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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Rutgers
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  12/17/20 - Michael Dwumfour, rSr/2021, Rutgers, 6-2, 291 (DS#24 DT) + More +

  2020 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Michael Dwumfour,...In his first season with the Scarlet Knights, Dwumfour has established a presence on the interior of the defensive line. The Scotch Plains, New Jersey, native has started all eight games at defensive tackle, registering 25 tackles. The includes a career-high six stops with 1.5 for loss in the win at Michigan State, matching the six tackles with an assisted sack versus Penn State. - Rutgers Football

(DS#24 DT) rSr/2021 DT Michael Dwumfour, Rutgers
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  12/17/20 - Julius Turner, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 5-11, 281 (DS#90 DT) + More +

  2020 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Julius Turner,...Playing in all eight games with starts in each of the last seven at defensive tackle, Turner has recorded 30 tackles for seven for a loss as a force in the middle of the Rutgers defensive line. He posted three tackles-for-loss at No. 3 Ohio State, the most for an RU defensive lineman since 2011 at the time. From Mississippi, he registered seven stops versus Penn State and six against No. 17 Indiana. Turner is tied for the team lead with 45 games of experience with 30 starts, most on the defense. - Rutgers Football

(DS#90 DT) rSr/2022 DT Julius Turner, Rutgers
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  12/17/20 - Tre Avery, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 5-11, 181 (DS#68 CB) + More +

  2020 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DB Tre Avery, Rutgers,...Starting all eight games at cornerback, Avery leads the Scarlet Knights with eight passes defended (seven breakups, one interception). The Baltimore native opened the season at Michigan State with seven tackles, one for a loss, an interception and a pass breakup in the win. He matched his career high with seven stops versus Michigan, having recorded a pass breakup in 7-of-8 games. In the victory at Purdue, Avery was the primary defender of the Boilermakers' All-American Rondale Moore, helping hold PU to a to a season-low 237 passing yards after entering with an average of 320.8 per game. - Rutgers Football

(DS#68 CB) rSr/2022 CB Tre Avery, Rutgers
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  12/15/20 - Bo Melton, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 5-11, 190 (DS#18 WR) + More +

  2020 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Bo Melton,...Melton leads RU with nine total touchdowns (six receiving, two rushing, one punt return), which ranks second in the Big Ten, on three multiple-score games. Previously recognized nationally as member of the Biletnikoff Award watch list and the Hornung Award honor roll, he has posted career highs with 42 receptions for 557 yards, highlighted by back-to-back 100-yard games versus Illinois (150) and Michigan (109). The Mays Landing, New Jersey, native rushed for two touchdowns in the recent win at Maryland, both giving RU the lead, and collected a career-high 170 all-purpose yards at No. 3 Ohio State. He has eight receptions of at least 20 yards and two over 60 yards this year. - Rutgers Football

(DS#18 WR) rSr/2022 WR Bo Melton, Rutgers
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  12/15/20 - Reggie Sutton, rSr/2025, Rutgers, 6-3, 308 (DS#999 OG) + More +

  2020 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Reggie Sutton,...Sutton has started all eight games on the offensive line, the first seven at right tackle before moving inside to right guard in last week's victory at Maryland. The Scarlet Knights tallied a season-high 235 rushing yards against the Terrapins. Sutton, from Towson, Maryland, entered the season with only one collegiate start, which came as a blocking tight end, and has been part of a unit that has scored eight more offensive touchdowns that last season in three fewer games. - Rutgers Football

(DS#999 OG) rSr/2025 OG Reggie Sutton, Rutgers
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  12/14/20 - Mike Tverdov, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 6-4, 266 (DS#50 DE) + More +

  Rutgers' seven sacks in a 27-24 win over Maryland was a Big Ten record for a conference game. Defensive end Mike Tverdov accounted for three of the sacks and became the fourth FBS player this season to finish with five tackles for loss. - AP College Football

(DS#50 DE) rSr/2022 DE Mike Tverdov, Rutgers
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  12/12/20 - Bo Melton, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 5-11, 190 (DS#18 WR) + More +

  Valentino Ambrosio kicked the tying field goal at the end of regulation and accounted for the only points in overtime with a 42-yarder to help Rutgers rally past error-prone Maryland 27-24 Saturday. Bo Melton scored two touchdowns for the Scarlet Knights (3-5, 3-5 Big Ten), who trailed twice in the fourth quarter before coming back. Rutgers had lost five of six before salvaging this one. Backup quarterback Artur Sitkowski moved the Scarlet Knights 61 yards to set up a 39-yard field goal by Ambrosio on the final play of the fourth quarter. - Rutgers/AP College Football

