Category: Rutgers recruiting

Chase Enlow talks about his Saturday offer from Rutgers football

Chase Enlow talks Rutgers football visit and offer this weekend.

One of the top projected prospects in New Jersey’s 2026 class, Chase Enlow, was offered by Rutgers football on Saturday.

Enlow was offered by Rutgers on a visit to the program on Saturday.

A running back for The Hun School (Princeton, New Jersey), Enlow is coming off an impressive sophomore season. He ran for 527 yards on 58 carries and had 15 receptions for 233 yards.

Enlow had six total touchdowns on the season. The offer from Rutgers is the second from a Power Five program and the third of his recruitment.

Previous offers have come in from Boston College and Charlotte.

He was one of several high-profile recruits on campus on Saturday for unofficial visits at Rutgers.

“I mean, it’s great, it’s truly an honor to be offered by my home state university,” Enlow told Rutgers Wire on Saturday night following his visit.

“It’s even more of an honor because most of my family are Rutgers alumni.”

Currently, Enlow is an unranked prospect.

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Enlow dove into how the offer came in on Saturday during his unofficial visit.

The offer was two months in the making.

“Coach Schiano first came earlier in October for a breakfast visit with the team,” Enlow said.

“The offensive coordinator ([autotag]Kirk Ciarrocca[/autotag]) visited again in the December recruiting period, saw my film, loved it, and invited me to the practice today. Toured the facilities, watched the practice, and got invited in to speak with coach Schiano. We talked about football and my personal journey with football, told me that he loved my film and that I was a gifted running back. After that, he told me that I was offered to play at Rutgers.”

The offer, Enlow said, was a real positive as was the entire visit to Rutgers.

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“I feel great about the offer and visit,” Enlow said.

“It’s always an honor to visit Rutgers and being able to see the behind-the-scenes of everything they do.”

Rutgers football offers Talibi Kaba this week

Talibi Kaba is offered by Rutgers football this week.

On Thursday, Rutgers offered New Jersey athlete Talibi Kaba, getting involved early in a recruitment that appears poised to blow up.

The class of 2025 prospect plays his high school football at Hillside (Hillside, New Jersey). He is a 6-foot-3, 203-pound athlete who projects at multiple positions at the next level.

Kaba is turning into a strong national recruit, holding offers from Boston College, Duke, Iowa State, Kent State, Temple and now Rutgers. In November, he took an unofficial visit to Miami,

At Hillside, he played both wide receiver and linebacker.

Kaba posted about the offer from Rutgers on X, the social media platform that was formerly known as Twitter:

 

Rutgers is currently putting its finishing touches on a recruiting class that is very solid. Several members of the 2024 recruiting class are on campus this weekend for visits.

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Offensive linemen Kenny Jones and Carter Kadow are on official visits this weekend. Defensive end Farrel Gnago, a Kent State commit who was offered this week by Rutgers, will be on campus for an official visit as well.

Three official visitors in the 2024 class set to visit Rutgers football (including a new offer from this week)

Three players are visiting Rutgers football this weekend for official visits.

The final weekend of the recruiting calendar is going to be a busy one for Rutgers.

Not only is Rutgers playing host to four official visitors out of the transfer portal this weekend, but three high school athletes will be on official visits.

Two of the players, offensive linemen Kenny Jones and Carter Kadow, are players committed to Rutgers in the 2024 recruiting class. A third player is an official visitor that Rutgers is hoping will join Jones and Kadow in this class.

Farell Gnago is a defensive lineman from Canada who pulled in an offer from Rutgers this week. He is a 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds standout who lined up this past season for Collège André-Grasset (Quebec, PQ).

Currently committed to Kent State, Gnago was also offered by Michigan State this week.

The hope for Rutgers is that Gnago can find a home at Rutgers and shut down his recruitment.

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Also set to visit Rutgers this weekend are three-star quarterback A.J. Surace, four-star running back Gabe Winowich and four-star defensive back Kaj Sanders. All three players are committed to Rutgers and have already taken official visits but will be on-campus to help support the program’s recruiting efforts.

