Coach Michael Locksley had a successful summer on the recruiting trail and corralled six four-star commitments to head his 2025 class. But the work didn’t end there.

Maryland football received its first three class of 2026 commits in August, including two teammates from a local Baltimore school. Maryland baseball and women’s soccer also followed suit with a group of commits.

Football

Khmari Bing, 2026, cornerback, St. Frances Academy, Baltimore
Bing was the first player in 2026 to announce his commitment. The cornerback is the No. 11 player in Maryland and the No. 49 cornerback nationally, according to the 247Sports composite.

The junior responded to teammate Damon Hall Jr.’s commitment on X, formerly Twitter, with the hashtag, #DMVTOUMD, aligning with recent enthusiasm among recruits and a focus from the coaching staff to keep local talent at Maryland.

Damon Hall Jr., 2026, tight end, St. Frances Academy, Baltimore

Hall Jr. is currently the top ranked player in the Terps’ 2026 class, according to 247Sports’ composite ranking. He’s the No. 6 player in Maryland and No. 25 tight end nationally. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound offensive threat committed to Maryland two weeks after Bingand turned down offers from Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Michigan.

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Hall similarly posted on X about staying home when he committed to the Terps.

Brian Harris, 2026, Edge, Mandarin, Jacksonville, Florida

Harris turned down his only competing offer from Duke in favor of Maryland on Aug. 9. The pass rusher tore his ACL last fall but intrigued college scouts at camps and combines after his offseason rehab. The 6-foot-3, 276-pound junior is an unranked prospect, according to multiple recruiting sites.

Baseball

Dylan Amos, 2026, pitcher, first base and shortstop, Riverside High School, Leesburg, Virginia

Amos became the first pitcher in the Terps’ 2026 recruiting class with his commitment on Aug. 24. The right-hander tosses a fastball in the 80s with a curveball in the low 70s to complement the pitch, according to Prep Baseball. Amos also throws a slider and changeup.

Case Gibbs, 2025, pitcher, Metrolina Christian Academy, Indian Trail, North Carolina

The Terps bolstered their pitching staff with lefty Case Gibbs, who recorded a 1.56 ERA in 14 appearances during his junior season. Gibbs is the grandson of three-time Super Bowl winning coach Joe Gibbs, who coached the Washington Commanders for 16 seasons.

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Women’s soccer

Abby Graul, 2026, Midfield, Southlake Carroll Southlake, Texas

Graul was the first commit of the Terps’ 2026 class on Aug. 6. She was named ECNL Texas All-Conference first team in 2023 and was ranked 181 nationally in TopDrawerSoccer, according to her club team website.

Kamryn Cole, 2026, Midfielder, Olathe North High School, Olathe, Kansas

Cole, a top-three prospect in Kansas, according to Prep Soccer, committed six days after Graul. She earned ECNL U16 Midwest All-Conference honors in the 2023-24 season, and like Graul, is another ECNL player in the 2026 class to commit to Maryland.

Daryn Barnes, 2026, Forward, Friends School of Baltimore, Baltimore

Barnes committed on Aug. 22 after earning 2023 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland honors. Barnes was also named the association’s athlete of the week in November 2023, as a sophomore, and ended the season with 34 goals, according to IAAM’s website.

Morgan Shannon, 2026, Forward/Midfield, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Olney

Shannon is captain of the Our Lady of Good Counsel girls’ soccer team as a junior, which won a Washington Catholic Athletic championship title in 2023. The Olney product was the only player in Good Counsel’s class to make the varsity team as a freshman.