(DS#18 WR) rSr/2022 WR Bo Melton, Rutgers
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  12/12/20 - Olakunle Fatukasi, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 6-1, 234 (DS#19 ILB) + More +

  College football teams and players have learned to expect the unexpected. "I could say 2020's been a tough year for everybody," said linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi, who leads Rutgers (2-5) with 92 tackles. "Just us doing this, it's actually just making us stronger. Stronger mentally, physically, spiritually. Every day you've just got to wake up and grind it out." Fautkasi said he's found a way to help manage that grind. "What helped me with that is every day I meditate," he said. "Every time I meditate, it makes me forget about the past and just worry about the now. That's what I've been doing lately." Part of the grind has been daily COVID-19 testing. Schiano waits each morning to get the results from from Will Gilkison, the associate athletic director for football. It's become a new normal, but it's still not exactly easy. "It makes every morning interesting," Schiano said. "Let's put it that way." - Asbury Park Press

(DS#19 ILB) rSr/2022 ILB Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers
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  12/11/20 - Olakunle Fatukasi, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 6-1, 234 (DS#19 ILB) + More +

  Rutgers linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi continued his breakout season with 18 tackles in last Saturday's loss to Penn State, running his Big Ten-leading total to 92 in just seven games this season (he had 85 in 12 games last fall). Fatukasi is also now leading the nation with 13.1 tackles per game. "He works really, really hard at being a great football player. He's the guy who's here getting treatment on his body, he's the guy here studying film, he's the guy who wants to meet extra with [linebackers coach Bob] Fraser," coach Greg Schiano said. "There is usually one common denominator (with standout players), and it's hard work. But on top of that, he's a gifted guy with talents, and he's a very smart guy. So you throw all of that into the cooker and you have a really good linebacker. "He's an elite player. He's worked himself into becoming an elite player." - Star Ledger

(DS#19 ILB) rSr/2022 ILB Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers
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  12/04/20 - Jett Elad, rSr/2026, Rutgers, 6-0, 201 (DS#31 SS) + More +

  Elad is off to a great start. In only his second year at Ohio University, Elad has held down the nickelback position. Nickelback is one of the toughest positions to play on defense because it incorporates roles from the linebacker, cornerback and safety positions. When Elad moved to Cleveland as a freshman in high school he played cornerback for St. Ignatius. Elad has been able to use some of the techniques he learned to help him learn his new role. What may have been his greatest lesson, however, was the wisdom he received from T.J. Carrie, a former Bobcat who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts. At the time, Carrie played for the Browns so when Elad ran into him at a movie theater in Cleveland, he had to strike up a conversation. Carrie played nickelback for the Bobcats so there was nobody better to talk to. "I talked to him a couple times on the phone about it," Elad said. "And he was telling me the exact same thing about he was playing nickel and how he was playing the hybrid position." - The Post

(DS#31 SS) rSr/2026 SS Jett Elad, Rutgers
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  12/02/20 - Aron Cruickshank, rSr/2023, Rutgers, 5-09, 165 (DS#120 WR) + More +

  Aron Cruickshank left one program that was at the top of the Big Ten and joined another that was at the bottom. But the transfer from Wisconsin is now glad to be helping Rutgers in a big way, as the fierce, albeit onesided, rivalry with Penn State has a renewal at SHI Stadium on Saturday. Penn State is a 10-point favorite. "It's been very fun for me," Cruickshank said after the Scarlet Knights' 37-30 win over Purdue on Saturday night. "I came from one side of the spectrum to the other side of the spectrum. It's kind of humbling me and making me a better football player at the end of the day because now I know, it's going to be hard to win games in this conference but that we still have the talent to win these games."

