At the start of summer camp, the Terrapin football team had almost too many options at tight end to count.

One week and several injuries later,  the Terps’ once-promising depth at the position has become unexpectedly muddled.

Tight end Will Yeatman, who played for the university’s lacrosse team, broke a finger on his left hand in last Thursday’s practice, had surgery the next day and could be out for six weeks.

“It’s going to be tough on him,” coach Ralph Friedgen said. “He missed spring practice, and now he’s going to miss training camp. The positive thing is that he was here for the summer, but it’s not quite the same.”

Tight end Lansford Watson has not practiced since suffering a slightly torn MCL late last week that could require knee surgery. Last season, Watson caught seven passes for 66 yards.

Tight end Devonte Campbell, meanwhile, is still showing symptoms of a concussion suffered Monday.

AWARD CIRCUIT

The Terps’ vaunted linebacking corps hasn’t played a down yet this season but it’s already getting noticed.

Seniors Adrian Moten and Alex Wujciak were among 51 players named Monday to the watch list for the Butkus Award, given annually to the top linebacker in the country.

In his first season as a full-time starter last year, Moten led the Terps in sacks (6) and was second in tackles (68).

Wujciak, a preseason first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree, leads all active conference players with 264 career tackles.

Only Connecticut and North Carolina had more players nominated than the Terps’ two. The watch list will be pared down to semifinalists Oct. 21 and finalists Nov. 23 before a winner is named by Dec. 8.

Tuesday, wide receiver Torrey Smith was named a candidate for the inaugural Paul Hornung Award, which recognizes the nation’s most versatile player. Smith, also a preseason first-team All-ACC pick, caught five touchdowns last season, returned two kickoffs for scores and added another rushing.

The Hornung selection committee will narrow the field at the end of the regular season and then select a winner in early January.

BUMPS AND BRUISES

Cornerback Cameron Chism is out one to two weeks with a hamstring injury. The junior is the team’s top cornerback, and his absence should give redshirt freshman Avery Graham more action in practice.

Wide receiver Emani Lee-Odai, one of the team’s fastest players and top special teams performers, suffered a compound dislocation of his pinkie finger. Initially feared to be a fracture, the injury is expected to shelve Lee-Odai for the next two weeks.

“We caught a break there,” Friedgen said.

Staff writer Chris Eckard contributed to this story.

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