Tennessee transfer and Washington native D'Andre Payne, a four-star recruit a year ago, Tweeted on Friday night that he plans to transfer to Maryland and later confirmed the announcement via text to InsideMDSports; he later confirmed the decision to InsideMDSports.

Will be attending the University of Maryland! — D'Andre Payne (@realdpayne) January 24, 2015

Payne, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound cornerback, played in eight games as a true freshman this past season, recording eight tackles before deciding to transfer in December. Last year, as a senior at H.D. Woodson in the District, Payne was rated the No. 22 cornerback and No. 264 player overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings. He chose Tennessee over offers from roughly three dozen BCS programs, including Auburn, Florida State and Ohio State.