D.J. Moore caught 80 of Maryland football’s 172 complete passes last season. He’s off to the NFL now, and without a comparable talent on the roster, the Terps will have to take a more balanced approach to replacing the production he took with him.
The most likely candidates are familiar faces.
The leading man will likely be Taivon Jacobs, who received a sixth year of eligibility after sustaining multiple season-ending injuries in his career. He ate up 28.3 percent of Maryland quarterbacks’ targets last season—Moore had 43.6 percent, for comparison. Jacobs’ 84 targets netted 47 catches for 553 yards and 5 touchdowns, all second on the team to Moore.