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Recruiting Recon: Maryland's Offense

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October 7, 2015 at 7:06am
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THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
College Park, MD
College Park looks nice, but I'm still holding out for that assignment in Hawai'i.

 

TEN FACTS ABOUT MARYLAND

  1. It is illegal for boys under the age of 10 to wear lipstick in Maryland.
  2. At one time Annapolis was the capital of the United States.
  3. King Williams School (1696) was the first school in the United States.
  4. Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore.
  5. St. Francis Academy created the first dental school in the US (1828).
  6. Cal Ripken Jr was born in Maryland.
  7. Maryland produces the most blue crabs and soft clams in the United States.
  8. Jousting is the state sport of Maryland.
  9. The Maryland Gazette (1727) is the nation's oldest continuously published newspaper.
  10. Baltimore created the country's first Post Office system (1774).

 

MARYLAND

 

VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT MARYLAND
LOCATION College Park, MD
YEAR FOUNDED 1856
ENROLLMENT 37,964
NICKNAME Terrapins
COLORS Red, White, Black and Gold
HEAD COACH Randy Edsall

 

KNOW MARYLAND'S RECENT HISTORY
 
2012-2015 RECORD COMPARISON LAST 3 SEASONS
M
 
OHIO STATE     
MARYLAND YEAR OHIO STATE
7-5 2014 14-1
7-6 2013 12-2
4-8 2012 12-0
     
18-19 TOTAL 38-3
6-6 AVERAGE 13-1

 

KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS MARYLAND

Randy Edsall

Randy Edsall has led the Terrapins to an 18-34 (.346) record. In 2014 he guided Maryland to a 7-6 record. Prior to taking the head job at Maryland Edsall was the head coach at Connecticut from 1999-2010. He was 74-70 at UConn and won 3 bowl games. In his five season at Maryland he has guided the Terps to two bowl games, but did not win either of them.
 

OFFENSIVE STARTER RECRUITING RANKINGS
M
 
     
OHIO STATE            
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
QB CALEB ROWE .848 QB CARDALE JONES .870
RB BRANDON ROSS NA RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT .969
WR DJ MOORE .887 WR MICHAEL THOMAS  .870
WR LEVERN JACOBS .809 WR PARRIS CAMPBELL .936
WR TAIVON JACOBS .844 HY BRAXTON MILLER .983
TE DERRICK HOWARD .846 TE NICK VANNETT .912
LT MICHAEL DUNN NA LT TAYLOR DECKER .927
LG RYAN DOYLE .826 LG BILLY PRICE .916
C EVAN MULROONEY .825 C JACOBY BOREN .870
RG ANDREW ZELLER .826 RG PAT ELFLEIN .842
RT DAMIAN PRINCE .986 RT CHASE FARRIS .925
           
  AVERAGE .855 AVERAGE   .911

 

OFFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
  • Maryland's highest rated starter is RT Damian Prince (.986).
  • The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 174 point gap between Maryland's Levern Jacobs (WR 2) and Ohio State's Jalin Marshall.
  • The average of Ohio State's starters is 56 points better than Maryland's.

 

No. Of Players Recruited Per Position
M
   
Ohio State
POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS
QB 6 QB 4
RB 4 RB 5
WR 8 WR 11
ATH 9 ATH 9
TE 3 TE 3
OT 8 OT 11
OG / C 6 OG / C 7
       
TOTAL 44 TOTAL 50

 

OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
 
Caleb Rowe
Maryland's starting QB, Caleb Rowe (.848), was 8/27 for 47 yards and 3 INTs last week against That Team.
 
2012-2015 QB AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-3 HEIGHT 6-4
196 WEIGHT 208
.857 COMP. AVERAGE .890

Caleb Rowe (.848) has a lower comp. rating than Ohio State's lowest rated quarterback Stephen Colier (.859).

 

 

Brandon Ross
Last week RB Brandon Ross rushed for 44 yards last week. Through five weeks Ross has gained 402 yards on the ground.

