Rutgers football continued to send out offers, with a pair of new recruits being officially extended over the weekend.
On Friday, Rutgers offered a pair of offensive linemen from Florida. Both recruits are in the 2026 class:
- Johnnie ‘DJ’ Jones – A 6-foot-6 and 295-pound offensive tackle, Jones has a strong offer list that includes Power Five programs Boston College and Syracuse as well as Rutgers. On Sunday, South Florida offered Jones,
- Gabriel Osenda – Osenda is from Clearwater International Academy although he is originally from Canada. He has some fascinating size at 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds. He has one Power Five offer (Cal) as well as an offer from Nevada.
Extremely blessed to have received an offer from Rutgers University! @GregSchiano @CoachShaw__ @Mark_Orphey 🪓 @CoachMeyerCAI @CoachJohnsonCAI @CoachJesse18 #Trenchmafia pic.twitter.com/sppZ9goY3r
— gabe.o (@gabriel_osenda) February 2, 2024
Blessed to receive my sixth football offer from from Rutgers University. AGTG!❤️🤍@RFootball @GregSchiano @CoachJJonesSr pic.twitter.com/Oro5KoxwcX
— Johnnie “DJ” Jones (@johnnie_jones6) February 2, 2024
Rutgers has shown some good strength in Florida in recent years since the return of head coach [autotag]Greg Schiano[/autotag]. During his first rebuild of Rutgers, Schiano leaned on his Florida connections heavily to jumpstart the talent pool at Rutgers.
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And the Rutgers name has a bit of some cache in Florida right now. Six weeks ago, Rutgers defeated Miami 31-24 in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.
It was the first time in program history that Rutgers football has ever beaten Miami.