MM 2.24: 5-star 2026 Maryland football commit Zion Elee shuts down recruitment

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Five-star defensive end and Maryland football commit in the 2026 class Zion Elee has shut down his recruitment, he announced on X Friday.

Elee, who attends St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, will no longer take previously planned official visits to Ohio State, Auburn, Penn State, Texas A&M and South Carolina, according to On3. He will still take an official visit to Maryland the weekend of June 20.

Elee, 247Sports’ No. 2 player and No. 1 edge rusher in the 2026 class, committed to the Terps on Dec. 7. Closing his recruitment is solely verbal, and could change, but should indicate strong progress in Maryland locking down what’s currently the highest-ranked recruit in program history.

In other news

Maryland baseball lost two of three games on the road at Western Carolina over the weekend, but its win was the highest-scoring game in program history, 35-12, on Saturday. Christian Andriolas recapped the series-opening loss, while Tahlia Williams covered Saturday’s win and Sunday’s loss.

No. 2 Maryland men’s lacrosse remained undefeated with a 13-9 win over No. 5 Princeton Saturday. Nolan Rogalski had the coverage.

No. 9 Maryland women’s lacrosse picked up its second win of the season Saturday over Saint Joseph’s, 18-7. Dylan Schmidt covered the game.

Maryland softball competed in the Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, over the weekend. The Terps split a Saturday doubleheader, losing to North Carolina and defeating West Georgia, before losing to Queens Sunday.

Maryland tennis lost to Princeton, 4-2, and defeated St. John’s, 4-0, over the weekend.

Maryland wrestling took down Drexel, 23-13, in its regular season finale Friday.

Maryland gymnastics defeated Iowa, 195.750-194.725, Friday in College Park.

Maryland track & field posted six event wins at the Navy Select Meet in Annapolis Friday.

Former Maryland men’s basketball star Jahmir Young recorded 22 points and seven assists in his debut for the Windy City Bulls. Young signed a two-way contract Wednesday with the Chicago Bulls.