MM 4.28: Maryland football brings in flurry of spring transfers

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

Maryland football earned commitments from four transfer portal targets over the weekend: defensive linemen Joel Starlings and Sedrick Smith, wide receiver Jordan Scott and safety Gavin Edwards.

Starlings stands 6-foot-4, 320 pounds and transfers in from North Carolina. He’s the only member of the weekend transfer quartet from an FBS school. Starlings appeared in three games as a redshirt freshman in 2024, recording one tackle.

Smith transfers in as a redshirt sophomore, having spent one season at South Carolina State and one at Alabama A&M. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound defensive lineman was a rotational piece for Alabama A&M last season, totaling 20 tackles and two sacks across 11 games.

Scott is a physical specimen at receiver, at 6-foot-7 and 224 pounds. A junior college transfer from Southwest Mississippi Community College, Scott first committed to Arizona State in November before decommitting, enrolling at Florida State in January and entering the portal in April. He recorded 20 catches for 358 yards and four touchdowns in 2024, according to Inside the Black and Gold.

Edwards, a junior, played two seasons at Division II North Greenville before committing to Austin Peay in January and decommitting in April. The 6-foot, 180-pound safety recorded 29 tackles and six pass breakups in 2024.

In other news

Six former Maryland football players — wide receiver Tai Felton, linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II, defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, safety Dante Trader Jr., wide receiver Kaden Prather and defensive tackle Tommy Akingbesote — were selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, the most Terps taken in a single draft since 1986. Colin McNamara and Ryan Alonardo had the stories.

Nolan Rogalski gave his takeaways from Maryland football’s Red-White Spring Game, which took place Saturday at SECU Stadium.

Maryland football picked up Western Carolina transfer defensive lineman Edwin Moore Jr. Friday. Colin McNamara profiled the 6-foot-3, 280-pound rising sophomore.

No. 2-seed Maryland women’s lacrosse fell to No. 1-seed Northwestern, 8-7, in the Big Ten Tournament championship Sunday after a 13-10 win over No. 3-seed Michigan in the semifinal Saturday. Dylan Schmidt had the weekend’s coverage.

Maryland baseball is still yet to win a Big Ten weekend series after dropping two of three games at home against Nebraska. Tahlia Williams covered the Terps’ Friday 12-5 win, while Christian Andriolas recapped their 7-2 Saturday loss and 21-5 Sunday mercy-rule loss.

Dylan Schmidt profiled Maryland women’s lacrosse senior midfielder Jordyn Lipkin’s rise from a season-ending injury a season ago to becoming one of the Terps’ top scorers in 2025.

Maryland track and field set four new school records at the Penn Relays Friday and Saturday.

Maryland men’s golf tied for sixth at the Big Ten Championships Friday through Sunday.

Maryland softball was swept at home by Penn State over the weekend, dropping its three games, 10-2, 14-12 and 12-8, respectively.

Former Maryland football center Josh Kaltenberger signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent Sunday.

Former Maryland football defensive back Glen Miller signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent Sunday.

Eight former Maryland women’s basketball players kicked off WNBA training camp over the weekend.