DL Lavon Johnson commits to Maryland
Allentown (Penn.) Cheshire Academy defensive lineman Lavon Johnson committed to Maryland on Thursday. He announced the news on social media.
Johnson is not ranked in the 2023 On3 Consensus and the 2023 On300. He is 6-foot-3 and weights 295 pounds.
The Terrapins’ 2023 recruiting class now contains 20 commitments. It ranks No. 59 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 12 in the Big Ten.
Johnson is Maryland’s second defensive lineman pledge alongside Brooklyn (N.Y.) Canarsie three-star defensive lineman Dillan Fontus. Other front-seven players committed to the Terrapins include Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic three-star EDGE DJ Samuels and Laurel (Md.) St. Vincent Pallotti three-star linebacker Daniel Wingate.
Johnson is also Maryland’s first commitment of August. The Terrapins notched numerous recruits last month. They include Fontus, Samuels, Wingate, Staten Island (N.Y.) Canarsie three-star safety Tayvon Nelson, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep three-star interior offensive lineman Deandre Duffus, Southfield (Mich.) three-star running back Nolan Ray and Laurel (Md.) St. Vincent Pallotti three-star wide receiver Alexander Moore.
In June, the Terrapins earned pledges from players such as Bowie (Md.) St. Frances Academy three-star wide receiver Ryan Manning, Madison (Fla.) Madison County three-star cornerback Jonathan Akins, Orlando (Fla.) Jones three-star wide receiver Derrick Rogers, Orlando (Fla.) three-star tight end Dylan Wade, Catawissa (Penn.) Southern Columbia three-star athlete Braeden Wisloski, Fairfield (Conn.) St. Peters Prep three-star quarterback Robert Longand East Orange (N.J.) East Orange Campus three-star wide receiver Josh Richards.
Those recruits weren’t Maryland’s only June commitments, however. The list also includes Upper Marlboro (Md.) Dr. Henry Wise three-star athlete Mykel Morman, Towson (Md.) Loyola Blakefield three-star tight end AJ Szymanski, Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh School interior offensive lineman Tamarus Walker and Severn (Md.) St. John’s wide receiver Sean Williams.