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When will Jaden Wilkerson take an official visit to Rutgers football?

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Next week, Rutgers football will visit Jared Wilkerson to campus for a visit. The talented offensive lineman will visit Syracuse this weekend.

Wilkerson, a 6-foot-6, 330-pound offensive tackle from Edgewater (Orlando, Florida), is a three-star recruit and is ranked as the No. 96 offensive tackle in the nation by 247Sports. The Rutgers recruit is also ranked as the No. 88 offensive tackle in the nation in the class of 2025 by On3.

While Rutgers has shown heavy interest in Wilkerson, they have competition. The Florida native recently visited Miami and has received offers from Appalachian State and Buffalo. Rutgers is hoping they can get Wilkerson to join a 2025 class that already includes three Florida commits in quarterback [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder[/autotag], defensive lineman [autotag]Raedyn Bruens[/autotag] and defensive lineman [autotag]Jonathon Simon[/autotag].

Miami remains a top program for OL Jaden Wilkerson off Hurricanes weekend visit: “They’re 1,000 percent up there for me” – https://t.co/Whl6udvjYK pic.twitter.com/2z1JFLb3sa

— CaneSport Miami Hurricanes (@CaneSport) April 2, 2024

As Rutgers looks to build on their recent success, Wilkerson would provide an upgrade on the offensive Iine. He is reportedly a priority for every program that has shown interest, including Rutgers. Following his visit to Miami, Wilkerson told On3 that the Hurricanes are “1,000 up there for me.”

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However, in just a few weeks, Rutgers will make their case and show him why Piscataway is the best place to continue his football career.

Florida four-star defensive back Ayden Pouncey offered by Rutgers football

Rutgers football has offered Ayden Pouncey from Florida.

This week, Rutgers football became the latest offer for Florida athlete Ayden Pouncey.

A class of 2026 recruit, Pouncey is the No. 128 ranked recruit in the 247Sports rankings and is a four-star defensive back. In addition to Rutgers, he holds offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Louisville, Penn State, Oregon, South Carolina, Syracuse, and Tennessee among others.

He is the No. 152 recruit in the nation in the ESPN 300.

He plays as a wide receiver and a cornerback for Winter Park High School (Winter Park, Florida). Last year he had 21 total tackles with four interceptions.

In addition, he created a fumble and recovered a fumble.

On Friday, Pouncey posted about the offer from Rutgers on social media:

 

He also had 442 yards of total offense with three receiving touchdowns.

Pouncey has great length at 6-foot-2 and 160 pounds.

In the 2025 recruiting class, Rutgers currently has two players committed from Florida. Last fall, three-star quarterback [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder[/autotag] (offers from UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, Liberty, Pittsburgh, USF, Virginia Tech and West Virginia) was the first player to commit to Rutgers in the class.

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In April, three-star defensive lineman [autotag]Jyon Simon[/autotag] verballed to the class. Simon held offers from Texas, Tennessee, USC (University of Southern California), Pittsburgh, Jacksonville State. North Carolina State and Colorado.

 

Florida defensive end Romando Johnson schedules a Rutgers football OV

Romando Johnson is set for a Rutgers football official visit.

Romando Johnson is locked in for an official visit with Rutgers football.

A 6-foot-3, 245-pound defensive end from Monarch High School, Johnson has an offer list that includes Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Miami, Penn State and Tennessee. He announced his Rutgers football official visit via social media on Friday.

Earlier this month, Johnson was offered by Boston College.

A three-star edge, 247 Sports ranks him as the No. 32 player at his position in the nation and the No. 60 overall recruit this cycle in Florida.

Last year in 11 games played, Johnson had 28 total tackles including three tackles for a loss. He also had six sacks with a pass defended, a fumble caused and a fumble recovery.

 

Florida continues to be an important pipeline for Rutgers and [autotag]Greg Schiano[/autotag]. From the eight committed players in the 2025 class, two are from Florida.

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In April, defensive tackle [autotag]Jyon Simon[/autotag] committed to Rutgers. The three-star from Florida (ranked the No. 62 prospect in the state by On3) had offers that included Texas, Tennessee, USC (University of Southern California), Pittsburgh, Jacksonville State. North Carolina State and Colorado.

The first commit for Rutgers in the 2025 class came last fall from [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder[/autotag]. The three-star quarterback was offered by UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, Liberty, Pittsburgh, USF, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others

Massive Florida offensive tackle Jaden Wilkerson offered by Rutgers football

Jaden Wilkerson is offered by Rutgers football.

Jaden Wilkerson, one of the top offensive linemen in Florida, was offered on Wednesday by Rutgers football.

