Rutgers football recruiting · Big Ten
Rutgers recruiting: 20 commits for 2027, No. 51 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
202027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 512027 class score
531commits since 2002 · 3 five-star
The 2027 class
20 commitsArnold Mugerwa
★★★★★
Jun 4
Jamar Taylor
★★★★★
May 13
Josiah Sturdivant
★★★★★
Dennis Glenn Jr.
★★★★★
Jun 7
Isaiah Alvarez
★★★★★
Jun 13
Trenton Lynch
★★★★★
Dextavion Reese
★★★★★
Trent Buttles
★★★★★
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Zion Vilma
★★★★★
Dallas Ward
★★★★★
Sydney Padilla
★★★★★
Alijah Jones
★★★★★
Jeremiah Joseph
★★★★★
Moses Poku-Kankam
★★★★★
Zion Watson
★★★★★
Saleh Atariwa
★★★★★
Jackson Albright
★★★★★
Charles Butler
★★★★★
Zane Keric
★★★★★
AJ Southard
★★★★★
Latest moves
1 moveDecommitted Dennis Glenn Jr.
★★★★★
Oct 29
Offers, visits and commits we have logged in the last 120 days, newest first.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
84 offers · 4 here · 80 elsewhereJames Branch
★★★★★
Auburn
May 30
Dennis Glenn Jr.
★★★★★
Committed here
May 25
Aidyn Wiggins
★★★★★
Auburn
May 4
Gabe Jenkins
★★★★★
Colorado
Apr 29
Tyler Younger
★★★★★
Alabama
Apr 5
Omarion Wallace
★★★★★
Pittsburgh
Mar 31
Show all 84 offers
Jayvon Dawson
★★★★★
Miami
Mar 30
Ethan Lawson
★★★★★
West Virginia
Mar 26
Jeremiah Proctor
★★★★★
Pittsburgh
Mar 26
Success Nwabude
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Mar 25
Drew Williams
★★★★★
Kentucky
Mar 25
Elijah Guertin
★★★★★
Penn State
Mar 20
Ifeanyi Emedobi
★★★★★
Michigan
Mar 13
Keyon Hemphill-Woods
★★★★★
Texas
Mar 12
Jackson Ballinger
★★★★★
Florida
Mar 11
Sam Faniel
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Mar 11
Wyatt Smith
★★★★★
Ohio State
Feb 26
Cahron Wheeler
★★★★★
Florida
Feb 26
Marvin Nguetsop
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Feb 26
Sean Currie
★★★★★
Penn State
Feb 20
Isaac Coughran
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Feb 19
Bryce Kish
★★★★★
Clemson
Feb 18
Jake Hildebrand
★★★★★
Arizona State
Feb 13
DaJohn Yarborough
★★★★★
California
Feb 13
Myles Smith
★★★★★
Indiana
Feb 12
Maleek Lee
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Feb 10
Stanley Montgomery
★★★★★
Penn State
Feb 8
Davin Davidson
★★★★★
Florida
Feb 6
Sean Fox
★★★★★
Kentucky
Feb 6
Brodie Campbell
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Feb 6
Gary Walker
★★★★★
Clemson
Jan 30
Jamar Thompson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Jan 27
Tyler Alexander
★★★★★
Texas
Jan 27
Israel Abrams
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 21
Jake Nawrot
★★★★★
Kentucky
Jan 21
Marquis Bryant
★★★★★
Kentucky
Nov 8, 2025
Ian Walker
★★★★★
Kentucky
Nov 8, 2025
Tommy Douglas
★★★★★
Florida
Sep 19, 2025
Justin Johnson
★★★★★
Illinois
Aug 17, 2025
D'Angelo White
★★★★★
Louisville
Aug 4, 2025
Jaxon Dollar
★★★★★
Georgia
Aug 3, 2025
Jordan Karhoff
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Aug 1, 2025
Jonathan Dillon
★★★★★
Duke
Jul 28, 2025
Junior Saunders
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jul 25, 2025
Reinaldo Perez
★★★★★
Indiana
Jul 24, 2025
Sa'Nir Brooks
★★★★★
Florida Atlantic
Jun 22, 2025
Arnold Mugerwa
★★★★★
Committed here
Jun 20, 2025
Kenaz Sullivan
★★★★★
Maryland
Jun 15, 2025
Niko Kampas
★★★★★
Tennessee
Jun 5, 2025
Isaiah Rogers
★★★★★
Notre Dame
May 27, 2025
Iveon Lewis
★★★★★
South Carolina
May 14, 2025
Xavier Hasan
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Apr 26, 2025
Carter Jones
★★★★★
Clemson
Apr 25, 2025
Jamar Taylor
★★★★★
Committed here
Apr 22, 2025
James Halter
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Apr 19, 2025
Noah Glover
★★★★★
Miami
Apr 17, 2025
Jaxon Holly
★★★★★
Florida State
Apr 11, 2025
Anthony Sweeney
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Apr 9, 2025
Chris Whitehead
★★★★★
LSU
Apr 9, 2025
Carter Blattner
★★★★★
Penn State
Apr 5, 2025
Brayden Parks
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Apr 3, 2025
Bryan Porter
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Mar 27, 2025
Myles McAfee
★★★★★
Maryland
Feb 27, 2025
Eli Diane
★★★★★
Minnesota
Feb 24, 2025
Brayden Tyson
★★★★★
South Carolina
Feb 24, 2025
Javien Robinson
★★★★★
South Carolina
Feb 12, 2025
Carter Bonner
★★★★★
West Virginia
Feb 11, 2025
Peter Bourque
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Feb 10, 2025
Matthew Gregory
★★★★★
UCLA
Feb 5, 2025
Mekai Brown
★★★★★
USC
Feb 1, 2025
Colt Lumpris
★★★★★
Michigan
Feb 1, 2025
Joseph Buchanan
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 29, 2025
Abraham Sesay
