Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 1 | 60 | Season-high 130 yds |
| Total | 14 | 187 | 12.9 | 2 | 60 |
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Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
Junior wide receiver for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Brooklyn, NY · Stone Bridge
CFB Index 65 · #102 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Old Dominion → Maryland for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
187
receiving yards · 2026
14 catches · 2 TD · 13.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD, at UConn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Old Dominion in 2024.
- Transferred from Old Dominion to Maryland in 2026.
Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 130 rec yds, 8 receptions against UConn — Week 2, 2026.
187 REC YDS · 14 REC · 2 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 105 yds vs App State.App State · W 24-212025
2024
- Signed with Old Dominionout of Stone Bridge
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Maryland
Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Maryland
2025Old Dominion
2026Maryland
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: long catch (87th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 REC/g, 93.5 YDS/g, 12.9 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland | 14 | 187 | 13.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 51 | 667 | 13.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 67 | 873 | 13.0 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland | -- | -- | -- | 34 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | 33 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 67 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
6 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Adonicas Sanders’s 2021 season.
89%match
Matches Adonicas on
Yards / reception
Height
Reception volume
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jaden Walley’s path through Mississippi State.
Matches Jaden on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Charlie Jones's junior season at Iowa (2021).
87%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
Matches Charlie on
Height
TD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
Background
2025 (at Old Dominion): All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention Started all 13 games at wide receiver Led ODU with 51 receptions and six touchdowns Had 667 receiving yards ... Led team in receiving eight times Had four receptions for 35 yards in the opener at Indiana Caught three passes for 34 yards and a...
The receiver room · Maryland
- #1Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding667 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Chris Durr Jr.513 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Kaleb Webb318 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Ryan Manning25 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Jordan Scott10 receiving yards · 2025
7 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology