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Three Rutgers football players go in the latest CBS Sports mock draft

The latest CBS Sports mock draft has three Rutgers football players taken in the NFL draft.

Three players from Rutgers go in the latest mock of the NFL draft from CBSSports, showing an uptick in interest for several Scarlet Knights’ standouts.

And shockingly, despite a strong performance at the NFL Combine and the recent Rutgers Pro Day, running back [autotag]Isaih Pacheco[/autotag] was not one of the trio of Scarlet Knights to go in the mock draft.

The seven-round mock draft from Chris Trapasso has all three Rutgers selections going in the seventh round within a span of 13 selections:

No. 246 (Cleveland Browns):  [autotag]Olakunle Fatukasi[/autotag] (linebacker)

No. 251 (Kansas City Chiefs): [autotag]Joseph Turner [/autotag](defensive tackle)

No. 259 (Kansas City Chiefs): [autotag]Bo Melton[/autotag] (wide receiver)

The selection of Turner and Melton would give the Chiefs three former Rutgers players along with fullback Michael Burton. This offseason, Burton signed a new contract with the Chiefs.

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Other than the omission of Pacheco, the other surprise from the Trapasso mock draft is that Melton fell as far as the seventh round. Mel Kiper’s most recent mock draft, for instance, has Melton going in the third round.

Most mock drafts have Melton, the team’s leading receiver who had a strong Senior Bowl and NFL combine, going in the fourth or fifth round.

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Here’s why Rutgers DT Julius Turner, despite upside, may not fit Cowboys plans

Tyler Browning (@DiabeticTyler) takes a look at the undersized defensive tackle from Rutgers, who despite some intriguing characteristics may not fit the Cowboys’ style.

Over the years the Dallas Cowboys have continued to throw resources at the defensive line interior, without ever truly investing heavy resources in the spot.  Could yet another defensive tackle be in play for them in the 2022 draft? Let’s take a look at a Day 3 option who might be in play, Rutger’s Julius Turner.

Now let me get this out of the way, Turner likely won’t be on Dallas’ board due to his size and how he projects best to three technique; where they already have Osa Odighizuwa and Neville Gallimore, among others. However, he would be an intriguing rotational piece among the defensive line for the Cowboys. Turner has a fairly productive career at Rutgers, tallying 19.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. Not too bad for an undersized one technique. Now does he fit with the Cowboys? Let’s take a look.

Three Rutgers players named to All-Big Ten lists on defense, special teams

Rutgers football sends three to All-Big Ten Football Team.

Two Rutgers defensive players and one specialist received mentions in the 2021 All-Big Ten Football Team as voted by the league’s head coaches. Not surprisingly, all three are seniors who led the way for Rutgers.

Adam Korsak was named first-team punter, an honor he shared with Penn State’s Jordan Stout in a tied vote. Stout was named the Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year as the conference’s best punter.

Both Korsak and Fields are finalists for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation’s top punter.

On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi and nose tackle Julius Turner were named ‘Honorable Mention’ in Tuesday’s announcement. No other Rutgers players were named to the defensive honors.

 

On Wednesday, the Big Ten will announce the offensive honorees.

Rutgers finished the season 5-7, a strong improvement for the program in what is the second year of a rebuild under head coach Greg Schiano. The Scarlet Knights closed the season with two losses, falling just short of automatic bowl eligibility.

Stinging loss but Rutgers football earned some respect: Five things learned from Michigan loss

Rutgers football had the chance to beat No. 19 Michigan on the road but just fell short of the upset.

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Rutgers football came down to earth on Saturday, a 20-13 loss at No. 19 Michigan. But it was a strong and impressive performance from the Scarlet Knights on the road in the Big Ten.

There is no reason for any Rutgers player (or coach) to hang their heads after this one.

It was a tremendous second half from Rutgers as the Scarlet Knights were down 20-3 at halftime but made it a one-possession game and very nearly tied the game. The response on both sides of the ball showed a team that is close to competing with some of the upper echelon programs in the Big Ten.

This game, despite the loss, is a testament to what head coach Greg Schiano is building at Rutgers. With time and more talent, this program is heading in the right direction.

With the loss, Rutgers is now 3-1 (0-1, Big Ten). Michigan improves to 4-0 (1-0, Big Ten) but must feel a bit relieved to emerge from ‘The Big House’ with a win. The Wolverines were flat in the second half and Rutgers, but for some miscues and mistakes, could have forced overtime or perhaps even had the win.

Watch: Rutgers Julius Turner ejected on questionable targeting call

Rutgers Julius Turner gets hit with targeting call in second quarter of game at Michigan.

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Julius Turner got whistled for a targeting call late in the second quarter, a controversial decision by the referees as the Rutgers defensive lineman was ejected from the game.

The call came after Rutgers turned the ball over on fourth down, giving Michigan possession at their own 44-yard line. Wolverines quarterback Cade McNamara connected on a crossing route to Mike Sainristil that went for 51 yards.

On the play, Turner hit McNamara late, shoving the Michigan quarterback with his hands and made contact after the fact with his helmet. At no point did Turner launch himself at McNamara.

The call of roughing the passer is certainly the right one. Targeting (and ejection) seems a bit suspect. After review, Turner was ejected from the game.

 

Michigan’s offense was as good as advertised in the first half, rolling out to a 20-3 halftime lead.

Turner came into the game as one of the dominant pieces of a very strong Rutgers defense. He had nine tackles (four tackles for a loss) and 2.5 sacks.