MM 3.3: Former Maryland football players shine at 2025 NFL Combine

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

Five former Maryland football players performed well at this past weekend’s NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

The Terps’ five representatives included defensive linemen Tommy Akingbesote and Jordan Phillips, wide receivers Kaden Prather and Tai Felton and defensive back Dante Trader Jr.

Akingbesote posted a 28-inch vertical jump and 8-foot-7-inch broad jump. He also ran the 40-yard dash in 5.09 seconds, the ninth-fastest among defensive lineman. Phillips’ 29 reps on the bench press were the most by a defensive lineman, and his 4.65-second 20-yard shuttle was fourth best among defensive tackles.

Prather posted a solid 4.46 40-yard dash to go with a 30-inch vertical jump and 9-foot-6-inch broad jump. Meanwhile, Felton’s 4.37 40-yard dash was sixth-fastest among receivers, while his vertical jump (39.50 inches) and broad jump (10-foot-10-inches) ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.

Trader’s 7.09-second 3-cone drill was fourth-fastest among safeties. He also had a 31-inch vertical and 9-foot-9-inch broad jump.

In other news

No. 16 Maryland men’s basketball downed Penn State Saturday, 68-64. Matt Germack had the game story and Colin McNamara provided takeaways.

No. 19 Maryland women’s basketball escaped with an overtime victory against No. 12 Ohio State, 93-90. Ben Messinger recapped the contest while Max Schaeffer gave his takeaways.

No. 2 Maryland men’s lacrosse downed No. 1 Notre Dame in last year’s national championship rematch, 11-10. Nolan Rogalski had the game story.

No. 9 Maryland women’s lacrosse emerged victorious in its bout with Denver, 14-10. Dylan Schmidt wrote about the win.

Maryland baseball won their doubleheader against Princeton and No. 12 Wake Forest Saturday before losing to the Demon Deacons Sunday. Tahlia Williams and Christian Andriolas recapped the action.

Maryland gymnastics placed third at the Big Four meet Saturday.

Maryland track & field had some solid performances at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

Maryland tennis was victorious over Norfolk State Saturday.

Maryland softball fell to Belmont, 9-1, in its series finale Saturday.