Highest-rated Class of 2021 football recruits from Maryland
With National Signing Day behind us and the 2021 college football season fast-approaching, Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2021 football recruits from Maryland using 247Sports.
There are a number of players primed to make big impacts right away, including as starters as soon as they arrive. The highest-rated players run the gamut from offense to special teams. Without a doubt, several of the players listed here are sure to be household names by the holidays. Keep reading to discover the highest-rated football recruits from your home state.
#50: Christopher Boti (DT)
- College: Liberty
- High school: St. Vincent Pallotti (Laurel, MD)
- National ranking: #2,242 (3 stars, 0.8079 rating)
- Position ranking: #125 (DT)
- Offers: Liberty, Army, Buffalo, Connecticut, Delaware
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#49: Kris Caine (WDE)
- College: Old Dominion
- High school: Dr. Henry Wise (Upper Marlboro, MD)
- National ranking: #2,171 (3 stars, 0.8112 rating)
- Position ranking: #112 (WDE)
- Offers: Old Dominion
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#48: Andrew Adair (OG)
- College: Liberty
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #2,037 (3 stars, 0.816 rating)
- Position ranking: #108 (OG)
- Offers: Liberty, Baylor, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, James Madison
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#47: Brian Plummer (DUAL)
- College: Buffalo
- High school: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD)
- National ranking: #2,036 (3 stars, 0.816 rating)
- Position ranking: #57 (DUAL)
- Offers: Buffalo, Georgetown, Maryland, Massachusetts, Morgan State
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#46: Miles Cross (WR)
- College: Ohio
- High school: Good Counsel (Olney, MD)
- National ranking: #1,958 (3 stars, 0.8194 rating)
- Position ranking: #264 (WR)
- Offers: Ohio, Albany, Buffalo, East Carolina, FIU
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#45: Trace Campbell (ATH)
- College: Maryland
- High school: Our Lady Good Counsel HS (Hyattsville, MD)
- National ranking: #1,932 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #154 (ATH)
- Offers: Air Force, Army, Bucknell, Cincinnati, Columbia
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#44: Austin Tutas (DUAL)
- College: Yale
- High school: Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD)
- National ranking: #1,897 (3 stars, 0.8215 rating)
- Position ranking: #53 (DUAL)
- Offers: Yale, Bucknell, Columbia, Furman, Georgetown
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#43: Dez Williams (WR)
- College: Wake Forest
- High school: St Mary S Ryken (Leonardtown, MD)
- National ranking: #1,893 (3 stars, 0.8216 rating)
- Position ranking: #254 (WR)
- Offers: Wake Forest, Buffalo, East Carolina, James Madison, Kent State
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#42: Joseph Bray (RB)
- College: not committed
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #1,891 (3 stars, 0.8217 rating)
- Position ranking: #118 (RB)
- Offers: Liberty, Southern Miss
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#41: Taevion Clarke (OLB)
- College: Old Dominion
- High school: Dr. Henry Wise (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #1,883 (3 stars, 0.8221 rating)
- Position ranking: #123 (OLB)
- Offers: Old Dominion, Howard, Massachusetts, Morgan State, North Texas
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#40: Roman Hemby (RB)
- College: Maryland
- High school: John Carroll School (Bel Air, MD)
- National ranking: #1,782 (3 stars, 0.8261 rating)
- Position ranking: #110 (RB)
- Offers: Maryland, Appalachian State, Boston College, Buffalo, Charlotte
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#39: DaShawn Jones (CB)
- College: Wake Forest
- High school: Mount Saint Joseph (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #1,563 (3 stars, 0.8335 rating)
- Position ranking: #140 (CB)
- Offers: Wake Forest, Elon, Holy Cross, Kansas, Kent State
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#38: Kylen Austin (WR)
- College: Liberty
- High school: St. Paul's School (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #1,437 (3 stars, 0.8376 rating)
- Position ranking: #196 (WR)
- Offers: Liberty, Army, Bryant, Columbia, Dartmouth
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#37: Joseph Bearns (TE)
- College: Maryland
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #1,432 (3 stars, 0.8378 rating)
- Position ranking: #75 (TE)
- Offers: not available
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#36: Christopher Adams (OT)
- College: Old Dominion
- High school: South Hagerstown (Hagerstown, MD)
- National ranking: #1,414 (3 stars, 0.8389 rating)
- Position ranking: #120 (OT)
- Offers: Old Dominion, Buffalo, Duke, James Madison, Massachusetts
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#35: William Simpkins III (CB)