 

2012-2015 RB AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
5-11 HEIGHT  6-0
195 WEIGHT 207
.861 COMP. AVERAGE .953

Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed four running backs. Wes Brown(.937) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Ezekiel Elliott (.969).

 

DJ Moore
WR DJ Moore (.887) had 20 yards receiving and 3 receptions against TTUN. 

 

2012-2015 WR AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-1 HEIGHT 6-1
179 WEIGHT 189
.846 COMP. AVERAGE .914

Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed 8 wide receivers. Deon Long (.917) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Jalin Marshall (.983).

 

2012-2015 ATH AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE

 

AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-0 HEIGHT 6-3
191 WEIGHT 198
.857 COMP. AVERAGE .915

The Terps signed 9 athletes between 2012-2015. Stefon Diggs (.997) was their highest rated athlete. Diggs was an Ohio State target, but chose his home-state school. Curtis Samuel (.970) was Ohio State's highest rated athlete.

 

Derrick Hayward
TE Derrick Hayward (.845) was recruited as an OLB in 2013.

 

2012-2015 TE AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-4 HEIGHT 6-4
227 WEIGHT 228
.843 COMP. AVERAGE .901

Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed three tight ends. Ohio State only signed three. Andrew Isaacs (.862) was Maryland's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was A.J. Alexander (.869)

 

Michael Dunn
LT Michael Dunn (No. 76) was signed by Maryland in 2012.

 

2012-2015 OT AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-4 HEIGHT  6-8
279 WEIGHT 297
.833 COMP. AVERAGE .904

Between 2012 and 2015 the Terps signed 8 offensive tackles. Derwin Gray (.925) was Maryland's highest rated OT commit. Ohio State's highest rated OT commit was Jamarco Jones (.970). 

 

2012-2015 OG / C AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-4 HEIGHT 6-4
286 WEIGHT 293
.857 COMP. AVERAGE .893

Between 2012 and 2015 Maryland signed six players at offensive guard / center. Quarvez Boulware (.904) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Demetrius Knox (.952).
 

ALL SIGNED PLAYERS 2012-2015

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MARYLAND'S QB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
OHIO STATE
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
WILL ULMER (2014) 6-1 190 .875   J.T. BARRETT (2013) 6-2 205 .935
SHANE COCKERILLE (2013) 6-1 205 .866   JOE BURROW (2015) 6-4 200 .897
PERRY HILLS (2012) 6-3 205 .854   CARDALE JONES (2012) 6-5 220 .870
CALEB ROWE (2012) 6-3 185 .848   STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) 6-4 208 .859
GAGE SHAFFER (2015) 6-7 205 .841          
RICARDO YOUNG 6-1 185 NA          
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 196 .857   AVERAGE 6-4 208 .890

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MARYLAND'S RB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
WES BROWN (2012) 6-0 201 .937   EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) 6-0 212 .969
TY JOHNSON (2015) 5-10 178 .857   DONTRE WILSON (2013) 5-10 181 .969
KENNY GOINS (2012) 5-10 205 .847   MICHAEL WEBER (2015) 5-9 219 .960
JOE RIDDLE (2012) 6-1 195 .802   BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) 6-2 218 .954
          WARREN BALL (2012) 6-2 203 .914
                 
                 
AVERAGE 5-11 195 .861   AVERAGE 6-0 207 .953

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MARYLAND'S WR COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DEON LONG (2013) 6-0 190 .917   JALIN MARSHALL (2013) 5-11 196 .983
D.J. MOORE (2015) 6-0 180 .887   JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) 5-10 187 .964
ANTHONY DIXON (2012) 6-1 190 .834   PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) 6-0 184 .936
JAHRVIS DAVENPORT (2015) 5-10 180 .831   K.J. HILL (2015) 6-0 188 .930
AMBA ETTA-TAWO (2012) 6-3 175 .826   JAMES CLARK (2013) 5-10 170 .911
MALCOLM CULMER (2012) 5-11 175 .821   TERRY McLUARIN (2014) 6-0 190 .905
LEVERN JACOBS (2012) 6-0 165 .809   COREY SMITH (2013) 5-11 185 .903
MICHAEL CORNWELL (2015) 6-4 175 NA   ALEX STUMP (2015) 6-3 195 .897
          FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) 6-3 195 .878
          RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) 6-2 185 .876
          MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) 6-4 200 .870
                 
