Maryland football: One Terrapin cracks ESPN’s top 100 list for 2024 season

ESPN revealed its top 100 college football players during the 2024 season recently and there was one Maryland Terrapin who cracked the list. After going 4-8 this past season, there weren’t too many Terps who were going to land in the best-of-the-best list, but wide receiver Tai Felton did enough to make it.

ESPN has the prolific wide receiver at No. 85. During ESPN’s preseason ranking, Felton wasn’t ranked, so it was a nice bump for the 1,000-yard receiver. Felton finished 2024 leading Maryland after hauling in 96 receptions for 1,124 yards and nine touchdowns.

“On a team with mediocre QB play, Felton still managed to become one of the most reliable receivers in the country,” Hale wrote on ESPN. “He finished the season with 1,124 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns and 96 catches, tying Travis Hunter for the fourth most in college football. Felton had five 100-yard games and six games with at least nine catches. Felton racked up the fourth-most yards-after-catch in the country among wide receivers, and his 56 catches for a first down ranked third among wideouts.”

Felton enjoyed a nice four-year career for Maryland after signing with the Terrapins in the ’21 class. He appeared in eight games as a true freshman and started seeing starts as soon as his sophomore year. By 2023, Felton led Maryland hauling in six touchdowns and was second on the team catching 48 receptions for 723 yards.

Here are some notes on Felton via UmTerps.com.

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