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Rutgers football lands a second defensive back on Sunday in Jakarrion Kenan

Jakarrion Kenan commits to Rutgers football.

It was two for Sunday for Rutgers football, with the commitment of Jakarrion Kenan. The addition of Kenan made it two defensive back commits for Rutgers on the day.

Kenan’s commitment came while on his official visit to Rutgers. He is the third player to commit to Rutgers over the past two days. On Sunday, defensive back [autotag]Kaylib Singleton[/autotag] committed to Rutgers. One day prior, four-star running back John Forster gave his verbal to the Scarlet Knights.

A 6-foot, 185-pound defensive back from Marlboro County (Bennettsville, South Carolina), last year in 11 games played Kenan had 17 total tackles with five tackles for a loss and four interceptions.

Rivals ranks him as a three-star and the No. 11 player in South Carolina and the No. 58 defensive back in the nation.

Rutgers was the pick from Kenan over offers from Army, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Liberty, Memphis, Mississippi State and Troy over several others.

 

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Rutgers now has 26 committed players in this class. It ranks sixth in the nation according to Rivals.

Rutgers football the latest Power Five offer for Jakarrion Kenan

Jakarrion Kenan offered by Rutgers football.

Jakarrion Kenan, an athlete prospect from North Carolina, was offered by Rutgers football late last week.

Kenan is very much under the radar and isn’t ranked in the 247Sports Composite. Despite not being ranked, Kenan does have a strong recruitment with a very solid list of offers. In addition to his recent offer from Rutgers, Kenan has been offered by Army, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Dartmouth, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Liberty, Memphis and Troy among others.

He is a 6-foot, 185-pound defensive back from Clinton High School (Clinton, North Carolina).

Last year in 11 games played, Kenan had 17 total tackles with five tackles for a loss and four interceptions.

On Friday, Kenan posted on social media about the offer from Rutgers.

 

The 2025 recruiting class for Rutgers, ranked No. 29 in the nation, boasts two commitments from North Carolina out of a class of eight. Four of the committed players are from New Jersey.

Athletes [autotag]Steven Murray[/autotag] and [autotag]Isaiah Deloatch[/autotag] both committed to Rutgers within the past three weeks.