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Rutgers football got a flip of sorts, getting the commitment of defensive lineman Q’yaeir Price just days after the three-star recruit re-opened his college search. Price had been a Syracuse verbal who de-committed from the ACC program early this week.
A defensive lineman at DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.), Price announced his pledge to Rutgers on Saturday morning. Price was on a visit to Rutgers ahead of Saturday afternoon’s game against Wisconsin.
This is a powerful and explosive athlete as his recently released midseason highlights show.
The decision didn’t come as a great surprise and was even anticipated. But it is still big news for the Scarlet Knights, who are adding a solid defensive lineman who has come along and developed nicely this season.
In addition to Rutgers and Syracuse, Price also held offers from Boston College, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Purdue and Temple among others.
Committed!!! Chop Nation wassup🪓🪓🪓 @CoachNunz @GregSchiano @BrianDohn247 @CoachCamp01 pic.twitter.com/eSwBkBnrwK
— Q’yaeir Price (@QyaeirPriceDp) November 6, 2021
His senior season, Price has shown some good attributes including more speed, better pursuit and the ability to track down runners in the open field.
There is explosiveness and sheer strength in his midseason highlights. Price will likely need a redshirt season to add the needed strength for the Big Ten, in particular if he is going to play in the interior of the line.
This past week, Price told ‘Rutgers Wire’ that he was also hearing from Penn State, Oregon and Coastal Carolina since leaving Syracuse’s 2022 recruiting class. Here are Price’s midseason highlights for 7-3 DePaul: