Could Rutgers football fans be yelling out ‘Sanuuuuuuuuu’ again in a few years time?
Mohamed Sanu Jr., the son of former Rutgers football wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, is beginning to make a name for himself. Going by the name ‘MJ,’ the youngest Sanu is eight years old and already playing the 10-year-olds in 7-on-7 football.
And while it is still very, very early in his development (very, very, very early), he already is showing flashes of his father’s playmaking ability.
A former All-Big East selection during his three seasons at Rutgers, Sanu was a third-round pick in the 2012 NFL draft and spent 10 years in the league. He is best known for his four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons where he had 225 catches for 2,507 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns during that time.
In Atlanta, he played for wide receivers coach [autotag]Dave Brock[/autotag], who is now the wide receivers coach at Rutgers. He last played in 2021 with the San Francisco 49ers.
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As for ‘MJ, who plays both wide receiver and safety,’ Mohamed Sanu thinks he has an even bigger upside.
“He is better than me at both,” Mohamed Sanu said of his son.
“He has tremendous ball skills as you see in that video. He has a very high football IQ. He plays everywhere but primarily the X & F position on offense.”
While his son has dreams of following his father into the NFL someday, he may not be set on following his old man’s college path.
The dream school of ‘MJ’? Oregon.
— Mohamed Sanu Sr. (@Mo_12_Sanu) February 18, 2024
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“Greg Schiano should definitely offer him right now. He already has his mind made up so it’s up to him to change it,” Mohamed Sanu said.
“The catch in the video was on third-and-fifteen and we were down 11-10 to get us the first down and put us in position to score the go-ahead touchdown.”