One of the little items in Maryland's spring football notes is package is a list of the dozen Terps who have changed numbers since last fall.

Sometimes, the number makes the man. Not often, but sometimes. So here's what could be expected if certain Terps take on the characteristics of the last guys to wear their new numerals.

FB Haroon Brown: From No. 47 to No. 30 (Last year: J.J. Justice)

"The R&B Fullback" could soon answer to "Which way did he go, George?" That's not an upgrade.

LB Chase Bullock: From No. 42 to No. 44 (Last year: Lance Ball)

Maybe the new number will bring some durability; the senior could certainly use a little luck to stay on the field.

DL Ricardo Dacosta: From No. 73 to No. No. 50 (Last year: Jermaine Lemons)

As long as the new number wasn't in the 70s --- and thus an O-line number --- the walk-on defensive lineman will be OK.

OL Evan Eastburn: From No. 64 to No. 50 (Last year: Jermaine Lemons)

Few guys on last year's team were as resilient as Lemons, who overcame a massive knee injury to contribute as a senior. Eastburn has yet to see the field in two years.

RB Morgan Green: From No. 20 to No. 5 (Last year: Isaiah Gardner)

This could go two ways at the same time. Few players talked as good a game as Gardner. And few played with as much pain as Zeke. After an injury-plagued redshirt freshman year, Green could definitely use the second.

DB Trenton Hughes: From No. 37 to No. 21 (Last year: Keon Lattimore)

A half-brother who is a near-lock for the Pro Football Hall of Fame will stop by from time to time.

TE Drew Gloster: From No. 86 to No. 15 (Last year: Jason Goode)

He becomes the next Jason Goode --- which is exactly what the Terps want. Alas for noted Yellow Jacket killer Goode, Georgia Tech is off the schedule.

S Antwine Perez: From No. 3 to No. 20 (Last year: Morgan Green)

Fortunately for Perez, he won't have to hear comparisons to Steve Slaton. That lofty recruiting ranking isn't going away, though.

LB Ben Pooler: From No. 59 to No. 42 (Last year: Chase Bullock)

Bullock is usually one of the first to get his hands on the new NCAA Football game from EA Sports in July, so Pooler's got that to look forward to.

S Terrell Skinner: From No. 10 to No. 1 (Last year: Erin Henderson)

Maybe he'll get the ability to talk faster than anyone else on the planet. It's a safe bet Skinner won't be starting at linebacker.

TE Lansford Watson: From No. 41 to No. 80 (Last year: Joey Haynos)

Watson won't get Haynos' walk-on-to-possible NFL Draft pick tale. But he could still be the next decent Maryland tight end.

WR LaQuan Williams: From No. 18 to No. 3 (Last year: Christian Varner)

Morphing into a D1scourse favorite would be welcomes by many. Chatty, confident, determined and sharp, Varner always had something interesting to say --- and a way of saying how he felt without ticking anyone else off. LaQuan probably wouldn't be sad to leave a three-year starter a few seasons from now, either.

--- Patrick Stevens