The Terps wide receiver had a historic 2024 season.
Maryland football wide receiver Tai Felton was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 102nd pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday.
Last season, Felton took the national stage by storm. Throughout the first few weeks of the season, he was the NCAA’s leader in receiving yards, and was quarterback Billy Edwards’ safety blanket.
But Felton was no stranger to big plays, either, with touchdowns of 75 and 61 yards, respectively. On the year, he paced the Big Ten with 96 recpetions for 1,124 yards, and was named both third team Associated Press All-America and All-Big Ten first team.
Felton was also a Reese’s Senior Bowl and NFL scouting combine invitee. At the combine, he measured in at 6-foot-1, 183 pounds, and earned a NFL Next Gen Stats score — which measures the prospect’s performance — of 76, placing him 12th among receivers. Felton ran a 4.37-second 40-yard dash to go along with a 39.5-inch vertical jump.
Felton was the 13th wide receiver taken in this year’s draft. He is the first Maryland wide receiver to be drafted since D.J. Moore was taken 24th overall in 2018.
Felton joins former teammate and fellow wide receiver Jeshaun Jones on the Vikings.
A Terp has now been selected in eight straight drafts.