After North Carolina received some good news regarding a three-star wide receiver in the 2024 recruiting class, they couldn’t make it two-straight commitments on Thursday night.
Just hours after Keenan Jackson committed to North Carolina, Mack Brown and his staff found out their fate for a four-star tight end. And they lost a recruiting battle to Rutgers.
Tight end Korey Duff Jr. ended his recruitment by pledging a verbal commitment to Rutgers on Thursday night. He picked the Scarlett Knights over UNC and Miami in the recruitment but did have a total of 23 offers total.
🪓KEEP CHOPPIN'🪓#Rutgers Football lands 2024 @StAnthonysFB (NY) 4⃣🌟 WR @kj_duff and he breaks down his decision with @RivalsFriedman.https://t.co/rSO0XUpoS6
— Rutgers Scarlet Knights | TheKnightReport.Net (@RutgersRivals) June 29, 2023
Duff Jr. is a New York native, so staying close to home was a big factor in his decision. He did take a visit to UNC in his recruitment as he was on campus the weekend of June 9th and he visited Rutgers the weekend before that.
The four-star recruit is ranked No. 341 nationally, the No. 17 tight end and No. 2 player in the state of New York per the 247Sports composite rankings.
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