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Maryland football's 2026 Spring Showcase featured practice drills instead of a traditional scrimmage, focusing on 7-on-7 matchups. Head coach Mike Locksley aimed to reduce injury risks while showcasing the new offense.
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In lieu of Maryland footballâs conventional spring scrimmage, head coach Mike Locksley opted to run practice drills at the teamâs annual Spring Showcase. The switch comes after programs across the country have shied away from the traditional spring game due to the inherent injury risk.
Instead, the Terps opted to run 7-on-7 reps that featured a battle between the offensive skill position players and the secondary.
âItâs just showing everybody a look, a little taste of the new offense thatâs gonna be up in 2026, and us just having some fun,â wide receiver Chris Durr Jr. said. âItâs just being ourselves, just taking a load off us, because we had a long spring.â
Among the most notable storylines heading into Saturdayâs open practice was how Marylandâs new-look defensive line would unfold with a loaded edge rusher room. Those questions were answered to an extent; Zion Elee was often seen standing around during the first-team reps.
The consensus five-star recruit sat behind Sidney Stewart and Zahir Mathis, instead playing alongside DD Holmes on the second-string defense.
âTed [Monachino] has a pretty good room, and itâs a room that iron sharpens iron,â Locksley said. âThat room is a big room for us, a room we got to have a lot of production out of.â
Without much receiver talent returning from last season, Malik Washington was throwing to Old Dominion transfer Naâeem Abdul-Rahim Gladding and Wyoming transfer Durr.
âTheyâre really smart players. They understand the game, not just their route, but the concept as a whole,â Washington said. âUnderstanding where they fit in with their route schemes, and that changes by how they run their route.â
Durr and Washington appear to have built a special relationship in a short timeframe, conversing during second and third-team reps. The duo connected multiple times during the brief scrimmage.
âWhen I first got here, nobody knew me, [Washington] introduced me, he took me places and showed me a way around,â Durr said. âIâm just glad we got a chance to get our early chemistry going in the spring.â
Maryland football replaced the traditional spring scrimmage with practice drills, specifically 7-on-7 matchups, to minimize injury risks.
The head coach of Maryland football is Mike Locksley.
Chris Durr Jr. mentioned that the showcase was about showing a glimpse of the new offense and having fun after a long spring.
During the showcase, Zion Elee was often seen standing around during first-team reps, raising questions about the new-look defensive line.
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But outside of his targets to Durr, Washingtonâs accuracy was shaky during his reps. He sailed a potential touchdown pass over the head of Kaleb Webb and spiked another checkdown.
Kent State transfer Devin Kargman appears to have beaten out freshman Nathan Bernhard for the backup quarterback role â he led the second offensive group and only missed a single pass. Bernhard struggled to connect with his weapons on downfield passes over ten yards.
With a new offensive coordinator, Marylandâs run game is expected to see more involvement. While the new setup didnât showcase any rush attempts, the Terpsâ running backs still ran routes out of the backfield.
DeJuan Williams made three excellent grabs on wheel concepts â he had 426 receiving yards last season, which was the teamâs fourth-highest mark. USC transfer Harry Dalton III struggled in the passing game during the showcase, fumbling multiple checkdowns.
Multiple freshmen stood out on the field in their limited reps Saturday. Wide receiver Josiah Teasley ran crisp routes and caught every ball headed his way, and cornerback Hakim Satterwhite more than held his own during his snaps with the second-string defense.
Those new pieces, combined with Marylandâs returning talent, give the Terps reasons for optimism heading into the 2026 season.
âI definitely see that we have the team to be great this year,â Gladding said. âWeâre stacked in all areas of the team. Itâs a great feeling knowing that, you know, we could put things out there and be the team that we want to be.â
Locksley cited Proverbs 14:23 â âAll hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to povertyâ â as a summation of the teamâs attitude headed into 2026.
âFor the last two years, Iâve had to do a lot of talking, because weâve had a young team that really is inexperienced, that didnât have any body of work. So as the leader, I had to sell them. Well, this team is no longer freshmen and sophomores, theyâre now sophomores and juniors, and that means itâs about them âŠÂ Iâm just gonna let the story play out, and Iâll let them do the talking.â
During position group introductions, Bryce McFerson showcased a front round-off into a backflip, demonstrating unprecedented athleticism from the punting position.
Ricardo Cooper Jr. jogged an unofficial 4.53 in a player-on-fan 40-yard dash exhibition, albeit with a possible false start. Redshirt freshman Justin DeVaughn, a wide receiver who also competes for the Terpsâ track team, was close behind.
First-team offense reps in the 7-on-7:
Second-team offensive reps:
First-team defensive reps: