Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Maryland

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- National rank: #848 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #116
- College: not committed
- Offers: Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, Akron, Boston College
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
#20. Lavar Keys (WR)
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- National rank: #778 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #67
- College: NC State
- Offers: NC State, Akron, Army, Boston College, Buffalo
- High school: Milford Mill Academy (Gwynn Oak, MD)
#19. Koby Sarkodie (S)
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- National rank: #694 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #38
- College: Maryland
- Offers: Maryland, USF, Alabama, Boston College, Charlotte
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
#18. Damon Hall Jr. (TE)
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- National rank: #662 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #49
- College: Maryland
- Offers: Maryland, Penn State, Akron, Boston College, Buffalo
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
#17. Darrell Carey (S)
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- National rank: #613 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #50
- College: Maryland
- Offers: Maryland, Auburn, Boston College, Charlotte, Duke
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
#16. Hakim Satterwhite (CB)
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- National rank: #580 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #40
- College: Vanderbilt
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Virginia, Cincinnati, Boston College, Buffalo
- High school: The Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
#14 (tie). Chris Tangelo (ATH)
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- National rank: #580 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #48
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Indiana, Maryland, Morgan State, Ohio
- High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
#14 (tie). Zion Smith (IOL)
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- National rank: #555 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #43
- College: Penn State
- Offers: Penn State, Colorado, Buffalo, East Carolina, Howard
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
#12 (tie). Amauri Polydor (CB)
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- National rank: #555 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #43
- College: Florida State
- Offers: Florida State, Akron, Boston College, Charlotte, East Carolina
- High school: Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD)
#12 (tie). Sean Johnson (CB)
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- National rank: #506 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #76
- College: Northwestern
- Offers: Northwestern, Air Force, Buffalo, Delaware State, Elon
- High school: South River (Edgewater, MD)
#10 (tie). Jaden McDuffie (WR)
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- National rank: #506 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: Maryland
- Offers: Maryland, NC State, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cincinnati
- High school: The Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
#10 (tie). Javonte Williams (TE)
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- National rank: #432 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #35
- College: Rutgers
- Offers: Rutgers, Boston College, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati
- High school: Calvert Hall College (Towson, MD)
#9. Chris Hewitt Jr. (S)
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- National rank: #294 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #19
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Missouri, Miami, Michigan, Florida State
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
#8. Duyon Forkpa Jr. (LB)
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- National rank: #293 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: Pittsburgh
- Offers: Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Indiana, Akron, Arkansas
- High school: Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore, MD)
#7. Damon Ferguson (RB)
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- National rank: #289 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #18
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, Alabama, Boston College
- High school: McDonogh School (Owings Mills, MD)
#6. Nick Abrams II (LB)
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- National rank: #178 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #27
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Arkansas, Boston College, Charlotte, Duke
- High school: The Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
#5. Connor Salmin (WR)
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- National rank: #32 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #3
- College: Alabama
- Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Arkansas, Boston College
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Upper Marlboro, MD)
#4. Jireh Edwards (S)
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- National rank: #25 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #1
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Michigan, South Carolina, Penn State, Arizona
- High school: Loyola Blakefield (Towson, MD)
#3. Khary Adams (CB)
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- National rank: #10 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #1
- College: Oregon
- Offers: Oregon, Penn State, Auburn, LSU, Alabama
- High school: Georgetown Preparatory (North Bethesda, MD)
#2. Immanuel Iheanacho (IOL)
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- National rank: #2 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #1
- College: Maryland
- Offers: Maryland, Auburn, South Carolina, Alabama, Charlotte
- High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
#1. Zion Elee (Edge)
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