DJ Samuels brings versatile edge and special-teams juice to Maryland
DJ Samuels is a redshirt junior defender for Maryland in the 2026 season, and his calling card is versatility: he has been listed as an edge/linebacker and even flashed as an all-around playmaker with a receiving touchdown and a career-best five tackles and three tackles for loss against Minnesota in 2024. Maryland’s roster lists him at 6-1, 238, and 2025 stats show he appeared in two games with two total tackles, suggesting a role that is still developing rather than fully featured. If you want a high-motor, multi-use piece who can chip in across packages, Samuels is intriguing; if you need a proven every-down pass-rush producer, he’s still more upside than finished product.
