Coming out of high school, Anthony McFarland Jr. was the No. 3 all-purpose back in the country.
The “all-purpose” moniker was fitting and made sense to anybody who’d watched his high school tape or seen him play in person. He was primarily a ball-carrier, but would also frequently line up in the slot; he was a big weapon in the passing game from anywhere. A leg injury robbed him of his senior season, but it was easy to see why almost every big program in the country wanted him.
After a redshirt season at Maryland and entering the 2018 season with a new offensive system that seemed tailor-made for a player with his skill set, one of the biggest storylines was how McFarland would be used as a Terp.