From the moment he stepped on campus for the Maryland football team's winter workout program, Keandre Jones made an immediate impression on anyone he came into contact with. He was first in drills, pushing his new teammates and bringing a positive attitude to the grueling offseason workouts that build the foundation of a winning football team.
"The biggest thing is he's earned the respect of his teammates with his work ethic," head coach Mike Locksley said. "And the more comfortable and the more he's gotten to know his teammates, you're starting to see the true character and the type of leadership that he'll be able to bring to our team."
For Jones, a former consensus four-star linebacker from Olney, Md., this moment has been in the making for years. As a junior at Good Counsel in 2014, Jones committed to the Terps, largely due to his relationship with Locksley, then Maryland's offensive coordinator.
