Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Total | 4 | 32 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
#9
Dorian Fleming
Junior tight end for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Henrico, VA · Life Christian Academy
CFB Index 57 · #50 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Maryland for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
32
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 23 yds, at UConn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2023.
- Transferred from Georgia State to Maryland in 2025.
Dorian Fleming
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 23 rec yds, 3 receptions against UConn — Week 2, 2026.
32 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs Florida Atlantic.Florida Atlantic · W 39-72025
2023
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Life Christian Academy
202412 games
- All-Sun Beltsecond
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Maryland
Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 16.0 YDS/g, 8.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #9 of 26 Big Ten TEs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Maryland | 40 | 351 | 8.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 49 | 558 | 11.4 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 941 | 10.1 | 9 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
1 rec · 9 yds
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Maryland
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Maryland
Returning around him
- 54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Maryland player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (14 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Maryland · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #43
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Sessoms’s 2025 season.
68%match
Matches Elijah on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Elijah on
Class year (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Connor Cravaack's sophomore season at Akron (2025).
75%match
Matches Connor on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Connor on
Reception volume (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dorian Fleming
Background
CAREER HONORS: 2026 John Mackey Award Watch List 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten 2025 John Mackey Award Watch List Shrine Bowl 1000 selection As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2025: Saw action in all 12 games with 10 starts during his first season as a Terp. Finished the year tied for second among Bi...
The tight end room · Maryland
- #9Dorian Fleming351 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Preston Howard84 receiving yards · 2025
- #89AJ Szymanski32 receiving yards · 2025
- #39Daniel Owens2 games · 2026
- #84Thomas McCluskeyno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology