Tight end, SMU, 2022–⁠25

R.J. Maryland

Number
No. 82
Height
6′4″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Southlake, TX

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R.J. Maryland played tight end at SMU (2022–⁠25).

Career highs

8catches, career highat Nevada, 2024162receiving yards, career highat Nevada, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Florida State, 2024

Team titles: American champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022SMU2829610.6651
2023SMU3451815.2762
2024SMU2435915.0449
2025SMU2732211.9249
Career1131,49513.21962

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022SMU82TEFr.
2023SMU82TESo.
2024SMU82TEJr.
2025SMU82TESr.6′4″240

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022SMU340.9278th (n=683)0.7131.44%
2023SMU440.9874th (n=681)0.8043.26%
2024SMU231.26––29.15%
2025SMU400.4548th (n=1040)0.4618.05%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 SMU 12 games, 27 catches, 322 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.East Texas A&MW 42–⁠13334014
Sep 6vs.BaylorL 45–⁠482906
Sep 13atMissouri StateW 28–⁠10323114
Sep 20atTCUL 24–⁠35110010
Oct 4vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠18340124
Oct 11vs.StanfordW 34–⁠1021809
Oct 18atClemsonW 35–⁠24333017
Oct 25atWake ForestL 12–⁠13251049
Nov 1vs.MiamiW 26–⁠201606
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠13242023
Nov 22vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠6323017
Nov 29atCaliforniaL 35–⁠38233021
2024 SMU 7 games, 24 catches, 359 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 24atNevadaW 29–⁠248162149
Aug 31vs.Houston ChristianW 59–⁠7111011
Sep 6vs.BYUL 15–⁠181202
Sep 21vs.TCUW 66–⁠4231609
Sep 28vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠16330215
Oct 5atLouisvilleW 34–⁠27683031
Oct 19atStanfordW 40–⁠10255138
2023 SMU 11 games, 34 catches, 518 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠14558125
Sep 9atOklahomaL 11–⁠2842006
Sep 23atTCUL 17–⁠34344018
Sep 30vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠16333123
Oct 12atEast CarolinaW 31–⁠10351143
Oct 20atTempleW 55–⁠031417
Oct 28vs.TulsaW 69–⁠10295162
Nov 10vs.North TexasW 45–⁠21240124
Nov 18atMemphisW 38–⁠34143143
Nov 25vs.NavyW 59–⁠14364035
Dec 2atTulaneW 26–⁠14556020
2022 SMU 12 games, 28 catches, 296 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 48–⁠10219013
Sep 10vs.LamarW 45–⁠16118018
Sep 17atMarylandL 27–⁠34151151
Sep 24vs.TCUL 34–⁠42336019
Oct 5atUCFL 19–⁠4121307
Oct 14vs.NavyW 40–⁠341−30−3
Oct 22vs.CincinnatiL 27–⁠29535116
Nov 5vs.HoustonW 77–⁠63452238
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 41–⁠231505
Nov 17atTulaneL 24–⁠59661219
Nov 26vs.MemphisW 34–⁠311303
Dec 17 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠241606

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′4⅛″
Weight236 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9″
Wingspan78¾″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press16 repsW
20-yard shuttle4.37 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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