Maryland football has been associated with winning. Check out the program highlights from championships to NFL stars:

Maryland football has a rich and deep history: 129 seasons, 669 Wins, 11 Conference Titles, 29 Bowl Game Appearances, 1 National Championship, 25 AP All-America Selections, and 9 College Football Hall of Fame Selections.

Maryland regularly produces NFL talent, having had a player selected in 27 of the last 29 NFL Drafts. In total, 225 former Maryland players have been selected in the NFL Draft. There are more than 20 former Terps on current NFL rosters. Eighteen Terps have been first round selections, including one each in 2018 (DJ Moore), 2019 (Darnell Savage Jr.) and 2023 (Deonte Banks).

One of the premier football facilities in the entire nation, Jones-Hill House houses all of football’s day-to-day operations. The facility provides upgrades in all areas that will aid in creating the consummate student-athlete experience.

Michael Locksley, a Washington, D.C. native with deep personal and professional connections to the area, knows better than anyone how much talent resides in the DMV. Locksley has signed close to 40 four or five star recruits during his coaching career (according to 247sports), 23 of which came from the DMV area.

Locksley has recruited 109 players that have gone on to be selected in the NFL Draft. Among Locksley’s successful signings to Maryland were future NFL stars Vernon Davis, Shawne Merriman, LaMont Jordan, D’Qwell Jackson, EJ Henderson, Yannick Ngakoue and Stefon Diggs.

The University of Maryland is approximately 10 miles from Washington, DC and 30 miles from Baltimore. The location provides the opportunity for our student-athletes to obtain meaningful internships that will benefit them for life after football.

Maryland competes in the Big Ten, one of the most respected and toughest conferences in the country. All of Maryland’s games can be seen on national TV as part of the Big Ten’s television contract.

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