Rutgers joins an offer list for Wilkerson that includes Miami, Syracuse, Tulane, UCF and USF among others. In late April he locked in an official visit to Syracuse (where he had visited earlier that month).

He took April visits to Miami and Ole Miss as well.

At 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, Wilkerson is an offensive tackle for Edgewater (Orlando, Florida). According to 247Sports, Wilkerson is a three-star who is the No. 97 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 176 recruit in Florida in the class of 2025.

On3 ranks him as the No. 86 offensive tackle in the nation and No. 133 in Florida.

He tweeted about the offer from Rutgers on Wednesday night:

 

Also on Wednesday night, Wilkerson was offered by Ivy League program Brown.

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Rutgers currently has two Florida commits in the 2025 class, led by three-star quarterback [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder[/autotag] (offered by UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, Liberty, Pittsburgh, USF, Virginia Tech and West Virginia) and three-star defensive lineman[autotag] Jyon Simon[/autotag] (who had a final six that included Miami, Mississippi State, South Carolina, South Florida and West Virginia.).

The Rutgers 2025 class is currently ranked No. 30 in the nation by 247Sports.

New Jersey tight end Charlie Wingfield adds an offer from Rutgers football this week

Rutgers football offers New Jersey tight end Charlie Wingfield.

Charlie Wingifield was offered by Rutgers football on Wednesday night. The New Jersey tight end prospect is seeing his recruitment continue to trend up.

Rutgers joins a recruitment for Wingfield where the likes of Boston College, Duke, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Stanford, Syracuse, Wake Forest and West Virginia have all offered. His most recent offer came from Princeton.

He is a class of 2025 recruit from Rampao (Franklin Lakes).

At 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, Wingfield has good size projections for the Power Five level. Last year as a junior, he had 315 receiving yards and 26 catches for six touchdowns in 11 games played.

He is a multi-sport athlete who plays basketball and baseball for Ramapo:

 

The class of 2025 is off to a solid start for Rutgers football and currently features four commits. Last fall, Florida quarterback [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder[/autotag] was the first commit in the class.

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This year, three prospects from New Jersey have committed to Rutgers, headlined by [autotag]Talibi Kaba[/autotag], a four-star linebacker and a top-five player in the state.

Also joining Kaba in this class are three-star offensive lineman[autotag] Jayden Elijah[/autotag] and three-star defensive back [autotag]Renick Dorilas[/autotag].

Jaiden Braker announces an official visit to Rutgers football

Jaiden Braker will take an official visit to Rutgers this June.

Georgia athlete Jaiden Braker announced on Friday that he will be taking an official visit to Rutgers.

An edge rusher, Braker has offers that include BYU, Georgia Southern, Liberty, Indiana, SMU and Utah among others. His offer from Rutgers came on Feb. 22.

His announcement did not include a date, only to post on social media that it would be his first official visit.

Also on Friday, Braker said he will be taking an official visit to Utah on the weekend of June 15.

Last year as a junior at South Gwinnett (Snellville, Georgia), Braker had 48 total tackles and four tackles for a loss. At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, he has some really intriguing size and production.

 

Rutgers currently has three members in its 2025 recruiting class. Quarterback [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder[/autotag] from Florida was the first commitment last fall.

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In February, Rutgers received commitments from four-star linebacker [autotag]Talibi Kaba [/autotag]and three-star offensive lineman [autotag]Jayden Elija[/autotag]h.

Rutgers football recruiting: N’Kye Wynn gets a Big Ten offer on Tuesday night

N’Kae Wynn is offered by Rutgers football.

N’Kye Wynn pulled in an offer from Rutgers football on Tuesday night, one of three offers sent out by the staff on the day.

A class of 2025 offensive lineman, Wynn plays for Muskegon (Muskegon, Michigan). In addition to his recent offer from Rutgers, Wynn has been offered by Power Five programs such as Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky and Pittsburgh among others.

According to 247Sports, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound interior offensive lineman is a three-star and the No. 17 player in Michigan.

Wynn announced recently that he will be taking an official visit to Kentucky from June 7-9.

On Tuesday night, he posted to social media about the offer from Rutgers:

 

In the 2024 recruiting class, Rutgers landed two players from Michigan, both of whom were three-star recruits (linebacker Montele Johnson and tight end Monte Keener).

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Currently, the Rutgers football 2025 recruiting class boasts three commits. Last fall, [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder,[/autotag] a quarterback from Florida, became the first player to commit to the class. In February, four-star [autotag]Talibi Kaba[/autotag] and three-star offensive lineman [autotag]Jayden Elijah[/autotag] both verballed to the class.

