Roster breakdown

Hampton's 94-man roster is built almost entirely on non-FBS transfers — 23 of 26 transfers came from that level, zero from P4 — layered over a young base that averages 1.71 years of experience against Maryland's 1.79, with upperclassmen making up only 36% of the room. Blue-chip talent is essentially absent: only 8% of matched players carry a blue-chip rating versus Maryland's 16%, and the avg recruit grade sits at 3.0★ against Maryland's 3.18★, which shows up physically in the trenches — their OL averages 289 lbs and DL 245 lbs compared to Maryland's 311 and 289. Offensive continuity is a real concern heading into this game, with only 34% of receiving production, 42% of rushing, and 21% of passing returning from 2024, and an 18% SR/GR cliff coming after this season will thin the roster further. On the DMV angle, Hampton is pulling 10 players from MD and DC combined — including DBs Sturdifen and Gay and WR Colón — so there's familiar territory for roughly a third of their 30 DMV-region guys when they come to College Park.