Maryland has had several prominent stars end their college careers in the Reese’s Senior Bowl with Beau Brade and DJ Glaze the latest to do so last year, and the program will have another chance to do so in 2025.
Running back Roman Hemby, wide receiver Tai Felton, wide receiver Kaden Prather, linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II, defensive back Dante Trader Jr., and defensive back Glendon Miller were all named to the watch list, it was announced on Wednesday.
RB Roman Hemby: entering 2024 just 12 yards shy of 2,400 career all-purpose yards, Hemby averaged 4.8 yards per carry and recorded seven total touchdowns in 2023 including a 100-yard game in the season finale vs. Rutgers.
WR Tai Felton: led the team in receiving touchdowns (6) in 2023 and finished fifth in the Big Ten in yards per catch (15.1). Felton became the first Terp in program history to record three receiving touchdowns in the first half of a game and first since Torrey Smith in 2010 to do so in one game.
WR Kaden Prather: after transferring from West Virginia, Prather led the team and ranked fourth in the Big Ten in yards per catch (15.9) his first season in the program. He also finished fourth on the team in receptions (42), third in receiving yards (666) and second in touchdowns (5).
LB Ruben Hyppolite: returning to Maryland for his fifth-season, Hyppolite finished second on the team in tackles (66) and set a season-high with ten vs. Michigan.
SAF Dante Trader Jr.: after starring as a two-sport athlete as a sophomore, Trader finished third on the team in tackles (58) in 2023 while also recording his first-career interception game in the road win vs. Nebraska.
SAF Glen Miller: stepping in to replace Beau Brade in 2024, Miller started in four games and appeared in the remaining nine in 2023 after finishing second on the team in interceptions (4). Miller also notched 36 tackles, one tackle for loss and four pass breakups.
Via release:
This year’s game will be played on Saturday, February 1, 2025 on NFL Network at 2:30 pm EST.
The Reese’s Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama the past 75 years. More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and over 11,00 media members from around the country were credentialed this year. This past April, the game produced 110 total picks, representing 43 percent of the entire NFL draft.
Several other Terps that have played in the Senior Bowl went on to get selected in the NFL Draft, including Darnell Savage Jr., Byron Cowart, Quinton Jefferson and Jakorian Bennett.
Full list of Terps included in preseason watch lists:
Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist: RB Roman Hemby, WR Tai Felton, WR Kaden Prather, LB Ruben Hyppolite II, DB Dante Trader Jr., DB Glendon Miller
QB Billy Edwards Jr.: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List
LB Ruben Hyppolite: Butkus Award Watch List
RB Roman Hemby: Doak Walker Award Watch List
SAF Dante Trader Jr.: Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
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