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Rutgers football beats out Duke, Minnesota & Syracuse for Robbie Johnson Jr.

Robbie Johnson Jr. commits to Rutgers football.

Another day, another commitment for Rutgers football. Delaware edge Robbie Johnson Jr. is the latest addition to the Big Ten program.

Johnson, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive end from Salesianum (Wilmington, Delaware), was offered by Rutgers in late May.

The three-star commits to Rutgers with offer list that includes a fellow Big Ten program and numerous Power Five schools:  Duke, Old Dominion, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple and West Virginia among others.

Johnson took an official visit to Rutger over the weekend where he was one of 21 recruits on campus. He is now the tenth commitment to Rutgers from the official visit weekend.

The 10 commitments are the most ever in program history from an official visit weekend.

 

Rutgers now has 18 committed players in the class with the addition of Johnson.

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The first player to commit to Rutgers in the class of 2025 was quarterback Sean Ashenfelder, a three-star from Florida.

On Monday morning, the Rutgers class stood at No. 21 in the nation according to 247Sports.

Rutgers football offers Robbie Johnson, official visit set for next week

Robbie Johnson Jr. was offered by Rutgers football on Thursday.

Well, that escalated quickly. Rutgers football offered Robbie Johnson Jr. this week and an official visit is already in place

A 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive end from Salesianum (Wilmington, Delaware), Johnson pulled in an offer from Rutgers on Thursday. The Scarlet Knights join the likes of Duke, Old Dominion, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple and West Virginia in offering the talented edge rusher.

An official visit to Rutgers is set for this weekend. He also has a June official visit set up at Minnesota.

Johnson visited Rutgers during spring practice in March.

A multi-sport athlete, Johnson is also a standout on the basketball court where he is a forward and plays for an AAU team.

Johnson posted on social media about the offer, tagging head coach Greg Schiano and defensive end’s coach Julian Campenni.

 

Schiano currently has Rutgers as the No. 33 recruiting class in the nation with eight committed players.

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The class has one committed defensive lineman, Florida three-star prospect Jyon Simon who is an interior prospect. Simon committed to Rutgers in mid-April.

The 6-foot-1, 260-pound defensive tackle picked Rutgers from an offer list that included Texas, Tennessee, USC (University of Southern California), Pittsburgh, Jacksonville State. North Carolina State and Colorado.