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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland will send seven players to the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, which will run March 2-5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Defensive backs Jakorian Bennett and Deonte Banks, wide receivers Jacob Copeland, Dontay Demus Jr. and Rakim Jarrett, left tackle Jaelyn Duncan and kicker Chad Ryland have been invited to represent the Terps in Indy.
This marks the most Terps invited to the NFL Combine since at least 1987. Maryland’s previous high was six invitees in 2009.
Since the NFL Draft moved to seven rounds in 1994, the most Terps that have been selected in one draft is five (2004, 2009).
Tentative 2023 NFL Scouting Combine On-Field Workout Schedule:
- Thursday, March 2 – Defensive Linemen, Linebackers
- Friday, March 3 – Defensive Backs, Kickers, Special Teamers
- Saturday, March 4 – Tight Ends, Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers
- Sunday, March 5 – Offensive Linemen, Running Backs
Banks registered nine pass break-ups and an interception, while not allowing a reception of over 30 yards when targeted during his junior season. According to Pro Football Focus, Banks allowed only a 43.3-percent completion percentage when targeted this year by opposing offenses (26-for-60), the 18th-best mark in the nation and second-best in the Big Ten.
Bennett had a stellar senior season for the Terps, ranking tied for third in the Big Ten in pass break-ups (11) and tied for fifth in passes defensed (13). A Reese’s Senior Bowl invitee, Bennett leads all FBS players in passes defended since the beginning of the 2021 season with 29.
Copeland spent one year with the Terps after…
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