2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 2
Lavain Scruggs
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 215
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, MD
- High School:
- Archbishop Spalding
- Major:
- Family Health
- Shop:
- Shop
As a Redshirt Junior in 2025:
Before Maryland:
Personal:
- Started all 12 games for the Terps.
- Ranked third on the team with 64 tackles.
- Had two interceptions on the year, to go along with three pass break-ups and one QB hurry.
- Recorded eight tackles against Michigan.
- Recorded a career-high 11 tackles at Illinois.
- Had 10 tackles and an interception against Rutgers.
- Had first interception of the season to go along with four tackles against FAU.
- Honored with the Alvin L. Aubinoe Unsung Hero Award at the year-end awards banquet.
- Played in all 12 games, starting four
- Totaled 43 tackles (24 solo), one tackle for a loss, three passes defended and one interception
- Forced one fumble and recoved one fumble
- Fifth on team in tackles with 43
- Five tackles at Minnesota (10/26) and at No. 1 Oregon (11/9)
- Five tackles at Minnesota (10/26)
- Key second-half INT with a 51-yard return vs. USC (10/19)
- Also had career-high six tackles vs. the Trojans
- Three tackles vs. Northwestern (10/11)
- Tallied six tackles, one PBU and recovered a fumble at Indiana
- Made first career start at Virginia (9/14), first ever forced fumble
- Career-high three tackles vs. UConn (8/31)
- Appeared in 11 games
- Totaled five tackles (four solo) and one interception
- Recorded two solo tackles and first career interception in win vs. Auburn at TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30)
- Did not appear in game action.
Before Maryland:
- No. 21 player in Maryland, according to ESPN
- Helped lead Archbishop Spalding HS to 10-1 record and undefeated 5-0 MIAA slate in 2021
- 2021 All-MIAA Conference
- As a sophomore in 2019, Scruggs tallied 21 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a 32-yard interception in seven games played
- High school teammate of fellow Maryland commit Kellan Wyatt
- Played a mixture of safety and cornerback at Archbishop Spalding
- Chose Maryland over Buffalo, UMass and Temple
Personal:
- He has four siblings: Devin Scruggs, Myka Scruggs, Jaliza Johnson, and Lyndell Bolling
- He chose Maryland because the love was different and there is no better place to do it than his city
- His sports hero is Kobe Bryant
- His favorite TV show is Blacklist
- His favorite movie is Extraction 1 & 2
- His favorite restaurants are Mama Lucia’s, Chipotle, and Iron Rooster
- Tackles: 11 at Illinois, 11/15/25
- Interceptions: 1, three times
- Forced Fumbles: 1 at Virginia 9/14/24
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