Maryland have been getting commitments from strong prospects, and the most recent has come from out of the mid-atlantic region, a rare occasion.

Another day, another 2017 recruit committing to D.J. Durkin’s Maryland Terrapins.

The first-year head coach has been grabbing talent left-and-right, and just this past weekend added three-star wide receiver Sean Nelson out of Fairburn, Georgia. This comes as a surprise, as the majority of players that commit to the Terps come from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and other states in the area.

Nelson’s choice comes just a week after Durkin landed the fourth best player in the country in five-star defensive end Josh Kaindoh. In addition to Kaindoh, the Terrapins have received commitments from two four-stars and four three-stars. For a program that traditionally attracts two-stars and three-stars, this is looking like one of Maryland’s best recruiting classes in a long time.

Nelson, out of Langston Hughes High School, is a work-in-progress at 6’2″ and 180 pounds. He will likely need to bulk up to play in the Big Ten, but his high school highlights indicate that he uses his height well and he has good hands and good speed.

He’ll be joining an impressive class that includes a four-star quarterback in Kasim Hill, a player that Nelson will perhaps want to get to know soon. Along with Nelson, Andrew Park, a tight end and Virginia’s 27th highest rated players joins Hill as the offensive skill players who have already pledged their future to Durkin. Three-star offensive lineman Jordan McNair, the eighth-rated player in Maryland and the 38th-best tackle in the country rounds out the offensive side of the ball.

Alongside Kaindoh on the defense is four-star defensive tackle Camaron Spence, a teammate of Kaindoh’s at IMG Academy in Florida. Three-stars Fofie Bazzie (defensive back) and Ayinde Eley (outside linebacker) are the other defensive commitments.

Durkin has started hot on the recruiting trail since arriving in College Park, and does not look to stop any time soon. Testudo Times has reported that the Terrapins are after the commitment of another wide receiver from Georgia, Carlos Carriere. Whether or not they get the 6’5″ giant remains to be seen, but make no mistake, Durkin is on the hunt.

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