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Maryland

Maryland (6’4/236) struggles as a blocker in the run game, profiling instead as a receiving tight end. He made steady box score progress through his first two seasons at SMU in 2022 and 2023. A promising 2024 campaign was cut short by an ACL tear suffered in Week 8. Over his four-year college career, he caught 113-of-166 targets for 1,493 yards and 19 touchdowns. Maryland should be viewed as a developmental prospect, albeit one with potential. His father, Russell Maryland, won three Super Bowls with the Cowboys as a defensive tackle after being drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in 1999.

Boston College raided the Lone Star State for its latest verbal pledge, as Maryland (6'4/210) was an all-district selection at Southlake Carroll in Austin this past season. Interestingly enough, the three-star tight end has yet to take his official visit to Boston College. But Maryland did take an official visit to Miami, where his father Russell was a dominant defensive tackle, in mid-June. Hampton, who also held offers from Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin, is Boston College’s third tight end commit in the Class of 2022.