- College: Virginia
- High school: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD)
- National ranking: #1,401 (3 stars, 0.839 rating)
- Position ranking: #124 (CB)
- Offers: Virginia, Buffalo, Duke, East Carolina, FIU
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#34: Jalen McCain (CB)
- College: Old Dominion
- High school: Charles Herbert Flowers (Bowie, MD)
- National ranking: #1,294 (3 stars, 0.8431 rating)
- Position ranking: #108 (CB)
- Offers: Old Dominion, Boston College, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina
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#33: Sieh Bangura (RB)
- College: Ohio
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
- National ranking: #1,277 (3 stars, 0.8438 rating)
- Position ranking: #78 (RB)
- Offers: Ohio, Albany, Appalachian State, Buffalo, Delaware
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#32: Jaden Bradley (WR)
- College: Pittsburgh
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
- National ranking: #1,247 (3 stars, 0.8451 rating)
- Position ranking: #178 (WR)
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Kent State, Liberty, Massachusetts
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#31: Leron Husbands (TE)
- College: Maryland
- High school: Charles Herbert Flowers (Washington, DC)
- National ranking: #1,201 (3 stars, 0.8464 rating)
- Position ranking: #63 (TE)
- Offers: Maryland, Boston College, East Carolina, Indiana, Kent State
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#30: Antoine Booth (CB)
- College: Michigan State
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #1,184 (3 stars, 0.8471 rating)
- Position ranking: #102 (CB)
- Offers: Michigan State, Buffalo, Maryland, Massachusetts, Temple
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#29: Jalen Clyatt (S)
- College: East Carolina
- High school: Sherwood (Sandy Spring, MD)
- National ranking: #1,182 (3 stars, 0.8472 rating)
- Position ranking: #101 (S)
- Offers: East Carolina, Albany, Kent State, Liberty, Marshall
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#28: Kyonte Hamilton (ATH)
- College: Rutgers
- High school: Georgetown Preparatory School (Rockville, MD)
- National ranking: #1,150 (3 stars, 0.8478 rating)
- Position ranking: #80 (ATH)
- Offers: Rutgers, Boston College, Wake Forest
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#27: Jayon Venerable (ATH)
- College: Maryland
- High school: Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD)
- National ranking: #1,122 (3 stars, 0.8485 rating)
- Position ranking: #77 (ATH)
- Offers: Maryland, Liberty, Massachusetts, Temple, Virginia Tech
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#26: Will Johnson (OLB)
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: St Mary S Ryken (Leonardtown, MD)
- National ranking: not available (3 stars, 0.8499 rating)
- Position ranking: #68 (OLB)
- Offers: not available
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#25: Terrance Butler (WDE)
- College: Maryland
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #978 (3 stars, 0.854 rating)
- Position ranking: #54 (WDE)
- Offers: Maryland, Boston College, FIU, Massachusetts, Michigan
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#24: Jordan Moore (DUAL)
- College: Duke
- High school: Loyola Blakefield (Towson, MD)
- National ranking: #938 (3 stars, 0.8552 rating)
- Position ranking: #29 (DUAL)
- Offers: not available
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#23: Nigel Tate (DT)
- College: Boston College
- High school: The Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
- National ranking: #906 (3 stars, 0.8572 rating)
- Position ranking: #56 (DT)
- Offers: Boston College, Albany, Arizona State, Buffalo, Delaware State
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#22: Terion Sugick (DT)
- College: Vanderbilt
- High school: National Christian Academy (Fort Washington, MD)
- National ranking: #872 (3 stars, 0.858 rating)
- Position ranking: #54 (DT)
- Offers: not available
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#21: Mattheus Carroll (WDE)
- College: Virginia Tech
- High school: Gilman (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #840 (3 stars, 0.8593 rating)
- Position ranking: #45 (WDE)
- Offers: Virginia Tech, Boston College, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Duke
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#20: ZionAngelo Shockley (WDE)
- College: Maryland
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #619 (3 stars, 0.8696 rating)
- Position ranking: #37 (WDE)
- Offers: Maryland, Akron, Arizona State, Baylor, Boston College
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#19: Dante Trader Jr. (CB)
- College: Maryland
- High school: McDonogh School (Owings Mills, MD)
- National ranking: #604 (3 stars, 0.8702 rating)
- Position ranking: #51 (CB)
- Offers: Maryland, Boston College, Syracuse
