Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025SMU
R.J. Maryland
TE • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Southlake, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
R.J. Maryland reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
22
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
R.J. Maryland built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Southlake, TX wearing No. 82, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of R.J. Maryland's career was his receiving role: 113 catches,...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
R.J. Maryland, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · SMU. R.J. Maryland reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,495
- Receptions
- 113
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
R.J. Maryland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,495
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Southlake Carroll · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Southlake Carroll · 73 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 322 receiving yards · TE 61st (top 13%) · ACC 53rd (top 19%) · National 412th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 27 | 290 | 6 | 46.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 34 | 518 | 7 | 77.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 24 | 359 | 4 | 58.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 27 | 322 | 2 | 59 |
Related Context
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R.J. Maryland played TE for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, R.J. Maryland recorded 1,495 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with SMU.
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 stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to 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.
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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
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Texas A&M: 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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Texas A&M: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins27.4 · Games = 8 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses25.8 · Games = 4 · -1.6 vs Wins
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 | @ California | L 35-38 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Louisville | W 38-6 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Boston College | W 45-13 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Miami | W 26-20 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Wake Forest | L 12-13 | — | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 0 | 49 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Clemson | W 35-24 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Stanford | W 34-10 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Syracuse | W 31-18 | — | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ TCU | L 24-35 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Missouri State | W 28-10 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Baylor | L 45-48 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs East Texas A&M | W 42-13 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
R.J. Maryland story
R.J. Maryland built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Southlake, TX wearing No. 82, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of R.J. Maryland's career was his receiving role: 113 catches, 1,495 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.
The arc is straightforward: R.J. Maryland moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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SMU
2022-2025
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Season Value Progression
20222022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | SMU | 296 | 56.8 | 8.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 296 | 56.8 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 518 | 80.7 | 16.4 | 222 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 359 | 68.7 | 18.5 | -159 |
| 2025 Regular Season | SMU | 322 | 69.7 | 9.7 | -37 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 1 · W 29-24
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
162
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
162 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 6 · W 34-27 · Conference game
83
Receiving Yards
78.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 92.2 efficiency score.
#3
@ No. 52 Wake Forest
Week 9 · L 12-13 · Conference game
51
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 9 · W 69-10 · Conference game
95
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Tulane
Week 12 · L 24-59 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
74.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 67.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · SMU
518 primary output · 80.7 efficiency · 16.4 usage
77.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · SMU
59
322 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · SMU
58.4
359 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 18.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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