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Jan 24, 2025
Maxwell Hiller
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 23, 2025
Isaiah Alvarez
★★★★★
Committed here
Jan 21, 2025
Aidan O'Neil
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Nov 22, 2024
Jackson Vaughn
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Nov 17, 2024
Terrance Smith
★★★★★
LSU
Sep 25, 2024
Recarder Kitchen
★★★★★
Michigan
Jun 11, 2024
Khalil Taylor
★★★★★
Nebraska
Jun 9, 2024
Layton von Brandt
★★★★★
Auburn
Apr 4, 2024
Anthony Cartwright III
★★★★★
Oregon
Mar 21, 2024
Oluwasemilore Olubobola
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Feb 1, 2024
Xavier Sabb
★★★★★
Oregon
Jun 19, 2023
Every Rutgers class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 6 in 2012. Best class by our class score: 2012 (No. 22).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 20 | 0 | No. 51 | Arnold Mugerwa WR, Jamar Taylor WR |
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | No. 39 | Dyzier Carter WR, Rinaldo Callaway EDGE |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | No. 36 | Tariq Hayer S, Michael Thomas III WR |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | No. 38 | KJ Duff TE, Antonio White Jr. S |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | No. 87 | Nick Oliveira OT, John Stone IOL |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | No. 32 | Moses Walker LB, Jacob Allen IOL |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | No. 41 | Gavin Wimsatt QB, Alijah Clark CB |
Show every class back to 2002
| 2020 | 24 | 0 | No. 65 | Chris Long ATH, Tyreem Powell ATH |
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | No. 66 | Aaron Young RB, Kay'ron Lynch-Adams RB |
| 2018 | 32 | 0 | No. 58 | Artur Sitkowski PRO, Daevon Robinson ATH |
| 2017 | 31 | 0 | No. 42 | Micah Clark OT, Bo Melton WR |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | No. 57 | Ahmir Mitchell ATH, Solomon Manning OLB |
| 2015 | 20 | 0 | No. 61 | Marques Ford SDE, Najee Clayton S |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | No. 65 | Justin Nelson OLB, Josh Hicks APB |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | No. 52 | Nadir Barnwell ATH, Dorian Miller OG |
| 2012 | 19 | 1 | No. 22 | Darius Hamilton SDE, Leonte Carroo WR |
| 2011 | 22 | 1 | No. 26 | Savon Huggins RB, Miles Shuler ATH |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 | No. 54 | Brandon Coleman WR, Rashad Knight CB |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 | No. 31 | Tom Savage PRO, De'Antwan Williams RB |
| 2008 | 18 | 0 | No. 45 | Art Forst OT, Keith Stroud WR |
| 2007 | 16 | 0 | No. 34 | Anthony Davis OT, Manny Abreu OLB |
| 2006 | 25 | 0 | No. 38 | Kordell Young APB, Kenny Britt WR |
| 2005 | 24 | 0 | No. 73 | Dave McClain OG, Gary Watts WDE |
| 2004 | 19 | 0 | No. 41 | Dwayne Jones FB, Jean Beljour RB |
| 2003 | 23 | 1 | No. 36 | Nate Robinson DT, Nathaniel Robinson DT |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 | No. 46 | Ron Green OT, William Beckford OLB |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where Rutgers recruits come from
44% of Rutgers's 531 commits since 2002 came from home-state New Jersey.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsDon Bosco Prep
9 commits
St. Peter's Prep
7 commits
Piscataway
6 commits
Wayne Hills
6 commits
Timber Creek
5 commits
Union
5 commits
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Hackensack
5 commits
Cedar Creek
4 commits
Erasmus Hall
4 commits
Hun School
4 commits
Archbishop Wood
4 commits
Norland
4 commits
Who Rutgers offered, and who won them
Of the 939 players we have on record as Rutgers offers (2002-2024), 187 signed here (20%). The program that beat them most often: Penn State, 46 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 0% | Michigan 2, Florida 1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 6% | Penn State 3, Miami 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Notre Dame 1, Penn State 1 |
| 2016 | 32 | 1 | 3% | Penn State 4, Maryland 2 |
| 2015 | 72 | 6 | 8% | Penn State 6, Ohio State 4 |
| 2014 | 103 | 15 | 15% | West Virginia 6, Penn State 5 |
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| 2013 | 91 | 11 | 12% | Notre Dame 6, South Carolina 4 |
| 2012 | 89 | 12 | 13% | Miami 4, Oklahoma 4 |
| 2011 | 81 | 16 | 20% | Florida State 6, Virginia 5 |
| 2010 | 67 | 14 | 21% | Pittsburgh 5, Florida 4 |
| 2009 | 54 | 14 | 26% | Penn State 6, West Virginia 3 |
| 2008 | 43 | 8 | 19% | Miami 5, Virginia Tech 3 |
| 2007 | 43 | 12 | 28% | Florida 2, Penn State 2 |
