Week 3: Beau Brade, Maryland

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Courtesy Maryland athletics

University of Maryland safety Beau Brade, who played at River Hill High School in Clarksville, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week.

Brade, who has led the Terrapins in tackling in each of their three victories this season, made a career-high 15 tackles, had his first career interception, forced a fumble deep in his own end of the field and broke up two passes as Maryland beat SMU, 34-27, on Saturday night.

It has been a strong season for Brade, who has steadily moved up the depth chart in College Park. The Howard County Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 as a senior at River Hill, Brade played mostly on special teams as a freshman and was a backup on defense as a sophomore. He moved into the starting lineup this season and has excelled.

Although there was plenty of offense on Saturday and the Terrapins were flagged for several costly penalties, Coach Mike Locksley credited his players for coming through when it was most needed.

“You turn and look at the stats and you would say our defense didn’t play well,” Locksley said. “But when we needed to make stops, we made stops.

“We’ve got two young leaders that really showed up big for us in Dante Trader Jr. and Beau. Really smart, tough, reliable players. Today, Beau played with the physicality that we want our team to play with. It’s good to see those guys getting better.”

“In clutch moments, we stepped up to the plate and didn’t shoot ourselves in the foot,” Brade said.

Maryland (3-0) gets its biggest test yet this season on Saturday, when it travels to Michigan.

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week Honor Roll is:

  • Morgan State OLB Nana Asante (Paint Branch) made five tackles with 3 ½ tackles for loss as the Bears beat Sacred Heart, 24-9.

  • Shepherd K Jacob Haynie (Robinson) made a game-tying 42-yard field goal as regulation expired and the game-winning 23-yard field goal in overtime as the Rams beat California (Pa.), 26-23.

  • Shenandoah QB Steven Hugney (Robinson) completed 24 of 39 passes for 324 yards and four touchdowns as the Hornets beat Maryville, 34-29.

  • Minnesota RB Mo Ibrahim (Good Counsel) rushed 23 times for 202 yards and three touchdowns as the Golden Gophers beat Colorado, 49-7.

  • Gallaudet slot Brandon Washington rushed 28 times for 160 yards and one touchdown, completed 3 of 5 passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 60 yards including the game-winning 20-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter as the Bison beat New England, 34-31.

  • Washington and Lee RB Alex Wertz (Dominion) rushed 32 times for 150 yards and three touchdowns as the Generals beat Methodist, 37-14.

  • USC QB Caleb Williams (Gonzaga) completed 25 of 37 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two more scores as the Trojans beat Fresno State, 45-17.

  • Howard QB Quinton Williams (Wise) completed 21 of 27 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns as the Bison beat Morehouse, 31-0.