Five-star class of 2017 defensive end Joshua Kaindoh verbally committed to Maryland on Saturday afternoon through a post on his Twitter account.

Kaindoh commits to UMD

Kaindoh’s offer list included pretty much every Power 5 conference school in the country, and many were surprised when he announced a top-four of Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Penn State last Thursday because many experts were predicting he would be a Terp. It’s now obvious that it was a trolling job by Kaindoh, who wanted to add a little showmanship to his announcement.

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Kaindoh is the second IMG Academy star to commit to the Terps, joining 4-star DT Cam Spence who announced his pledge earlier this month. Kaindoh is originally from Maryland, and played his first two high school seasons at Our Lady of Mount Carmel before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida last summer.

Kaindoh is the biggest name in what has been a very successful 2017 recruiting period so far for new Maryland coach D.J. Durkin, and is in the mix to be UMD’s highest-rated recruit ever, depending on whether he rises or falls and which service you look at.

Kaindoh is a physical specimen and is likely to be a starter from the moment he steps on campus. At 6-foot-6, 256 pounds, he already has a body that many NFL ends would be jealous of. That, combined with his freakish athleticism and skill, gives him the tools to be an impact player as a freshman.

He is Maryland’s seventh commit in the 2017 class, joining Spence, QB Kasim Hill, OT Jordan McNair, Athlete Ayinde Eley, CB Fofie Bazzie and TE Andrew Park.

Andrew Feather
Andrew Feather

Andrew Feather is a multimedia journalist from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. Currently a broadcast journalism major at Elon University in Elon, N.C., Feather serves as the Assistant Sports Director of Elon Local News, the school’s award winning, student-run news broadcast.

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