Player Dossier

2022-2025

SMU

RJ Maryland

TE • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Southlake, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

RJ Maryland reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

9.7

Efficiency

69.7

Consistency

71.8

Season Value

53.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

RJ Maryland, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · SMU. RJ Maryland reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

SMU paired 518 primary output with 80.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · SMU

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

26.8

Efficiency

69.7

Usage

9.7

Consistency

71.8

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 34. Baylor: 9. Missouri State: 23. TCU: 10. Syracuse: 40. Stanford: 18. Clemson: 33. Wake Forest: 51. Miami: 6. Boston College: 42. Louisville: 23. California: 33

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 75.6. Baylor: 2 by 30. Missouri State: 3 by 51.1. TCU: 1 by 66.7. Syracuse: 3 by 88.9. Stanford: 2 by 60. Clemson: 3 by 73.3. Wake Forest: 2 by 100. Miami: 1 by 40. Boston College: 2 by 100. Louisville: 3 by 51.1. California: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins26.4 · n=7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses25.8 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half22.3 · n=6 · -9 vs Second Half
Second Half31.3 · n=6 · +9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

100 vs California

Result
Sun 11/30@ CaliforniaL 35-3823316.516.50021
Sat 11/22vs LouisvilleW 38-63237.77.70017
Sat 11/8@ Boston CollegeW 45-132422121023
Sat 11/1vs MiamiW 26-20166606
Sat 10/25@ Wake ForestL 12-1325125.525.50049
Sat 10/18@ ClemsonW 35-243331111017
Sat 10/11vs StanfordW 34-102189909
Sat 10/4vs SyracuseW 31-1834013.313.30124
Sat 9/20@ TCUL 24-351101010010
Sat 9/13@ Missouri StateW 28-103237.77.70114
Sat 9/6vs BaylorL 45-48294.54.5006
Sun 8/31vs Unknown33411.311.30014

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    SMU

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonSMU29656.88.8
2022 Regular SeasonSMU29656.88.80
2023 Regular SeasonSMU51880.716.4222
2024 Regular SeasonSMU35968.718.5-159
2025 Regular SeasonSMU32269.79.7-37

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nevada

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

162

Primary metric

162 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Wake Forest

51

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Tulsa

95

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Boston College

42

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Maryland

51

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · SMU

518 primary output · 80.7 efficiency · 16.4 usage

67.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · SMU

53.1

322 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · SMU

47.3

359 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 18.5 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8978

Southlake Carroll · Southlake, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,495

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 42 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

RJ Maryland quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career receiving yards
1,495