Maryland football making a move on four-star SEC commit
Maryland football has had success with its tight ends recently, but it's also seen a number of them depart in the portal, including top recruits Rico Walker (Auburn), Dylan Wade (UCF) and Preston Howard (Auburn). So they need to restock the position, and this SEC commit is a top priority.
Maryland football has had success with its tight ends recently, but it's also seen a number of them depart in the portal, including top recruits Rico Walker (Auburn), Dylan Wade (UCF) and Preston Howard (Auburn). They added a transfer they're high on, Dorian Fleming, and have 2026 high school prospect Damon Hall committed. But they need more players at the position. One highly regarded tight end with whom they share growing mutual interest.
Carson Sneed, a four-star at Nashville's Donelson Christian Academy, has been talking to the Terps often lately. The four-star junior committed to home-state Tennessee last August but isn't ruling anyone out.
"I'm still committed to Tennessee but I'm going to take my visits and make sure there's not something I like better," he said.
Via Ryan Callahan of Vols247:
Maryland has a connection to him through personnel staffer Marcus Thomas's relationship with one of his coaches. Newly promoted running backs coach Louis Swaba has been the communicating with the 6-5, 235-pound younger brother of Vols receiver Dayton Sneed.
"I can tell they're sincere and they really want to best for me," he said."I know their head coach has a very tight end-friendly offense and had done really well with tight ends, so that sounds good to me.
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Sneed, who also has plans to visit UNC and Louisville, said he's also likely to visit Maryland.
"We're talking about setting up a visit. Everything they've said about it sounds good to me," he said.
What's he looking for?
"Well, first and foremost academics," he said. "Conference and location don't really matter."
Blocking has been a weakness for Maryland's tight ends lately. But that's not an issue for Sneed, who's also spent time at offensive tackle.
"I think I'm a four-down tight end. I can catch, I can block, I can play defense
Carson Sneed's 247Sports Scouting Report and highlight video:
Via Andrew Ivins: "Throwback in-line tight end prospect that has actually received some valuable snaps at offensive tackle while also doubling as a front-seven defender. Size has not been third-party verified but is believed to be over 6-foot-5 with the room to eventually carry 260 pounds or more. Rather effective at this stage as an attached blocker and should only get better at sealing off run lanes with improved technique and further physical development. Hasn't proven to be a real vertical threat in the passing game but can slip out of the backfield and find soft spots in zone coverage, especially down in the red zone. Should be viewed as a potential asset in an offense that's heavy on the two and three tight end sets. Could thrive in a sniffer role."
