Trio of Maryland Terps named to Athlon preseason All-Big Ten team

Three Maryland football players were named to the Athlon Sports preseason All-Big Ten team July 1, as redshirt sophomore tight end Dorian Fleming, junior linebacker Daniel Wingate and senior defensive back Jalen Huskey were all named fourth-team all-conference by the publication.

Fleming joins the Terps this season via the transfer portal after racking up 49 catches for 558 yards and six touchdown last season at Georgia State as a redshirt freshman, earning All-Sunbelt Second Team Offense honors.

Wingate is expected to become a leader on defense this season after a breakthrough 2024 campaign in which he ranked third on the team with 50 tackles and tied for third on the squad with 6.5 TFLs. He recorded a career-high seven tackles and career-high 2.0 TFLs last season versus Rutgers.

Huskey is set to begin his second season with Terps after beginning his career at Bowling Green. A Quince Orchard product, Huskey appeared in 12 games with 11 starts for Maryland as a junior in 2024. He totaled 45 tackles (21 solo), 2.5 TFLs, four passes defended, three interceptions, one blocked kick and one fumble recovery last season. Huskey posted a career-high tying 10 tackles at Oregon and his interceptions came against Michigan State, Virginia and Indiana.

Both Wingate and Huskey, along with senior offensive lineman Isaiah Wright and head coach Mike Locksley, will represent Maryland at this year’s Big Ten Media Days, which is set to take place July 22-24 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.

Maryland will meet with the media on Tuesday, July 22.