Breaking: Rutgers football lands PWO Jackson Gister

Jackson Gister commits to Rutgers football.

Jackson Gister, an athlete out of Maryland, committed to Rutgers football on Thursday morning.

A class of 2024 prospect out of Calvert Hall (Baltimore, Maryland), Gister was a defensive end/tight end. He committed to Rutgers football as preferred walk on (PWO).

During his recruitment, On3 reports that he was offered by Charlotte.

Gister is 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds. He showed some promise as a tight end, with three catches for 106 receiving yards in a loss to La Salle (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania) in a late-September non-conference game for Calvert Hall.

He is the first PWO commitment for Rutgers in the 2024 recruiting class. His announcement was made via social media:

 

In his social media post, Gister tagged Andrew Aurich (tight ends coach) and Matt Hewitt (assistant tight ends coach/quality control).

Rutgers has a strong 2024 recruiting class that is top 40 in the nation. This week, their latest offer was sent out to Farell Gnago, a Canadian defensive end who had an impressive senior season.

Rutgers football commit K.J. Duff wins Catholic League Award

K.J. Duff gets a Long Island award.

Four-star wide receiver K.J. Duff, a Rutgers football commit, received an impressive honor on Wednesday.

Duff was honored with the Rich Reichert Award, given to the top player in the Catholic High School Football League (CHSFL). The award is given out annually by Newsday.

A 6-foot-5, 200-pound athlete from St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York), Duff  In nine games played, he had 55 catches for 929 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. He projects as either a receiving tight end or a wide receiver.

Duff committed to Rutgers over the summer, picking from a final three that also included  North Carolina and Miami.

 

He is part of a very solid haul from New York for Rutgers that also includes defensive lineman Aaris Bethea. A three-star recruit, Bethea had a very strong senior season for Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, New York).

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Reichert is a celebrated local coach who fittingly was from St. Anthony’s. He led the program to 14 CHSFL titles during his storied coaching tenure.

Rutgers football offers dominant Canadian edge rusher Farell Gnago

Farell Gnago is offered by Rutgers football.

Rutgers football sent out an offer on Monday night to Farell Gnago. The edge rusher from Canada counts the Big Ten program as his second Power Five offer.

Gnago, committed to Kent State, was offered by Michigan State on Monday.

At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, Gnago certainly has good size. He plays for Collège André-Grasset (Quebec, PQ).

He is currently an unraked prospect but that could and should change. The highlights from his fall season show a player who is dominant off the edge.

Gnago has good speed (he claims a 4.8 time in the 40) but is also strong, allowing him to mix up his moves in getting to the pocket. He makes good use of his length as well.

 

He posted about the offer from Rutgers on Monday via his social media account:

 

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Rutgers is coming off a 6-6 (3-5 Big Ten) season where they were outright bowl-eligible for the first time since 2014. They will play Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 28.

Rutgers football will host two commits this weekend for official visits

A pair of committed players are on official visits this weekend at Rutgers.

There will be two official visitors on campus this weekend for Rutgers football, both of whom are committed to the program.

Rutgers will host an offensive line duo of [autotag]Kenny Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Carter Kadow[/autotag] over the weekend for official visits. Neither player was able to take an official visit in the summer or the fall.

Jones was the first player to commit to Rutgers in the 2024 recruiting class. He has very quietly been a leader of this class. He is a three-star recruit from Delran High School (Delran, N.J.) and ranked by Rivals as the No. 23 player in the state.

From Wisconsin, Kadow gave his verbal to Rutgers in June following a strong performance at camp.

Like Jones, Kadow is a three-star offensive lineman.

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He held a Power Five offer from Indiana as well as offers from Northern Illinois, Western Michigan and Yale. He was also recruited by Iowa State, Minnesota and Penn State among others.

This weekend represents the only official visit for both players. Both Jones and Kadow are projected to enroll at Rutgers in January.

