Two days after former University of Buffalo tight end Tyler Mabry put his name into the NCAA transfer portal, he received a FaceTime call from Mike Locksley, who had been hired as head coach of Maryland two months prior.
The 2018 First Team All-MAC selection was seeking a new home for his final year of eligibility, and after the February call, Mabry knew the Terps meant business in the first year of the Locksley era.
“I knew he was legit,” Mabry said, “And I knew he wanted me.”
Mabry had seen what Locksley accomplished the year before with former Alabama tight end Irv Smith Jr.