Durell

Nchami

Nchami missed the entire 2019 season with an ACL injury, so he is no stranger to missing time due to lower leg injuries. However, Nchami probably will not be out for as long as he was last year. He will miss Friday’s game against Minnesota as a clear and definite scratch, though. Nchami injured himself in the opener against Northwestern before he could record a statistic.

Nchami (6'4/250) is one of the more experienced linebackers that the Terrapins have, so to lose him for the season hurts. As a freshman he appeared in ten of Maryland’s 12 games, finishing the season with 15 total tackles (4.5 for loss), one sack, one pass defensed and one blocked kick. Clemson transfer Shaq Smith and Keandre Jones remain solid options to use at the JACK linebacker spot, but due to the lack of depth HC Mike Locksley said on Tuesday that there may be times when the team switches from DC Jon Hoke’s preferred 3-4 scheme to a 4-3.