Lavain Scruggs holds the SS · Starter spot in Maryland Terrapins’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Lavain Scruggs is a safety from Baltimore, Maryland who attended Archbishop Spalding High School. A three-star recruit in the 2022 class, Scruggs appeared in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2023, recording five tackles and one interception. In 2024, he played in all 12 games with four starts, totaling 43 tackles, one tackle for loss, three passes defended, and one interception. As a redshirt senior in 2025, Scruggs started all 12 games and ranked third on the team with 64 tackles to go with two interceptions, three pass break-ups, and one quarterback hurry. He recorded a career-high 11 tackles against Illinois.

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