You got it, bro. We will look for your updates and do another posting later in the week as we get closer to GameDay. Like my Momma used to tell me..
"No matter where life takes you... don't forget where you came from. Never forget your Roots."
No one can ever accuse "Lights Out" Merriman of forgetting where he's from. #MarylandPride#RunDMV
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐖𝐑 (𝟔-𝟑/𝟏𝟗𝟑) - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 (𝐕𝐀), 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.. 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥..
Kitchens is a Top 125 ranked WR prospect in the '26 class. He held 12 P4 offers and chose Maryland over finalists Virginia Tech, Cincinnati. As a junior, he caught 40 passes for 747 yards and 5 TD's on 18.7 yards per reception, for a Riverdale Baptist (MD) squad that went unbeaten.
𝘈 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘠 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘮-𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. (via 247Sports)
Kitchens has a strong athletic profile that includes Football, Basketball and promising track and field sprint jump data. He is the 12th commitment in the Terps 2026 class and the 9th from the talent rich DMV.
Welcome to College Park, Jayden Kitchens! #WRU#C2IBT6LK#DMVxUMD#RunDMV#TBIA@Aazaar23@Latrell__Scott@OlandisCGary@1ReallyHam
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐓𝐄 (𝟔-4/𝟐𝟐0) - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 - 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜 (𝐌𝐃), 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.
Williams is a Top 10 rated prospect in the state and a Top 20 ranked tight end in the '26 class. As a junior, he caught 35 passes for 679 yards and six touchdowns averaging 19.4 yards per reception.
On tape, 𝘈 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴. Williams 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘱-𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥.. He 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 12 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥 - 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 - as a featured receiving option.. A𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴.
Williams chose the Terps over finalists Pittsburgh, NC State, and Indiana. He is the ninth commitment in the '26 Class and the 8th will local state of Maryland and or DMV ties.
Welcome (home) Javonte Williams! #C2IBT6LK@TheMovementUMD#TBIA#DMVxUMD#RunDMV@JJ_williams81@coachjthomas11@JarrodJames51@tmorris301
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟒-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐂𝐁 (𝟔-𝟐-𝟏𝟖𝟑) - 𝐒𝐭. 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 (𝐌𝐃), 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
Satterwhite is a Top 10 rated prospect in Maryland, and a Top 35 ranked cornerback in the country.
A long rangy natural cover corner with great ball skills, Satterwhite is versatile enough to play all over the secondary. A physical and willing tackler, he is equally disruptive in the running game as he is in the passing game. He combines elite athleticism with length and innate natural instincts.
Satterwhite had over 25 Power 4 offers but ultimately chose Maryland over other finalists Missouri, West Virginia, Miami and Syracuse.
He is the fourth teammate (joining Edge Zion Elee, TE Damon Hall Jr., CB Khmari Bing) from in state powerhouse St. Frances Academy (MD) in the '26 recruiting cycle to commit to the hometown school. #C2IBT6LK@TheMovementUMD#TBIA#DMVxUMD#DBU#RunDMV#FreeGrandma#SFA2UMD@therealkeem@Aazaar23
Speaking of Gonzaga College High School..
4-Star Edge Tyson Harley (6-4/220) Gonzaga (DC) has included hometown Maryland in his Final 5 schools.
The Terps join, VT, Rutgers, PSU, and MSU as Harley's Finalists. Harley is rated as a Top 30 Edge prospect in the country and the #345 prospect overall in the Class of '26.
His Maryland Official Visit date is June 12-14. Teammate Brayden Marko committed to Maryland earlier today. #C2IBT6LK@TheMovementUMD#TBIA#FreeGrandma#DMVxUMD#RunDMV@tysharley@BraydenMarko
Brayden Marko TE (6-6/245) Gonzaga College High School (DC) - Class of 2026 has committed to Maryland.
Marko was a first team WCAC selection last year as a Junior. A well-rounded, old school TE prospect, Marko combines stellar in line blocking in pass pro and the run game with chain moving ability and reliable hands in the passing game.
Originally from Frederick. MD, Marko also has a lacrosse background and is a high achieving student academically. He chose the Terps over offers from Army, Temple, Buffalo, Air Force and various Ivy League schools.
He is the sixth commitment in Maryland's 2026 Class joining DE Zion Elee, TE Damon Hall Jr., CB Khmari Bing, S Zahir Cobb and LB Kaden Carter.
Welcome to Terpsville, Brayden Marko! #C2IBT6LK@TheMovementUMD#TBIA#FreeGrandma#DMVxUMD#RunDMV@BraydenMarko@Aazaar23@JarrodJames51
At today’s pro day in Baltimore, #Terps pledge & St. Frances (MD) five-star edge Zion Elee posted a 4.35 second 40 yard dash & 11.53 inch broad jump 👀
🎥 of the 40: RivalsFriedman/IG
ESPN 300 No. 2 overall prospect Zion Elee out here getting his work in.
Ridiculous distance on the broad jump here from the Maryland commit 😳 @D1zion26