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#18: Ryan Barnes (CB)
- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD)
- National ranking: #560 (3 stars, 0.8722 rating)
- Position ranking: #44 (CB)
- Offers: not available
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#17: Colin Mobley (SDE)
- College: USC
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
- National ranking: #513 (3 stars, 0.8763 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (SDE)
- Offers: USC, Boston College, Duke, FIU, Florida
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#16: Christian Veilleux (PRO)
- College: Penn State
- High school: The Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
- National ranking: #446 (3 stars, 0.8817 rating)
- Position ranking: #19 (PRO)
- Offers: not available
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#15: Zakee Wheatley (S)
- College: Penn State
- High school: Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD)
- National ranking: #318 (4 stars, 0.8962 rating)
- Position ranking: #22 (S)
- Offers: Penn State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana
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#14: Tommy Akingbesote (DT)
- College: Maryland
- High school: Charles Herbert Flowers (Upper Marlboro, MD)
- National ranking: #265 (4 stars, 0.9062 rating)
- Position ranking: #20 (DT)
- Offers: Maryland, Boston College, Buffalo, East Carolina, Kent State
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#13: Kaden Prather (WR)
- College: West Virginia
- High school: Northwest (Germantown, MD)
- National ranking: #237 (4 stars, 0.9128 rating)
- Position ranking: #38 (WR)
- Offers: not available
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#12: Daymon David (S)
- College: Oregon
- High school: Franklin (Reisterstown, MD)
- National ranking: #231 (4 stars, 0.9135 rating)
- Position ranking: #15 (S)
- Offers: not available
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#11: Ryan Linthicum (OC)
- College: Clemson
- High school: Damascus (Damascus, MD)
- National ranking: #230 (4 stars, 0.9135 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (OC)
- Offers: not available
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#10: Greg Penn III (ILB)
- College: LSU
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
- National ranking: #212 (4 stars, 0.9173 rating)
- Position ranking: #13 (ILB)
- Offers: LSU, Alabama, Cincinnati, Colorado, Duke
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#9: KaTron Evans (DT)
- College: Tennessee
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #196 (4 stars, 0.9212 rating)
- Position ranking: #17 (DT)
- Offers: Tennessee, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn
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#8: Jamon Dumas-Johnson (ILB)
- College: Georgia
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #193 (4 stars, 0.9215 rating)
- Position ranking: #12 (ILB)
- Offers: Georgia, Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, Boston College
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#7: Marcus Bradley (DT)
- College: Vanderbilt
- High school: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD)
- National ranking: #190 (4 stars, 0.9222 rating)
- Position ranking: #15 (DT)
- Offers: not available
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#6: Clinton Burton Jr. (CB)
- College: Boston College
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #177 (4 stars, 0.925 rating)
- Position ranking: #12 (CB)
- Offers: not available
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#5: Jalil Farooq (WR)
- College: Oklahoma
- High school: Dr. Henry Wise (Upper Marlboro, MD)
- National ranking: #122 (4 stars, 0.9442 rating)
- Position ranking: #21 (WR)
- Offers: Oklahoma, Alabama, Baylor, Clemson, East Carolina
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#4: Monkell Goodwine (SDE)
- College: Alabama
- High school: Rock Creek Christian Academy (Upper Marlboro, MD)
- National ranking: #91 (4 stars, 0.9596 rating)
- Position ranking: #6 (SDE)
- Offers: not available
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#3: Demeioun Robinson (WDE)
- College: Maryland
- High school: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD)
- National ranking: #67 (4 stars, 0.9699 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (WDE)
- Offers: Maryland, Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State
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#2: Dont'e Thornton (WR)
- College: Oregon
- High school: Mount Saint Joseph (Baltimore, MD)
- National ranking: #56 (4 stars, 0.9721 rating)
- Position ranking: #7 (WR)
- Offers: not available
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#1: Landon Tengwall (OT)
- College: Penn State
- High school: Good Counsel (Olney, MD)
- National ranking: #53 (4 stars, 0.974 rating)
- Position ranking: #7 (OT)
- Offers: not available
- Read more details on 247Sports
