Maryland Football 2026 Transfer Portal Tracker
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Transfer Portal season is well underway across college football, and teams throughout every conference are scrambling to reshape their rosters ahead of the 2026 season.
The Maryland Terrapins are no exception. Eighth-year head coach Mike Locksley managed to keep many of his key pieces from 2025 around - including record-setting QB Malik Washington - but still has work to do to fill out other areas of his next roster.
Keeping track of all the names coming and going can be difficult, so we're going to make it easy and put it all in one place.
From the initial group of 11 transfers out to more additions and subtractions since, here are all the Maryland-related moves in this year's transfer portal period*, along with each player's 2025 stats:
Transfers In
- Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding, WR - 51 catches, 667 yards and six touchdowns across 13 games with Old Dominion.
- Harry Dalton III, RB - Eight carries, 44 yards in four games with USC.
- Chris Durr Jr., WR - 45 catches, 469 yards and four touchdowns in 12 games with Wyoming.
- Preston Howard, TE - 10 catches for 84 yards in 12 games with Auburn. 37 catches for 349 yards and a touchdown during first two seasons with Maryland.
- Amari Jackson, CB - Seven tackles and four pass breakups across four games with Boston College; played all 13 games in 2023 but has dealt with injuries since.
- Lavon Johnson, DL - Former Terrapin who had five tackles across seven games with Texas. 19 tackles including a sack during first two seasons with Maryland.
- Devin Kargman, QB - 8/17 passing for 74 yards in three games (one start) for Kent State. 103/209 (49.3%) for 1,159 yards, eight touchdowns, and six interceptions in four-year career.
- Derrick LeBlanc Jr., DL - 13 tackles, one-and-a-half sacks, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery across eight games with UCF.
- Tellek Lockette, OL - 87.7 pass blocking grade from PFF in four games at right guard with Texas State; starter for previous two years before injury cut 2025 short.
- Armon Parker, DL - Eight tackles and one sack in eight games with Washington.
- Jayvon Parker, DL - One appearance with Washington in 2025; previously played in 25 games with 19 tackles, two-and-a-half tackles for loss, and one-and-a-half sacks.
- Ejani Shakir, WR - 43 catches for 724 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games for Independence (JUCO).
Transfers Out
- Neeo Avery, Edge - Three tackles across five games. Committed to South Dakota.
- Aliou Bah, OL - 72.3 PFF pass blocking grade, two pressures and 13 hurries allowed while starting at right guard in all 12 games. Committed to LSU.
- Dillan Fontus, DL - 28 tackles, two sacks and a pass breakup across all 12 games. Committed to Syracuse.
- Michael Harris, LB - 12 tackles across all 12 games; had 34 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in 2024.
- Leon Haughton Jr., TE - Four catches for 43 yards and a TD across eight games. Committed to Old Dominion.
- Kevyn Humes, DB - 16 tackles and a pass breakup across nine games. Committed to Rutgers.
- Braydon Lee, CB - 18 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception across all 12 games. Committed to Arkansas.
- Justyn Martin, QB - One rush for two yards in one game. Committed to Ohio State.
- Khristian Martin, QB - 11/17 for 105 yards and a TD; also rushed four times for eight yards across five games. Committed to Fresno State.
- Shamar McIntosh, DB - One tackle in one game. Committed to Charlotte.
- Josiah McLaurin, RB - One catch for 10 yards; also returned four kicks and five punts over four games.
- Dimitry Nicolas, DL - Four appearances over the last two years with one tackle. Committed to Sam Houston State.
- Nolan Ray, RB - 67 rushes for 289 yards and two TDs; also caught 11 passes for 50 yards across all 12 games. Committed to Boston College.
- La'khi Roland, CB - 21 tackles, one tackle-tackle-for-loss, and three interceptions - including a pick-six - across 11 games. Committed to Arkansas.
- Sedrick Smith, DL - Seven tackles across all 12 games. Committed to Colorado.
- Jahmari Powell-Wonson, WR - Two catches for 14 yards in one game. Committed to FAU.
De-Commits
- Trequan Jones, RB - 105 carries, 792 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games with Old Dominion. Re-entered portal on January 16 and committed to Tulsa.
The transfer portal closes on January 16. Players competing in the FBS National Championship will be given an additional five-day window Jan. 20-24 to enter the portal.
*This list will be updated as more announcements are made.
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