After looking at Maryland’s special teams unit Monday and its defensive line Wednesday, we continue our football position previews with the defensive backs.
The Terps return seven of 11 starters from last year’s defense. Three of those not coming back — Beau Brade, Tarheeb Still and Ja’Quan Sheppard — started in the secondary.
Maryland also lost plenty of secondary depth in the transfer portal. Corey Coley Jr., Gavin Gibson, Tamarcus Cooley and Avantae Williams left the team in the offseason, providing plenty of opportunity for an unproven group that features just three players with more than 200 career snaps at the FBS level.