Maryland football received commitments from twin brothers after its comeback victory over USC on Saturday. The Terps also extended three offers, including one to a junior college prospect.
Meanwhile, men’s basketball lost its second four-star recruit to Michigan State.
Commitments
Asaiah Hamond, 2025, defensive line, Calvert Hall, Towson
Hamond watched the Terps’s win over the Trojans Saturday night and the ensuing field storm. Two days later, he and his twin brother Alijah committed to Maryland.
The senior notched 46 tackles last season with the Cardinals, adding two sacks and a fumble recovery. He’s a three-star prospect, according to the 247Sports composite ranking, and is the No. 38 player in Maryland.
The Terps were the only Power Four school to offer both brothers.
Alijah Hamond, 2025, linebacker, Calvert Hall, Towson
The 247Sports composite ranking has Alijah Hamond as a three-star recruit. Charlotte, Delaware and Kent State also offered him, but he’s only visited Maryland.
The linebacker has recorded 12 tackles in six games to open his senior season, according to MaxPreps. The brothers also play together on Calvert Hall’s basketball team.
The Hamond brothers mark the second straight year the Terps received commitments from twins. Keion and Keyshawn Flowers committed to Maryland in 2023 after playing together at Archbishop Spalding. Keyshawn Flowers has appeared in two games this season while Keion Flowers has played in one.
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Offers
Football
Zykie Helton, 2026, offensive line, Carrollton High School, Carrollton, Georgia
Helton posted on the social platform X on Oct. 18 that he received an offer from the Terps. The 6-foot-2, 280-pound lineman is rated as a four-star, according to the 247Sports composite ranking. He is the No. 259 player in his class and No. 21 interior offensive lineman.
He made a quick impact at Carrollton, getting varsity snaps as a freshman as the Trojans went 14-1 en route to Georgia’s 8A title game. He primarily played defensive line that season, according to 247Sports.
The lineman committed to Alabama in July 2023, but decommitted from the Crimson Tide this March. He previously reaffirmed his commitment to Alabama after Nick Saban retired and the program hired Kalen DeBoer.
Helton also holds offers from Georgia, Florida State and Penn State.
Dre Otey, 2027, cornerback, Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee
Despite being an unranked recruit, Maryland became the seventh school to offer Otey. The sophomore is also weighing offers from Kentucky, Purdue and Louisville.
Otey’s offer came after he visited College Park last weekend for Maryland’s recent victory. He is scheduled to visit Ole Miss this weekend, but the Rebels have not yet extended him an offer.
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Jaden Nguyen, 2025, interior offensive line, Cisco College, Austin, Texas
Coach Michael Locksley dipped into junior college recruiting and extended an offer to JUCO prospect Jaden Nguyen. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound lineman committed to Tulsa in June, but his recruitment has continued. The unranked recruit also has 36 other Division I offers, including Florida, Auburn and Rutgers.
Announcements
Basketball
Cam Ward, 2025, power forward, Largo, Upper Marlboro
Ward on Tuesday announced he selected Michigan State over Maryland, Virginia and Kansas State. Ward is the No. 50 player in his class, according to the 247Sports composite, and was Maryland’s Gatorade Player of the Year last season after averaging 26 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. He visited Maryland on Sep. 21.
The forward is the second recruit to select the Spartans over Maryland in the 2025 cycle. Small forward Jordan Scott, the son of former Terps women’s basketball star Christy Winters-Scott, committed to Michigan State on Oct. 10.
Visits
Football
Zion Elee, 2026, edge, St. Frances Academy
Elee visited Maryland for its win over USC last weekend. Elee is a five-star prospect, according to 247Sports’ composite ranking. He has more than 30 offers, including from Oregon, Miami and Penn State.
Elee totaled 17 sacks, 62 tackles and two fumble recoveries across his first two high school seasons. On3’s latest rankings listed Elee as the top recruit in the class.
In an interview with On3 on Wednesday, Elee said Oregon and Maryland are his top schools.
