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Five Rutgers Players Sign As Undrafted Free Agents

Five Rutgers football stars have signed on with NFL clubs as undrafted free agents. The list includes: Defensive back Avery Young, signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Defensive lineman Ifeanyi…

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – NOVEMBER 19: Rutgers Scarlet Knights defensive back Christian Izien (0) during the college football game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Penn State Nittany Lions on November 19, 2022 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Five Rutgers football stars have signed on with NFL clubs as undrafted free agents.

The list includes:

Defensive back Avery Young, signed with the San Francisco 49ers.

Defensive lineman Ifeanyi Maijeh, signed with the Seattle Seahawks.

Defensive back Christian Izien Jr. signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Wide receiver Aron Cruickshank signed by the Chicago Bears.

Wide receiver Sean Ryan signed by the Chicago Bears.

Punter Adam Korsak remains one of four eligible Rutgers players who are still unsigned.

Korsak was one of the more highly touted punters this off-season after winning the Ray Guy award. Long snapper Ed Rogowski, receiver Shameen Jones, and lineman J.D. DiRenzo remain unsigned according to NJ.com.

Christian Braswell was the only Rutgers player selected in the draft, in the sixth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars (202nd overall pick).

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.