Soon after Tyler Mabry put his name in the NCAA transfer portal in mid-February, the Buffalo tight end received offers from some of the top football schools in the country.
Alabama came calling for the services of the 6-foot-4, 248-pound Mabry, who would be immediately eligible to play as a graduate transfer. He had just completed his third season at Buffalo, during which he earned first-team All-Mid American Conference honors.
After deliberating for about three weeks, Mabry instead chose Maryland because he saw the potential of playing in an offense under new head coach Michael Locksley that would utilize him in both the passing game and as a blocker while also giving him the best chance of being noticed by NFL scouts.
