University of Maryland Athletics

As a Freshman in 2022: Appeared in 10 games with two starts at center ... Made first career start at center in win over Northwestern where the Terps totaled 423 yards of offense, including a career-high 179 and three touchdowns by RB Roman Hemby. 

Before Maryland: 12th-ranked center in nation by ESPN ... Played both offensive and defensive line at Malvern Prep ... 2021 Inter-AC Player of the Year ... First Team All-State ... First Team All-Conference ... Helped lead Malvern Prep to 2021 Inter-AC Championship ... Also a top-ranked wrestler, plans on competing in both sports at Maryland ... One of the Top 10 scholastic wrestlers in his weight class in the nation ... All-Mainline All Area

Personal: Son of Tim and Colleen Deery ... Dad played football at Texas Arlington and baseball at Texas Arlington & Texas Wesleyan ... Distinguished Honor Roll member ... Picked No. 51 because he models game after Dick Butkus ... Likes to fish and listen to country music ... Majoring in architecture ... Chose Maryland over Ohio State, Nebraska, NC State, Oklahoma and Princeton