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Rutgers Signs 21 Players to 2023 Recruiting Class

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano announced the recruiting class for 2023 with 21 new faces to the football program. Eight different states were represented in the draft class, and six…

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – SEPTEMBER 10: Detail of a Rutgers Scarlet Knights helmet sits on the field before a college football game against the Wagner Seahawks at SHI Stadium on September 10, 2022 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

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Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano announced the recruiting class for 2023 with 21 new faces to the football program. Eight different states were represented in the draft class, and six of the players were from New Jersey, according to a press release issued by the university.

The six New Jersey players include Logan Blake from Frenchtown; Nick Oliveira of Mullica Hill; JaSire' Peterson of Union City; Eric Rodgers of Burlington; John Stone of Sewell; and Famah Toure of Pleasantville.

Rutgers also signed Ian Strong, who was the top recruit out of New York.

The class has four offensive linemen and defensive backs, with three wide receivers, two defensive linemen and linebackers, and a pair listed as athletes. Long snapper, quarterback, running back, and tight end are represented with one signee each.

See the full recruiting package here.

Canadians come to Rutgers

Ajani Sheppard of the Bronx

Nick Oliviera

Famah Toure

What a great class!

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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.