#80

Ejani Shakir

Junior wide receiver for Maryland. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · Maryland · Jr. · #80

6′0″ · 190 lb · Pennsauken, NJ · Pennsauken

Returning to Maryland for 2026

via umterps.com ↗

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs Virginia TechSECU StadiumVirginia Tech by 3

How he plays

Yards / catch: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 17.5 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 35 yds, vs Hampton

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 wide receiver for Maryland. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2026.

His career, year by year

Ejani Shakir

WR · Maryland · Jr · #80

One game to point at: 35 rec yds, 2 receptions against Hampton — Week 1, 2026.

35 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#9 / 57 · 86th pct

17.5

Long catch#45 / 57 · 22nd pct

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 35.0 YDS/g, 17.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Maryland	2	35	17.5	0	--
Career		2	35	17.5	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 62–0

vs Hampton

2 rec · 35 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

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 62-0vs Hampton	2	35	17.5	0	28	Season-high 35 yds
Total		2	35	17.5	0	28

The receiver room · Maryland

#1Na'eem Abdul-Rahim GladdingWR · Jr.667 receiving yards · 2025
#13Chris Durr Jr.WR · Jr.513 receiving yards · 2025
#2Kaleb WebbWR · Sr.318 receiving yards · 2025
#11Ryan ManningWR · Jr.25 receiving yards · 2025
#80Ejani ShakirWR · Jr.1 game · 2026

7 more on the roster · Maryland team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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