Terps fill last slot with 4-star CB recruit

Going into the second national signing day for 2018, Maryland football coach DJ Durkin had one scholarship left and one position to fill: cornerback. After sweating out Kenric Montgomery Jr.’ s late visit to Nebraska last weekend, Durkin filled the last spot with the four-star prospect from Tampa, Fla. Montgomery signed with Maryland on Wednesday, a key national signing day decision that bolstered the Terps at a position of need. “Getting Ken was great. The guy’s tremendous. I think he’ll be a great player here,” Durkin said in a telephone interview. “We felt pretty strongly the past couple of days. He recently took a visit this past weekend to another school, but when he came back he told us we were all good.” While conceding that the 6-foot-2, 165pound Montgomery was “a little on the light side,” Durkin said, “but he’ll put that on naturally as he’s here. He’s got great ball skills. Great movement and he has length.” Rated the No. 359 overall recruit and No. 65 Florida prospect in the 247Sports.com Composite rankings for the Class of 2018, Montgomery chose Maryland over Nebraska and Louisville. Montgomery’s signing boosted the Terps to No. 26 in the 247Sports.com team rankings. Montgomery is the fourth fourstar recruit and second cornerback in the Terps’ incoming class, joining Woodson three- star prospect Vincent Flythe. The Terps’ class now has 23 members total. Given that the other 22 players signed with Maryland in December, Durkin said, “This is probably the most uneventful signing day I’ve ever been a part of. This was a little different, just having one guy. Nonetheless, when you look back at the whole class and what we signed in December, I think it’s tremendous.” COMBINE INVITATIONS: Maryland wide receiver DJ Moore and defensive back JC Jackson will participate in the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. The combine is set for Feb. 27March 5. The NFL Network and NFL.com will have coverage of the combine. On-field workouts for Moore will be March 3, while on-field workouts for Jackson will take place March 5. Moore, who was named first-team All-Big Ten and the Richter-Howard Big Ten Receiver of the Year, led the league with a single-season Maryland record 80 receptions and 1,033 receiving yards in 2017. Jackson, a 2017 honorable mention All-Big Ten selection, tied for the team lead and ranked tied for seventh in the Big Ten with three interceptions during his junior season. The NFL draft is set for April 26-28 in Arlington, Texas.