Former top 20 New Jersey recruit, Tahj Bullock, is in the transfer portal

Tahj Bullock has entered the transfer portal.

Virginia Tech quarterback Tahj Bullock entered the transfer portal on Monday, putting the former New Jersey prep standout back on the open market.

A class of 2021 quarterback out of St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), Bullock was a consensus three-star recruit and a top 20 player in the state. He was offered by Rutgers football out of St. Peter’s Prep.

Portal played in one game last season for Virginia Tech, maintaining his redshirt status. He completed two of four passes for 27 yards, being sacked once in a bowl game loss to Maryland.

Could Bullock be swayed to come home and play for Rutgers? Well, there could be a need on the Rutgers roster to add depth at quarterback.

But Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano and company were adamant in pursuing Gavin Wimsatt, a four-star quarterback who re-classified and enrolled early as a member of the 2021 recruiting class.

This doesn’t seem to be a situation where Rutgers is looking to add a quarterback to the roster.

Plus, the early returns on Ajani Sheppard are promising. A former three-star quarterback from Iona Prep (New Rochelle, N.Y.), Sheppard earned some praise last week from head coach Greg Schiano for his performances this spring.

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Sheppard enrolled at Rutgers in January and is one of three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster.

“He’s really improving – by leaps and bounds,” Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano told reporters on Saturday.

“It’s good to see. You’re a young freshman quarterback out of high school, there’s so much to learn. So when I talk about it, the game goes a little faster, and I’m sure it’s going fast for him. But you can see where he gets it and when it all slows down, he’s going to really be a good player.”

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Virginia Tech quarterback Tahj Bullock enters transfer portal

Virginia Tech saw one of their quarterbacks enter the transfer portal on Monday morning.

The [autotag]Virginia Tech Hokies[/autotag] lost a part of its quarterback room on Monday as backup signal caller Tahj Bullock entered the transfer portal according to multiple reports.

Bullock was a consensus three-star recruit across the recruiting industry and was ranked as the No.18 dual-threat quarterback by ESPN in the 2021 recruiting cycle. He originally committed to the Hokies under then-head coach Justin Fuente.

He would make his collegiate debut in the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl where he completed 2-of-4 passing attempts for 27 yards while picking up 14 rushing yards, Bullock did not see the field this past fall under the Hokies’ new coaching staff in head coach Brent Pry and offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen.

The move is not all too surprising as the Hokies picked up a transfer portal commitment back in December from Baylor transfer Kyron Drones. Drones this spring battled primarily former Marshall quarterback and second-year Hokie Grant Wells for the starting quarterback job.

Also on the Hokies roster at quarterback outside Drones and Wells are senior Connor Blumrick, redshirt freshman Devin Farrell, freshman Dylan Wittke, freshman William Watson III, and walk-on redshirt freshman Ben Locklear. With a crowded quarterback room, it wouldn’t be surprising to see at least one more quarterback from the Hokies enter the transfer portal.

The room will only be more crowded come 2024 as well with the Hokies currently holding a commitment from four-star quarterback Davi Belfort, the son of MMA legend Vitor Belfort.

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