AVERAGE 6-1 179 .846   AVERAGE 6-1 189 .914

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MARYLAND'S ATH COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
STEFON DIGGS (2012) 6-1 190 .997   CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) 6-0 185 .970
JUWANN WINFREE (2014) 6-2 180 .901   JEROME BAKER (2015) 6-2 203 .969
WILLIAM LIKELY 5-7 171 .886   TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) 6-4 204 .961
ALBERT REID (2012) 5-11 185 .867   SAM HUBBARD (2014) 6-6 225 .923
MILAN COLLINS (2013) 6-2 190 .835   NOAH BROWN (2014) 6-2 212 .919
STEFAN HOUSTON (2012) 6-3 200 .828   MALIK HOOKER (2014) 6-2 185 .886
ISAIAH DAVIS (2015) 6-1 210 .822   TYVIS POWELL (2012) 6-4 180 .876
SHAWN PETTY (2012) 6-3 225 .792   CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) 6-3 190 .868
DeANDRE LANE (2013) 5-8 170 .782   DARRON LEE (2013) 6-2 195 .860
                 
AVERAGE 6-0 191 .857   AVERAGE 6-3 198 .915

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MARYLAND'S TE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
ANDREW ISAACS (2013) 6-3 240 .862   MARCUS BAUGH (2013) 6-4 225 .960
P.J. GALLO (2012) 6-4 225 .861   BLAKE THOMAS (2012) 6-4 240 .871
ANDREW GRAY (2014) 6-4 215 .805   A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) 6-4 220 .869
                 
AVERAGE 6-4 227 .843   AVERAGE 6-4 228 .901


 

2012-2015 COMPARING MARYLAND'S OT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DERWIN GRAY (2014) 6-4 291 .925   JAMARCO JONES (2014) 6-5 290 .970
WILL McCLAIN (2015) 6-5 290 .829   EVAN LISLE (2013) 6-5 260 .965
MOISE LAROSE (2013) 6-5 275 .823   ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) 6-6 272 .950
BRENDAN MOORE (2014) 6-4 260 .821   TAYLOR DECKER (2012) 6-8 315 .927
MALIK JONES (2013) 6-3 230 .813   KYLE DODSON (2012) 6-6 330 .919
SEAN CHRISTIE (2014) 6-5 280 .811   KYLE TROUT (2014) 6-6 300 .901
SILVANO ALTAMIRANO (2013) 6-4 290 .808   GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) 6-6 275 .873
MICHAEL DUNN (2012) 6-5 312 NA   KEVIN FEDER (2015) 6-9 305 .870
          BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) 6-7 330 .867
          BRADY TAYLOR (2014) 6-5 276 .862
          TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) 6-5 310 .842
                 
AVERAGE  6-4 279 .833   AVERAGE 6-8 297 .904

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MARYLAND'S OG/C COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
QUARVEZ BOULWARE (2015) 6-2 283 .904   DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) 6-4 294 .952
E.J. DONAHUE (2015) 6-5 315 .887   MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) 6-4 321 .949
JAJUAN DULANEY (2013) 6-4 255 .843   JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) 6-3 280 .908
NICK BRIGHAM (2012) 6-4 275 .842   MARCELYS JONES (2014) 6-5 325 .881
ELLIS McKENNIE (2015) 6-4 310 .836   JACOBY BOREN (2012) 6-3 275 .870
MASON ZIMMERMAN (2015) 6-5 275 .831   MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) 6-5 275 .852
          PAT ELFLEIN (2012) 6-3 280 .842
                 
AVERAGE 6-4 286 .857   AVERAGE 6-4 293 .893

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