Big-bodied Maryland LB with special-teams juice and upside
In the 2024 season, Keyari James played in 10 games for Maryland and posted 5 tackles, showing up as a physical, high-motor linebacker with enough size to hold up inside at 6-foot-3 and 236 pounds.[2][4] He was a three-star recruit and the No. 146 linebacker nationally in his class, and Maryland’s staff also tagged him as a special-teams winner in 2024, which is often where young defenders earn trust fast.[4][15][13] He missed 2025 game action while recovering from injury, so the big question is durability—but if he’s healthy, his blend of length, Canadian-bred toughness, and developmental upside makes him a smart fit for a team that wants a downhill, workmanlike linebacker with room to grow.[4][12]