Rutgers football sent out a Monday offer to Maraad Watson

Maraad Watson is offered by Rutgers football on Monday night.

Maraad Watson pulled in multiple Power Five offers on Monday night, with one coming in from Rutgers football.

In fact, the offer from Rutgers is the first Power Five offer in Watson’s recruitment. The offer from Rutgers came just hours after Watson had committed to Kent State.

Watson is a 6-foot-4, 280-pound interior defensive lineman from Irvington High School (Irvington, New Jersey). He lined up both off the edge and as a defensive tackle during his senior season.

Watson sheds blockers well and is surprisingly light on his feet. He has impressive strength, often wrapping up a ball carrier while draped by a blocker.

Shortly after the offer from Rutgers, Nebraska came in and offered Watson.

He also has long-standing offers from Akron, LIU, Maine, Monmouth, Sacred Heart and Stony Brook among others.

 

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Rutgers currently has the No. 34 recruiting class in the nation according to Rivals. The class features two players ranked as four-star recruits.

Rutgers 2024 recruit Korey “KJ” Duff Jr. received the Offensive MVP Award in the Senior Bowl

Rutgers recruit Korey “KJ” Duff Jr. received the Offensive MVP Award in the New York Catholic High School Football League senior bowl game.

On Sunday, Rutgers football 2024 recruit Korey “KJ” Duff Jr. received the Offensive MVP Award in the New York Catholic High School Football League’s Senior Bowl.

This caps off an impressive season for Duff, who is a four-star recruit.

During his senior season, Duff Jr. guided St. Anthony’s (Melville, New York) to a 6-4 record, ranking the Friars No. 6 in New York’s High School Football rankings. While playing for the Friars in 2023, the future Scarlet Knight recorded 55 catches for 929 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in nine games. He finished his senior season with 929 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.

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Duff was a matchup nightmare in high school and will look to continue that trend on the Power Five level. He has excellent hands and is a weapon in the red zone. He is a tight-end / wide-receiver hybrid with a great catch radius and solid body control, showing those skills off in the senior bowl game. Duff Jr’s smooth and precise route running will allow him to be a vertical threat and dangerous after the catch at the collegiate level.

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In three seasons with the Friars, Duff Jr. logged 132 receptions for 2606 yards and 26 touchdowns in 28 games. He averaged 93.1 yards per game and 19.7 yards per catch throughout those 28 games. According to 247Sports, the future Scarlet Knight is the No. 1 prospect in New York and is the No. 26 ranked tight-end among his recruiting class.

 

 

Recruiting insider: What 4-star recruit is visiting Rutgers football this weekend?

Rutgers football is hosting an impressive recruit for an official visit this weekend.

Lugard Edokpayi is taking an official visit to Rutgers football this weekend. This fall, Edokpayi emerged as one of the top recruits in the region, and Rutgers is squarely in the mix for the talented edge rusher.

In mid-November, Edokpayi announced a final five of  Florida State, Maryland, Michigan State and Texas A&M as well as Rutgers. An hour after his list dropped Michigan offered and they appear to be in the mix for the talented prospect from Maryland.

He could potentially join a strong Rutgers football class that includes several four-star recruits in K.J. Duff, Kaj Sanders, Antonio White and Gabriel Winowich.

A class of 2024 defensive end, Edokpayi has great measurables and checks in at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds. He plays for Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Maryland) and is a four-star according to ESPN as well as On3, where is the No. 28 edge rusher in the nation.

Edokpayi was on the Rutgers campus in early November, where he took an unofficial visit for a 35-16 loss to No. 1 Ohio State. In the loss, Edokpayi said he saw a lot of potential in Rutgers.

“The Rutgers visit was great,” Edokpayi told Rutgers Wire after his visit. “Got to watch the game and talk to some of the coaches.

“Got to talk to (the) head coach and it was a great trip.”

Edokpayi plans to commit some time in December and enroll in January.