Maryland head football coach DJ Durkin is a wizard.
In Durkin's first full recruiting year, the Terps signed one of the school's greatest freshmen classes ever. That Maryland was 6-7 with a minor bowl loss last season makes the recruiting success even more amazing.
Rivals.com ranked Maryland's signees 16th-best in the nation, while 247Sports called it 17th. That's eons ahead of past lackluster years, where predecessor Randy Edsall was lucky to grab a four-star recruit. The last Maryland class ranked 16th was in 2005, when it gained receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey and offensive tackle Jared Gaither, who both reached the NFL. Overall, Maryland has averaged in the mid-30s rankings throughout the past 15 years.
