This is part of a series of 2008 Maryland football commitment Q&As leading up to Signing Day on Feb. 6. All answers are provided by the featured player. Click here for previous entries in the series.

Name: Cameron Chism
Birthdate: 12/25/90
Birthplace: Washington DC
Hometown: Washington DC and Bowie
Nicknames: Chis
Height: 6’0
Weight: 175
Position: Cornerback
High School: Bishop McNamara
Senior statistics: 81 tackles, five interceptions and one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown, 41 receptions for 750 yards and four touchdowns, 10 carries for 157 yards and one touchdown
Bench max: 285
40-yard dash: 4.43
Runner-up: Pittsburgh or Illinois
Other scholarships offered: Boston College, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Temple, Syracuse
Favorite NFL player: Sean Taylor
Favorite NFL team: Washington Redskins
Favorite all-time Terp: Josh Wilson
Favorite music: Lil Wayne, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Cassidy
Favorite book: The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Favorite movie: Friday Night Lights
Favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Favorite food: French fries
Favorite high school class: English
Favorite thing about College Park: “I guess the environment itself, the fans, the people that make up the environment.”
Other high school sports: Indoor and outdoor track
Hobbies: Working out, eating, sleeping, watching TV
Intended major: Criminal Justice
Something that not many people know about you: “That I’m only 17. They think I’m older, but I’m really the youngest in my senior class.”
Best football moment: “I’ll have to say when I caught an 80-yard post to win the game for my team and we came back from about 21 points and ended up winning the game [against Gonzaga this year].”
Role model: “Sean Taylor because of the excitement he brought to the game and he was just a positive role model on and off the field. He’d go 100 percent, full-speed every play.”
Why Maryland? “Because I visited a couple schools and they had the same stuff out there that they did at Maryland. I was comfortable with the coaches at Maryland and I liked the school. There’s no point in going away when you have everything right at home.”