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<p>Meet Maryland's top uncommitted 4A football prospects and rising stars—discover the next recruit to watch now! Signing Day 2026 is in a few weeks and there are still a good number of seniors in Class 4A available. </p>
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<p><strong>QUARTERBACK</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1224794' first='Eric' last='Wedge'] III — QB — Wise — Sr — 6-2, 185</p>
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<p><strong>RUNNING BACK</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1628790' first='Alijah' last='Bah'] — RB — Paint Branch — Jr — 5-10, 170</p>
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<p>Kodi Gardner — RB — Flowers — Jr — 5-11, 170</p>
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<p>Noah Zang — RB — Winston Churchill — Sr — 5-8, 165</p>
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<p><strong>OFFENSIVE LINEMAN</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1697439' first='Zach' last='Boyd'] — OL — Annapolis — Sr — 6-2, 310</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2077788' first='Tyreus' last='Brown'] — OL — Broadneck — Sr — 6-2, 330</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1313535' first='Chris' last='Moore'] — OL — Northwest — Sr — 6-5, 290</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1644129' first='Justin' last='Williams'] — OL — Wise — So — 6-4, 285</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1314821' first='Benji' last='[player_tooltip player_id='1256586' first='Wilson' last='']'] — OL — James H. Blake — Sr — 6-6, 280</p>
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<p><strong>WIDE RECEIVER</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1697454' first='Bryan' last='Ngouzo'] — WR — Winston Churchill — Sr — 6-2, 195</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1881263' first='Gerard' last='Woods'] — WR — Richard Montgomery — Sr — 5-11, 175</p>
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<p><strong>TIGHT END</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1611583' first='Diego' last='Rodriguez'] — TE — Quince Orchard — Sr — 6-3, 245</p>
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<p><strong>ATHLETE</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1314930' first='William' last='Drakeford'] — ATH/QB — Quince Orchard — Sr — 6-2, 180</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2074208' first='Noah' last='Mitchell'] — ATH — Glen Burnie — Sr — 6-2, 200</p>
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<p><strong>DEFENSIVE LINE</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1629027' first='Jaheim' last='Bond']-Thompson — DL — Quince Orchard — Jr — 6-2, 250</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1607772' first='Jayden' last='Brown'] — DL — DuVal — Sr — 6-4, 245</p>
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<p>Kasey Gilliam — DL — Quince Orchard — Sr — 6-1, 240</p>
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<p>Mason Triplin — DL — Dundalk — Sr — 6-2, 280</p>
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<p><strong>LINEBACKER</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1611585' first='Kaden' last='Chapman'] — LB — Paint Branch — Sr — 6-2, 230</p>
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<p>SaiQuan Olfus — LB — Suitland — Sr — 6-0, 220</p>
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<p>Theo Riley — LB — Wise — Jr — 5-11, 205</p>
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<p>Tyger Williams — LB — Flowers — Jr — 5-10, 180</p>
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<p><strong>DEFENSIVE BACK</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1644529' first='Landon' last='Cooper'] — DB — Wise — So — 6-1, 170</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1697936' first='Jordan' last='Hicks'] — DB — Wise — Sr — 6-0, 190</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1125771' first='Rico' last='Jackson'] — DB — Quince Orchard — Jr — 5-11, 170</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='711493' first='Risan' last='Smith'] — DB — Flowers — Sr — 6-0, 180</p>
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<p><strong>SPECIAL TEAMS</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1224900' first='Kameron' last='Parker'] — KR — Wise — Sr — 5-8, 175</p>
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<p>Jarrett Roth — K/P — Richard Montgomery — Sr — 5-10, 165</p>
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<p><strong>SENIOR SPOTLIGHT</strong></p>
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<p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1224794' first='Eric' last='Wedge'] II completed 147-of-219 passes for 2,173 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 2025. Over the past two seasons, he passed for over 4,000 yards and 54 touchdowns. He's a four-year starter who is still looking for a home on the next level. </p>
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<p>RB Noah Zang carried the football 228 times for 1,417 yards (6.2 yards per carry) and 14 touchdowns. He's been under the radar but was one of the top offensive performers in Class 4A this past season. He is currently uncommitted. </p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1697454' first='Bryan' last='Ngouzo'] caught 60 passes for 800 yards and nine touchdowns in 2025. He's still uncommitted. He received a PWO offer from Towson on Jan. 17. </p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1881263' first='Gerard' last='Woods'] caught 39 passes for 1,065 yards and 14 touchdowns. That's an incredible 27.3 yards per catch. He is currently uncommitted. </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='2077788' first='Tyreus' last='Brown'] ended his career with 43 pancakes and over 50 touchdown-run blocks. He is currently uncommitted. </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1314821' first='Benji' last='[player_tooltip player_id='1256586' first='Wilson' last='']'] is a Monmouth football commit. </p>
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<p>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1611583' first='Diego' last='Rodriguez'] committed to Albany on Nov. 16. He scored nine touchdowns as a tight end in his senior year. </p>
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<p>QB Will Drakeford finished with 1,795 passing yards, 700 rushing yards, 27 touchdown passes, and 10 rushing touchdowns in his senior-year season. He is currently uncommitted.</p>
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<p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1607772' first='Jayden' last='Brown'] is committed to Temple. Before that, he was getting a lot of interest at the G5/FCS level. </p>
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<p>DL Kasey Gilliam finished his senior year with an impressive 13 sacks, 46 total tackles (19 solo, 11 TFL'S), and two forced fumbles. He committed to James Madison back in early June of last year. </p>
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<p>DL Mason Triplin finished his senior year with 37 total tackles, six sacks, 15 quarterback hits, 41 QB pressures, and one forced fumble. He was offered by Monmouth and Morgan State but it is still uncommitted. </p>
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<p>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1611585' first='Kaden' last='Chapman'] finished with 45 total tackles (18 solo), four sacks, and two fumble recoveries. He's currently not committed. </p>
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<p>LB Saiquan Olfus finished with 80 total tackles (42 solo) and 4.5 sacks. He's currently uncommitted. </p>
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<p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1697936' first='Jordan' last='Hicks'] has picked up offers from Merrimack and Virginia State in the past several weeks. </p>
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<p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='711493' first='Risan' last='Smith'] finished his senior year with 31 total tackles (21 solo). He is a Central Connecticut State University football commit.</p>
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<p>Athlete [player_tooltip player_id='1224900' first='Kameron' last='Parker'] is getting a lot of Division II love and currently has three offers. The playmaker accounted for 2,104 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdown yards during his senior year. I think Parker may find his way to the Division I level at some point but may have to start at Division II. There's nothing wrong with that at all. </p>
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<p><strong>UNDERCLASSMEN MAKING NOISE</strong></p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1628790' first='Alijah' last='Bah'] carried the football 147 times for 1,280 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. He also caught 18 passes for 323 yards and six touchdowns. </p>
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<p>RB Kodi Gardner carried the football 163 times for 1,325 yards and 24 touchdowns last season. Now that's production. </p>
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<p>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1629027' first='Jaheim' last='Bond']-Thompson is one on who this list who is set to blow up this offseason. He picked up an offer from Virginia Tech last week and holds an offer from Toledo. </p>
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<p>LB Tyger Williams finished with 57 total tackles (40 solo), sacked the quarterback four times, and forced two fumbles. </p>
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<p>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1644529' first='Landon' last='Cooper'] will be at the Prep Redzone Virginia Showcase on Jan. 24. </p>
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Meet Maryland's top uncommitted 4A football prospects and rising stars—discover the next recruit to watch now! Signing Day 2026 is in a few weeks and there are still a good number of seniors in Class 4A available.
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