Rutgers football got a commit out of the transfer portal on Saturday with center Nikolai Bujnowski joining the program.
Bujnowski had committed to Virginia Tech as a Preferred Walk On (PWO) as part of the 2020 recruiting class. From New Jersey, he played his high school football at Paramus Catholic.
He was a redshirt as a freshman and did not see any action in 2022 as a sophomore. In late January, Bujnowksi entered the transfer portal.
He was listed by Virginia Tech as 6-foot-1 and 310 pounds.
According to 247Sports, at Paramus Catholic, he was being recruited by Harvard, Penn State, Rutgers and Yale.
On Saturday afternoon, he posted about his decision to join Rutgers.
COMMITTED 🪓 #chopnation pic.twitter.com/QC93nDmS9C
— Nikolai Alfonso Bujnowski (@nikolaibuj3) April 1, 2023
The addition of Bujnowski is a nice lift for the offensive line as the unit continues to go through its own rebuilding effort under new positional coach Pat Flaherty.
Bujnowksi now becomes the second addition to the offense for Rutgers football out of the transfer portal. Talented wide receiver Nysiem Brantley committed to the Scarlet Knights in January.