Maryland football’s recent rise in recruiting rankings fueled by Spalding pipeline

In light of recent decisions by Archbishop Spalding football players Malik Washington, Jayden Shipps and Delmar White to join four former teammates at Maryland, the punch line among the Cavaliers is that the program could be rebranded as “The University of Spalding.”

“It’s funny,” Washington said with a smile. “It’s a good little joke. With [junior linebacker] Kellan [Wyatt] and [redshirt sophomore defensive back] Lavain [Scruggs] and [freshmen linebacker twins] Keyshawn and Keion [Flowers] being there, we have at least one or two dudes in every class. So, they’re not wrong.”

Washington, Shipps and White are part of a 20-member Class of 2025 that continues to elevate the Terps’ standing in recruiting rankings. As of last week, their group had moved from No. 30 to 24 nationally by 247Sports. Although they are No. 9 in the newly reconfigured 18-team Big Ten Conference, they’ve enjoyed a strong showing, according to 247Sports college football recruiting analyst Allen Trieu.

“I think Maryland’s done a really good job of taking advantage of summer officials and getting kids committed in the class,” he said. “When you look at the class, there’s been a lot of additions in June and July. So they have some serious momentum right now, and I think that also tells you that they’ve done a great job of impressing those recruits and their families and their coaches. It’s one thing to schedule officials, and it’s another thing to make those officials an experience where the kids want to commit to the school afterward. So the class has just grown tremendously and gone up quite a bit in the rankings here in just the last few weeks.”

While three-star prospects Shipps, a cornerback, and White, a defensive tackle, round out a solid class, Washington is the group’s linchpin. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound…

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Author : Baltimore Sun

Publish date : 2024-07-09 10:00:00

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