LITTLETON IN THE NEWS
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Antwain Littleton II is a TD machine after getting serious about his body (Washington Post, October 6, 2022)
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2023): Scored a touchdown against Illinois as part of six rush, 25 yard performance to go with three catches for seven yards ... Led the Terps with 38 yards rushing and caught a pass for four yards in win at #4 Ohio State (10/7) ... Tallied five rushes for 52 yards, including a season-high 32-yard run in win vs. Indiana (9/30) ... Rushed nine times for 33 yards in win at Michigan State (9/23) ... Notched nine rushes for 29 yards and a two-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter in win over Virginia (9/15)
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2022: Appeared in 11 games… Rushed 75 times for 320 yards, averaged 4.3 yards per carry, and rushed for five touchdowns… caught five passes for 27 yards ... Rushed four times for 27 yards and caught a pass in win over Rutgers (11/26) ... Missed Northwestern game (10/22) due to injury ... Scored a rushing touchdown in six-straight games from December 29, 2021 to October 1, 2022, the longest streak by a Terp since Lance Ball in 2005-06 ... Averaged five yards per rush (30 yards on six carries) vs. Purdue (10/8) ... Had phenomenal game vs. Michigan State (10/1), rushing for 120 yards on 19 carries (6.3 ypc), including a career-high 68-yard run while scoring a touchdown to open the scoring to extend his touchdown streak to six games ... Scored rushing touchdown for fifth-straight game at #4 Michigan (9/24), a two-yard run to tie the game at 10 as as part of eight rush, 39-yard performance ... Reached the end zone with a one-yard touchdown in second quarter of a five carry, 15-yard performance vs. SMU (9/17) ... Sprinted for a 59-yard touchdown in the first quarter at Charlotte (9/10), the longest run of his career, while catching one pass for 17 yards ... Rushed six times for 34 yards, scoring twice on a two yard and run yard run and scampering for a career-best 21-yard rush in season opening win over Buffalo (9/3)
As a Freshman in 2021: Appeared in two games (Howard, 9/11 & Virginia Tech, 12/29) ... Totaled 15 carries for 74 yards and one touchdown ... Rushed seven times for 45 yards with a four-yard touchdown to put Maryland up 21-3 in the second quarter of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (12/29) ... Notched eight carries for 29 yards in career debut vs. Howard (9/11)
Before Maryland: Four-star running back according to ESPN ... Top-ranked running back in Washington D.C. ... Fourth-ranked player overall in Washington D.C. ... ESPN 300 ... Helped lead St. John’s to the 2017 & 2019 WCAC Championship
Personal: Son of Antwain Littleton Sr. and Rickeeta Lockard ... High school teammate of Taizse Johnson and Colby McDonald ... Chose Maryland because "I always wanted to stay home and play for my hometown school. Growing up I wanted to be that kid that helped changed the culture of the program and have my family by my side through the process." ... Nickname is "Lil Twain" ... Sports hero is Earl Campbell ... Likes to ride dirtbikes and ATVs ... Chose Maryland over Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Tennessee
LITTLETON'S CAREER-HIGHS
Rushes - 19 (Michigan State,10/1/22)
Rushing Yards - 120 (Michigan State, 10/1/22)
Rushing Touchdowns - 2 (Buffalo, 9/3/22)
Long Rush - 68 (Michigan State, 10/1/22)
Receptions - 3 (Michigan State, 10/1/22)
Receiving Yards - 27 (Michigan State, 10/1/22)
Long Reception - 18 (Michigan State, 10/1/22)