Cruickshank, a Brooklyn native who played at Erasmus Hall, was one of the high-impact transfers that Greg Schiano landed after returning to Piscataway. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound Cruickshank had already displayed his speed on a national stage when he returned a kick 95 yards for a touchdown in the 2019 Rose Bowl. In all he returned four kicks for 194 yards, a bowl game record for Wisconsin, which lost to Oregon. Cruickshank had been wanting to break something big with the Scarlet Knights. He finally got one on Saturday, returning a kick 100 yards in the third quarter right after Purdue had scored to take a 10-point lead. - Asbury Park Press

(DS#120 WR) rSr/2023 WR Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers
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  11/29/20 - Aron Cruickshank, rSr/2023, Rutgers, 5-09, 165 (DS#120 WR) + More +

  Aron Cruickshank has run back a kickoff for a touchdown three times in his last 11 games. He went 100 yards in the third quarter to start Rutgers' comeback from a 10-point deficit in what would be a 37-30 win at Purdue. Playing for Wisconsin last year, Cruickshank had kick returns of 89 yards against Nebraska and 95 yards against Oregon in the Rose Bowl. - AP College Football

(DS#120 WR) rSr/2023 WR Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers
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  11/26/20 - Olakunle Fatukasi, rSr/2022, Rutgers, 6-1, 234 (DS#19 ILB) + More +

  Linebacker is arguably Rutgers' strongest position, and Fatukasi is a big reason why. The senior is having a career year, leading the Big Ten in tackles and stuffing the stat sheet on a consistent basis. Against Michigan, he finished with 16 tackles, two sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry. He showed his strength when he stonewalled Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara at the goal line to set up 4th-and-goal in the second overtime, though the Scarlet Knights did not take advantage. In the Scarlet Knights' only win, he dominated, earning Big Ten co-defensive player of the week honors for his outing. Fatukasi is playing at an All-Big Ten level. - Star Ledger

(DS#19 ILB) rSr/2022 ILB Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers
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  11/26/20 - Noah Vedral, rSr/2024, Rutgers, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

  Noah Vedral could've pointed to the stat sheet that showed a career-high passing yardage total for the second straight week. The Rutgers quarterback could've cited any of his three touchdown passes. Instead, Vedral preferred to talk about an intangible he accomplished Saturday night in one of the most prolific passing performances in Rutgers football history. "I thought I did a better job being accurate for my team today," he said. "But ultimately it just came down to doing my job as consistently as I could. That's what every player is asked to do. I have places to learn from in this game. It's not perfect."

It wasn't perfect, but Vedral's effort certainly was good enough to lead Rutgers to an upset win over Michigan. Instead, a defense that couldn't make crucial stops, a missed field goal and an interception on the game's final play doomed the Scarlet Knights in a triple-overtime 48-42 loss to Michigan. "I thought Noah played really well," Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said. "Certainly statistically that played out, but it showed (in) everything he did. I thought he was very focused and executed well." - Star Ledger

(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Noah Vedral, Rutgers
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  11/07/20 - Michael Dwumfour, rSr/2021, Rutgers, 6-2, 291 (DS#24 DT) + More +

  The former DePaul Catholic star committed to Rutgers in January as a graduate transfer after four years at Michigan and Dwumfour has had a strong showing through the Scarlet Knights' first two games. That Rutgers could land a defensive tackle with plenty of Big Ten experience is significant. "I think it's a privilege to play here at Rutgers," Dwumfour said. "Coach (Greg) Schiano and the coaching staff, me and my family just felt like it was the right fit for me. I'm very excited to be a part of this program." The 6-foot-1, 296-pound Dwumfour made six tackles (1 1/2 for a loss) in Rutgers' season-opening win over Michigan State. He made a huge stop when the Spartans went for it on fourth-and-2 at Rutgers' 21-yard line with the Scarlet Knights leading by eight in the third quarter. Dwumfour, a Scotch Plains native, finished with four tackles in Rutgers' loss to Indiana on Saturday, but he wreaked havoc on the Hoosiers' offensive line.

A lot of the impact Dwumfour has doesn't show up in the box score. "I think Mike's an explosive player and one that we really needed inside," Schiano said Monday. "As you know, we play a lot of people so we're going to keep rolling the defensive linemen. But I think Mike brings a little different skill set than maybe some of the other guys do. I think it's been good for both. It's good for our team and it's been really good for Mike. He and I are close and I appreciate the way he goes about doing his business." Dwumfour was rated a three-star prospect and the 23rd-best recruit in New Jersey coming out of DePaul, where he had 55 tackles as a senior and helped lead the Spartans to a pair of state championships. In four seasons at Michigan, Dwumfour had 36 tackles (7 1/2 for loss) and four sacks. - Asbury Park Press

(DS#24 DT) rSr/2021 DT Michael Dwumfour, Rutgers
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