Dahkari Gilley, a member of the class of 2024, committed to Rutgers football in mid-June while on an official visit. But it was a decision that the three-star recruit said was made weeks before when he first was offered by Rutgers.
His first meeting with defensive coordinator Joe Hrasymiak, he said, set him on the course of committing to Rutgers just a few weeks later.
A 6-foot-2 and 190-pound defensive back, Gilley is a strong presence in the secondary for University Christian (Jacksonville, FL), Gilley also held Power Five offers from Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech in addition to offers from Central Florida, USF, FAU, UMass, Liberty and Georgia Southern at the time of his commitment to Rutgers.
A strong and powerful tackler, Gilley has a nose for the ball. He also speed: this spring Gilley ran the 100 meters and the four-by-100 relays.
“For the 100, it is an 11.06,” Gilley said of his personal best sprint this spring.
Gilley plans on enrolling early in January.
Scroll down and check out what Gilley had to say about his recruitment and why he committed to Rutgers football!