| 2006 | 59 | 17 | 29% | Penn State 4, Syracuse 3 |
| 2005 | 42 | 12 | 29% | UConn 3, Syracuse 3 |
| 2004 | 41 | 13 | 32% | Boston College 2, Miami 2 |
| 2003 | 47 | 18 | 38% | Boston College 3, Miami 2 |
| 2002 | 37 | 17 | 46% | Florida 3, Wake Forest 2 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there46 players
29 players
27 players
26 players
26 players
25 players
The coaches who signed them
Greg Schiano has signed 107 commits since the 2021 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Schiano 2020-2026 · 31-41 | 107 | 3.18 | 0 |
| Nunzio Campanile 2019 · 1-7 | 24 | 2.96 | 0 |
| Chris Ash 2016-2018 · 7-29 | 84 | 2.99 | 0 |
| Kyle Flood 2012-2015 · 27-24 | 87 | 2.82 | 0 |
| Greg Schiano 2001-2011 · 68-67 | 229 | 2.81 | 3 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsDamiere Shaw
13 commits
3.15 avg stars
Dave Brock
6 commits
3.33 avg stars
Scott Vallone
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Adam Cox
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Luke Carrezola
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kirk Ciarrocca
2 commits
3.50 avg stars
Show all 55 position coaches
Eric Finney
0 commits
Elijah Hodge
0 commits
Charlie Noonan
11 commits
3.20 avg stars
Julian Campenni
5 commits
3.20 avg stars
Zach Sparber
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Vic Hall
2 commits
3.50 avg stars
David Rowe
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Joe Harasymiak
6 commits
3.17 avg stars
Drew Lascari
3 commits
4.00 avg stars
Mark Orphey
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Andrew Aurich
22 commits
3.14 avg stars
Pat Flaherty
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Marquise Watson
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Augie Hoffmann
14 commits
3.14 avg stars
Nunzio Campanile
10 commits
3.10 avg stars
Sean Gleeson
1 commits
4.00 avg stars
Corey Hetherman
0 commits
Jim Panagos
11 commits
3.00 avg stars
Bob Fraser
11 commits
3.27 avg stars
Tiquan Underwood
4 commits
3.25 avg stars
Lester Erb
15 commits
3.00 avg stars
Corey Brown
11 commits
3.00 avg stars
John McNulty
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Noah Joseph
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Peter Rossomando
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Andy Buh
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kolby Smith
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jay Valai
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
A. J. Blazek
12 commits
3.10 avg stars
Jay Niemann
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Toby Neinas
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Cory Robinson
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Bill Busch
12 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jafar Williams
10 commits
3.00 avg stars
Shane Burnham
8 commits
3.00 avg stars
Henry Baker
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jerry Kill
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jay Nieman
1 commits
Aaron Henry
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Zak Kuhr
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Darrell Wilson
12 commits
2.64 avg stars
Anthony Campanile
7 commits
2.50 avg stars
Mitch Browning
6 commits
2.67 avg stars
Norries Wilson
5 commits
2.75 avg stars
Phil Galiano
0 commits
Ben McDaniels
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Sam Williams
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ron Prince
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Matt Simon
0 commits
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (14 coaches)
Greg Schiano
Head coach
Damiere Shaw
Associate offensive coordinator/running backs
Kirk Ciarrocca
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Travis Johansen
Defensive coordinator
Eddie Allen
Special teams coordinator
Eric Finney
Cornerbacks
Luke Carrezola
Defensive tackles
Elijah Hodge
Linebackers
Adam Cox
Safeties
Scott Vallone
Tight ends
Dave Brock
Wide receivers
Spencer Brown
Director, sports performance
Joe Woodley
Rush ends
Bob Fraser
Senior offensive assistant
Quick answers
How many commits does Rutgers have in the 2027 class?
Rutgers has 20 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Arnold Mugerwa, a 3-star WR from Johnstown.
What was Rutgers's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2012 class (No. 22 nationally): 19 commits, 1 five-stars and 5 four-stars.
Where does Rutgers recruit the most?
New Jersey: 235 of Rutgers's 531 commits since 2002 came from there.