Maryland picked up its second commitment of the weekend Saturday, securing an oral commitment from DeMatha junior Darryl Turner, who announced the news on Twitter.
A three-star Class of 2016 prospect according to Rivals.com, the 5-foot-9, 185-pound Turner plays slot receiver and safety at DeMatha. He is also a kick returner.
"Darryl Turner was arguably our most valuable player for us this year," DeMatha coach Elijah Brooks said. "He started at slot receiver, kick returner and safety. And if there was a play to be made, he made it. I think the only problem we had was getting him enough touches.
"I want to say — we calculated it — he scored every three times he touched the football. That's the type of dynamic playmaker he is, and very similar to [Terps cornerback and returner] Will Likely."
Maryland coaches are unsure of what position Turner will play in college, Brooks said.
Turner had eight interceptions at safety, and Brooks said Turner had more than 600 receiving yards and at least six receiving touchdowns.
"They don't know [where he will play] yet," Brooks said. "They just know that he is a heck of a football player. They're recruiting him as an athlete. He's so dynamic on both sides of the ball that they don't want to pigeonhole him into one position right now. They'll make that determination down the line. They just know that they want him in the program."
While the Terps have not signed a player from DeMatha since 2009, Turner is the second junior prospect from the local powerhouse to commit to the Terps, following three-star running back Lorenzo Harrison. Four-star Good Counsel linebacker Keandre Jones is the third member of the Class of 2016.
Maryland offered Turner a scholarship on his birthday on Sunday.
"Maryland is the place that he always wanted to be," Brooks said. "He understood that the offer or opportunity may come later because he doesn't fit the measurables that a lot of programs are looking for. But talking to Coach Edsall and talking to Coach [Mike] Locksley, if you turn on his film, he's just a football player, and that is the school he was waiting on. And once they offered him, he knew that's where he wanted to be."