Maryland soccer head coach Mike Locksley had a busy weekend forward of Monday’s month-long useless interval — when coaches are prohibited from making in-person contact with recruits. His Terps acquired commitments from three gamers within the class of 2023 — all of whom took official visits to Faculty Park throughout the previous few days.

Three-star vast receiver Sean Williams from St. John’s Faculty Excessive College (Washington, D.C.) pledged his allegiance to Maryland on Saturday after an official go to in the course of the week. Williams additionally held gives from a number of different packages, together with West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati. Listed at six-foot-one, Williams provides elite pace and playmaking means to a Maryland receiving corps that has already acquired commitments from three-star wideouts Ryan Manning and Nasir Addison this cycle.

Williams is ranked because the 163rd-best receiver nationally by the 247Sports Composite and the eighth-best recruit out of Washington, D.C. He’s the fourth St. John’s participant to decide to Maryland within the final three years, following within the footsteps of present Terps Taizse Johnson, Antwain Littleton II, Colby McDonald and Rakim Jarrett. He tallied 705 receiving yards in 2021, which led the undefeated and nationally-ranked Cadets.

Sunday noticed the Terps obtain a dedication from one other move catcher, as Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Md.) tight finish AJ Szymanski introduced his intention to play for the Terps. Szymanski isn’t rated by 247Sports however is listed as a three-star recruit by Rivals, incomes him gives from Temple, Military and Navy, amongst others.

Szymanski’s six-foot-five, 245 pound body permits him to play a key function in blocking whereas nonetheless offering an choice within the passing recreation. He additionally performed defensive finish in highschool due to his measurement and elusiveness. The truth is, he led his crew with 9 sacks final season whereas splitting time between the 2 positions.

Defensive again Mykel Morman additionally dedicated to Maryland through Instagram Sunday. Morman attends Dr. Henry A. Smart Jr. Excessive College in Higher Marlboro, Md. and likewise selected to remain shut and play for his residence state. The Terps have been Morman’s first Division I supply.

Smart misplaced its solely recreation of the 2021-22 season within the Maryland 4A state championship recreation. Morman was key to his crew’s success and has good measurement for his place, standing at six-foot-one. Morman additionally has elite pace, ending third within the Maryland Class 4A Monitor and Discipline 100-meter championships with a time of 10.64 seconds.

The Terps have been emphasizing pace on the recruiting path, as lots of the program’s commitments and targets are monitor athletes along with soccer gamers.

Locksley has now secured eight verbal commitments within the class of 2023.