Washington DL on transfer to Maryland: "the Maryland staff won’t tell you a lie"

Ahmed Ghafir
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Maryland football added to its portal haul this week after landing twins along the defensive line in Armon and Jayvon Parker. They mark the latest additions in the trenches with UCF’s Derrick LeBlanc already in the fold while Lavon Johnson made his decision to return to Maryland official this offseason, giving defensive coordinator Ted Monachino an experienced defensive line to build his front seven around.

For the Parker brothers, Thursday’s commitment ended a whirlwind process with the twins intent on teaming up at their next step. Getting the chance to do that at Maryland helped solidify the process after a “great” first visit to Maryland beginning last Friday, Jan. 23, into Saturday.

“It feels great to have it done. It was hectic at first, but now I’m good,” Armon told IBG.

The duo kicked off their portal recruitments with trips to Wisconsin, Illinois, Auburn then Arkansas before details of his Maryland visit materialized the following week, marking the most involved visit with a chance for both to team up together in the Big Ten. “We were waiting to see then Maryland called us, we liked what we saw, so we pulled the trigger and signed there.”

The duo spent time with head coach Mike Locksley and defensive coordinator Ted Monachino before sitting down with David Brownlee to turn on the tape and dive into how they fit into Maryland’s defense.

“We both can play either one - nose, three tech. We both can play either one of them at this point,” Armon added. “They showed us different things and how they do it. We pretty much do the same thing with drills like we did at Washington. Even like as a player, as a person, the coach talked to me and my brother about stuff other than football and it clicked. I can just see myself there.”

But getting a quick glimpse of how the program runs during his visit also cemented that the Parker brothers would step into a situation they felt comfortable with.

“They’re trying to get the best out of their players and ball out. They don’t sugarcoat anything, they’ll tell you upfront. The Maryland staff won’t tell you a lie. I felt that energy from them. It goes what I want to go with and I can tell how they work together as a coaching staff, they’re about the players.”

When they officially arrive in College Park remains to be seen with two sides finalizing details, but they’ll also have a chance to become multi-year players in the program.

Jayvon played in 21 games during his first two seasons before injuries limited him to just five games in over 2024 into 2025, potentially giving him two seasons of eligibility left. Armon, meanwhile, made his debut in 2025 after not playing during his first two seasons with the program as he heads to College Park with two years of eligibility left. But like Jayvon, Armon can also apply for a medical redshirt to give him a third season of eligibility, adding fuel to the the long-term outlook of Maryland’s defensive line.

Across three seasons, Jayvon registered 19 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks while Armon notched eight tackles, one TFL and one sack in 2025.

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