Rutgers football commit Talibi Kaba is a four-star recruit

Talibi Kaba talks about becoming a four-star recruit this week.

Talibi Kaba is now a four-star, the Rutgers football commit and standout linebacker from New Jersey seeing a significant rise in the recruiting rankings on Wednesday.

A linebacker at Hillside (Hillside, New Jersey), Kaba is now one of the top players in New Jersey. He committed to Rutgers in early February.

With the bump by 247Sports, Kaba is now the No. 165 recruit in the nation. One month ago on Feb. 6, he was an unranked player.

Now he is 247Sports’ fifth-best player in New Jersey.the No. 20 linebacker in the nation.

Kaba is a quick and fluid linebacker who covers a lot of ground. He has the ability to change direction quickly but is also very solid in run support.

“I got a notification on Twitter and I open it and I saw it says I’m a four-star,” Kaba told Rutgers Wire.

“I was excited because it was out of nowhere. I was happy all the hard work and dedication paid off.”

Kaba’s commitment last month marked the first player from New Jersey to become a part of the 2025 recruiting class. He was joined days later by three-star offensive lineman [autotag]Jayden Elijah[/autotag], an offensive lineman from Matawan (Matawan, New Jersey).

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The first player to commit to Rutgers in this recruiting cycle is Florida quarterback[autotag] Sean Ashenfelder.[/autotag]

Since his bump on Wednesday, Kaba said no new schools have reached out to him. He has locked in some visits though – all to Rutgers.

“I’m going to a Rutgers spring practice and I have an official visit (in) May at Rutgers,” Kaba said.

Kaba said he will not be taking any visits to any other schools.

Rutgers football lands in the top six for North Carolina edge Taeshawn Alston

Rutgers football recruit Taeshawn Alston cuts down his list to six.

Three-star edge rusher Taeshawn Alston released his top six on Tuesday afternoon. And for Rutgers football, it was some good news.

Last week, Rutgers offered Alston, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound defensive lineman from Vance County High School (Henderson, North Carolina). Despite being his most recent offer, Rutgers nonetheless made the cut for Alston, who is part of the 2025 recruiting cycle.

Alston included Rutgers as part of a top six that includes South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, West Virginia and Virginia Tech. It is certainly impressive for Rutgers to make Alston’s list having just offered him four days prior.

Programs such as Appalachian State, Colorado and Liberty did not make the six listed by the North Carolina edge rusher.

The cut down to six was made on social media by Alston on Tuesday afternoon:

 

The Rutgers football class of 2025 currently features three players. Last fall, Florida quarterback [autotag]Sean Ashenfelder[/autotag] became the first verbal in the class. Last week, linebacker/safety [autotag]Talibi Kaba[/autotag], one of New Jersey’s top prospects, committed to the Scarlet Knights.

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On Monday night, [autotag]Jayden Elijah[/autotag], a three-star New Jersey offensive lineman, committed to Rutgers.

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Alston is the eighth-ranked recruit in North Carolina by 247Sports. He is the No. 33 overall edge rusher in the nation.

Sean Ashenfelder reacts to Rutgers football’s newest commit, three-star Talibi Kaba

Sean Ashenfelder talks about the commitment of Talibi Kaba.

Rutgers football added a second commitment to the program last week in athlete Talibi Kaba. For Sean Ashenfelder, the first commitment in the 2025 class, the addition of Talibi to Rutgers is “big news.”

The commitment of Kaba gives the program its first New Jersey commitment of this cycle. He is also quite the player; he is being projected by Rutgers to play either as a linebacker or as a safety.

Kaba is ranked the No. 12 prospect in New Jersey by 247Sports and nationally, he is the No. 39 linebacker in the 2025 recruiting class.  He has been offered by Boston College, Duke, Kent State and Iowa State.

For Ashenfelder, a quarterback from Florida, adding Kaba to the class is a big piece of momentum.

“It’s big news. He’s a great player. We’re building something special at Rutgers,” Ashenfelder told Rutgers Wire last week.

“He’s great on both sides of the ball. Quick and strong.”

As for Ashenfelder, he is coming off a strong junior year at Creekside (St. Augustine, Florida). A three-star quarterback, his offer list includes Power Five programs Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others.

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He has kept an eye on Rutgers and likes what he saw from the offense’s growth and development.

This past fall was the first season under offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca. What was an offense that had been bottom of the Big Ten in the previous five years was much improved under Ciarrocca.

They were eighth in total-offense last year and featured [autotag]Kyle Monangai[/autotag], the Big Ten’s leading rusher.

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“I thought the offense had a great year for his first year as offensive coordinator,” Ashenfelder said. “I liked his scheme and personnel usage.”