Maryland football welcomes rest of 2025 signees to campus

Ahmed Ghafir
1 day ago
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Months after welcoming the first batch of high school additions, Maryland football welcomes the remainder of its 2025 class beginning today, June 14.

Four-star edge Zahir Mathis became the 21st and final high school signee in the 2025 class, cementing a consensus top-35 class, including 27th on Rivals, the program’s highest-ranked class since 2021. The signed class also includes seven prospects inside the ESPN300, the program’s most in the ESPN rankings era.

The incoming summer signees include a trio of linemen in Amory Hills, who elevates the floor at the center position, and a pair of tackle targets in Lamar Williams and Ben Beymer while Bud Coombs arrives as a two-sport star where he's also expected to play baseball for the Terps under head coach Matt Swope. Justin DeVaughn, fresh off another track and field state championship, will also likely suit up as a two-sport athlete where the Baltimore speedster looks to add a different type of speed to the receiver room before joining head coach Travis Valmon in track and field.

JT Taggart, a long tight end with a wingspan over 80-inches, adds a type of body to the tight end room that the program hasn't seen since Joey Haynos in the late 2000s as the son of former FSU HC and current Ravens assistant Willie Taggart arrives on Saturday. Florida athlete Travares Daniels became a key win for Maryland during the final OV weekend as he heads to College Park to round out the inside linebacker room under Zac Spavial.

Of course, the haul wouldn't be complete without Archbishop Spalding flavor as DB Jayden Shipps and DL Delmar White rejoin QB Malik Washington as teammates now in College Park.

Full List:

Ben Beymer

Hometown: Auburndale, FL

High School: Lakeland

Position: OL

Three-star recruit via 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
Helped lead Lakeland HS to Florida’s 4S title game in 2023, working primarily at RT
Also played basketball in high school
Chose Maryland over Duke, Georgia Tech & Syracuse

Johnathan “Bud” Coombs

Hometown: Mechanicsville, MD

High School: DeMatha Catholic

Position: RB

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
Top-20 player in the state of Maryland and top-50 running back nationally via Rivals
Helped lead DeMatha Catholic to 2024 WCAC Championship
Also graded as a “10” baseball prospect by Perfect Game
Ranked as the No. 1 baseball prospect in Maryland
Participated in the 2023 Area Code Games and 2024 Perfect Game All-American Classic
Chose Maryland over Penn State, Michigan, Ole Miss & Virginia Tech

Justin DeVaughn

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

High School: Mergenthaler Vocational Technical

Position: WR

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN & Rivals
Top-15 ranked player in Maryland and top-70 wide receiver via 247 Sports
Played for Mergenthaler Vocational and helped lead the Mustangs to a 2023
4A/3A State Championship win; produced over 1,000 all-purpose yards that season
Also competed in Track & Field where he is is a 3x State Champion and 5x Regional Champion
Chose Maryland over Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska & Indiana

Travares Daniels II

Hometown: Miami, FL

High School: St. Thomas Aquinas

Position: ILB

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
Top-50 linebacker and top-100 player in the state of Florida via Rivals
Posted 125 tackles over the past two seasons at national-ranked St. Thomas Aquinas
Led St. Thomas Aquinas to a 14-1 record and the Florida 3M title in 2023
Picked Maryland over Colorado, Miami, Kentucky & Tennessee

Amory Hills

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

High School: Milford Mill Academy

Position: OL

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
No. 26 player in the state of Maryland via Rivals
Helped Milford Mills Academy to a 10-2 record in 2024
Served as a team captain
Chose Maryland over Penn State, Virginia Tech & Colorado

Zahir Mathis

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

High School: Imhotep Institute

Position: DL

Consensus four-star recruit
ESPN 300 & Rivals 250 selection
Ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Pennsylvania and a Top-100 player nationally by both ESPN & Rivals.com
Ranked as the fourth best Weakside Defensive End in the country per Rivals.com
2025 Under Armour All-American
Attended Imhotep Charter School, the same school that produced Terrapin all-time great, DJ Moore
Chose Maryland over Ohio State, Florida State, Michigan and Penn State

Jayden Shipps

Hometown: Severn, MD

High School: Archbishop Spalding

Position: DB

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
No. 36 player in the state of Maryland via 247Sports
Won three consecutive MIAA titles with Archbishop Spalding
Key part of Spalding defense that only allowed one touchdown in MIAA A play in 2024
Also ran track & field at Spalding
Committed to Maryland over South Carolina, Michigan State, Indiana & Virginia Tech
Committed with HS teammate Malik Washington; also HS teammates with fellow commit Delmar White

Jackson “JT” Taggart

Hometown: Bowling Green, KY

High School: Calvert Hall

Position: TE

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
31st-ranked tight end nationally according to ESPN
Multi-sport athlete, playing basketball and volleyball along with football in HS
Spent first two seasons at American Heritage (FL) before transferring into Calvert Hall
Father is Willie Taggart, current Baltimore Ravens RB coach who has also been the Head Coach at FAU, FSU, Oregon and USF.
Brother Willie Taggart Jr., played QB at FAU and Western Kentucky
Chose Maryland over Miami, West Virginia & Colorado

Delmar White

Hometown: Millersville, MD

High School: Archbishop Spalding

Position: DL

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
Top-40 ranked player in the state of Maryland via Rivals
Spent final two years of HS career at Archbishop Spalding
Won back-to-back MIAA Championships at Spalding
Key part of Spalding defense that only allowed one touchdown in MIAA A play in 2024
Had 57 tackles as a junior
Also wrestles, recorded a 34-4 record in the 285-pound weight class, according to TrackWrestling.com
Named 2023-24 Boys Athlete of the Year by the Capital Gazette
Earned 2023-24 Wrestler of the Year honors
Win 2024 Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and Maryland Independent Schools state championships in wrestling
Sports personal bests 435 pounds on the bench press and 630 pounds squatting.
High school teammates with fellow commits Malik Washington and Jayden Shipps

Lamar Williams

Hometown: Midway, FL

High School: Gadsden County

Position: OL

Three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
Top-60 OT in 247Sports Composite Rankings
Helped lead Gadsden County to 2024 Regional Championship
In 2023, worked primarily at RT as a junior for a Gadsden County squad that made Florida's 2S playoffs
Made 48 pancake blocks during the 2023 season according to 247Sports
Earned Tallahassee Democrat All-Big Bend Second-Team honors in 2023
Chose Maryland over Florida State, Miami, Mississippi State & West Virginia

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