Maryland
Big Ten · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$18.5M - $22.6M
#56 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-4
15 in, 16 out
Top Model Price
$2M
Malik Washington
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#22 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Maryland player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Washington | QB | starter | $2M | $2M |
| 2 | Zion Elee | EDGE | starter | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| 3 | Jalil Farooq | WR | starter | $973K | $973K |
| 4 | Dorian Fleming | TE | starter | $780K | $780K |
| 5 | Devin Kargman | QB | rotation | $753K | $753K |
| 6 | DeJuan Williams | RB | starter | $715K | $715K |
| 7 | Jayvon Parker | DL | starter | $464K | $464K |
| 8 | Dontay Joyner | DB | starter | $459K | $459K |
| 9 | Tellek Lockette | IOL | starter | $405K | $405K |
| 10 | Jesse Moody | OT | starter | $405K | $405K |
| 11 | Carlton Smith | LB | starter | $392K | $392K |
| 12 | Kaleb Webb | WR | starter | $385K | $385K |
| 13 | Derrick LeBlanc | DL | starter | $379K | $379K |
| 14 | Amari Jackson | CB | starter | $354K | $354K |
| 15 | Sean Johnson | CB | starter | $354K | $354K |
| 16 | Emerson Smith | WR | starter | $313K | $313K |
| 17 | Armon Parker | DL | starter | $312K | $312K |
| 18 | Preston Howard | TE | rotation | $306K | $306K |
| 19 | Stephen Dean III | LB | starter | $253K | $253K |
| 20 | Amory Hills | OL | starter | $246K | $246K |
| 21 | Brayden Marko | TE | depth | $238K | $238K |
| 22 | Isaiah Wright | OL | starter | $223K | $223K |
| 23 | Alan Herron | OL | starter | $223K | $223K |
| 24 | Alex Moore | DB | starter | $215K | $215K |
| 25 | Carson Petitbon | DB | starter | $215K | $215K |
| 26 | Jamare Glasker | DB | rotation | $199K | $199K |
| 27 | Daniel Wingate | LB | rotation | $199K | $199K |
| 28 | Cardell Williams | QB | depth | $199K | $199K |
| 29 | Callum Wither | QB | depth | $197K | $197K |
| 30 | Lavon Johnson | DL | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 31 | Jianni Davis | EDGE | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 32 | Chris Wells | LB | starter | $154K | $154K |
| 33 | Trey Reddick | LB | depth | $147K | $147K |
| 34 | Lavain Scruggs | DB | depth | $125K | $125K |
| 35 | AJ Szymanski | TE | rotation | $118K | $118K |
| 36 | Justin Devaughn | WR | rotation | $112K | $112K |
| 37 | Mekhai White | WR | rotation | $111K | $111K |
| 38 | Jayden Shipps | DB | rotation | $111K | $111K |
| 39 | JT Taggart | TE | depth | $108K | $108K |
| 40 | Jordan Scott | WR | rotation | $108K | $108K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Maryland: 15 in, 16 out, net star flow -4. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Dalton III | RB | 3 | IN | USC | winter |
| Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding | WR | 3 | IN | Old Dominion | winter |
| Chris Durr Jr. | WR | 3 | IN | Wyoming | winter |
| Derrick LeBlanc | DL | 3 | IN | UCF | winter |
| Amari Jackson | CB | 3 | IN | Boston College | winter |
| Lavon Johnson | DL | 3 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Preston Howard | TE | 3 | IN | Auburn | winter |
| Callum Wither | QB | 3 | IN | Laurier | winter |
| Tellek Lockette | IOL | 3 | IN | Texas State | winter |
| Armon Parker | DL | 3 | IN | Washington | winter |
| Jayvon Parker | DL | 3 | IN | Washington | winter |
| Devin Kargman | QB | 3 | IN | Kent State | other |
| Stephen Dean III | LB | 3 | IN | VMI | spring |
| Terrez Worthy | RB | 3 | IN | Temple | spring |
| Cardell Williams | QB | 3 | IN | Sacramento State | spring |
| Aliou Bah | IOL | 4 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Jahmari Powell-Wonson | WR | 3 | OUT | Florida Atlantic | winter |
| Shamar McIntosh | S | 3 | OUT | Charlotte | winter |
| Neeo Avery | EDGE | 3 | OUT | South Dakota | winter |
| Nolan Ray | RB | 3 | OUT | Boston College | winter |
| Braydon Lee | CB | 3 | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| La'khi Roland | CB | 3 | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| Khristian Martin | QB | 3 | OUT | Fresno State | winter |
| Dillan Fontus | DL | 3 | OUT | Syracuse | winter |
| Sedrick Smith | DL | 3 | OUT | Colorado | winter |
| Dimitry Nicolas | DL | 3 | OUT | Sam Houston | winter |
| Justyn Martin | QB | 3 | OUT | Ohio State | winter |
| Leon Haughton Jr. | TE | 3 | OUT | Old Dominion | winter |
| Kevyn Humes | CB | 3 | OUT | Rutgers | winter |
| Josiah McLaurin | RB | 3 | OUT | Marshall | spring |
| Michael Harris | LB | 3 | OUT | South Florida | spring |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$5.2M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$128.7M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.