Rutgers's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Rutgers's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook

QuarterbacksYrH/WPassingRushingPass GradeRun GradePass PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#16 Athan Kaliakmanis (QB)GR (0)6'3"/213213/395 (54%), 2696 Yds, 18 TD / 7 INT92 Car, 251 Yds, (2.7 YPC), 3 TD, 2 FUM B+B+#75918 (97%)0.85MINN ('24)
#15 Ajani Sheppard (QB)JR ('2)6'2"/2330/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT3 Car, 24 Yds, (8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM C-C+ 24 (3%)0.863* HS ('23)
#10 AJ Surace (QB)SO ('2)6'2"/217     00.894* HS ('24)
#00 Sean Ashenfelder (QB)FR ('3)6'1"/195     00.863* HS ('25)
Running BacksYrH/WRushingReceivingRun GradeRec GradeRush PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#5 CJ Campbell Jr. (RB)SR ('1)5'10"/202165 Car, 860 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 11 TD, 0 FUM40 Rec, 466 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 3 TDA-A#48520 (33%)0.84FAU ('25)
#21 Antwan Raymond (RB)SO ('3)5'11"/202100 Car, 457 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 8 TD, 0 FUM3 Rec, 44 Yds, (14.7 YPR), 0 TDB+F#140228 (24%)0.873* HS ('24)
#27 Samuel Brown V (RB)SR ('1)6'1"/22240 Car, 201 Yds, (5 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM1 Rec, 34 Yds, (34 YPR), 1 TDA-B+#44193 (10%)0NA
#20 Ja'shon Benjamin (RB)JR ('2)5'9"/20119 Car, 100 Yds, (5.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM3 Rec, 12 Yds, (4 YPR), 1 TDBD#30736 (4%)0.853* HS ('23)
#80 Jordan Smikle (RB)SR ('1)6'0"/1840 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD C 15 (2%)0NA
#23 Edd Guerrier (RB)SO ('2)5'8"/192     00.863* HS ('24)
#00 Terrell Mitchell (RB)FR ('3)5'9"/185     00.863* HS ('25)
Wide ReceiversYrH/WReceivingRushingRec GradeBlock GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#10 DT Sheffield (WR)SR ('1)5'10"/17266 Rec, 822 Yds, (12.5 YPR), 11 TD, 4 FUM4 Car, 86 Yds, 1 TDAF#18528 (22.2%)0.89UNT ('25)
#9 Ian Strong (WR)JR ('2)6'3"/21142 Rec, 668 Yds, (15.9 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDAB#86638 (45%)0.863* HS ('23)
#8 KJ Duff (WR)SO ('3)6'6"/21928 Rec, 433 Yds, (15.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDA-B#267507 (36%)0NA
#2 Ben Black (WR)SO ('3)6'0"/19012 Rec, 157 Yds, (13.1 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDCB#504221 (16%)0.863* HS ('24)
#13 Nasir Montgomery (WR)GR (0)6'1"/1960 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDC+A+ 11 (1%)0NA
#7 Dylan Braithwaite (WR)JR ('2)5'9"/180     00.863* HS ('23)
#83 Dino Kaliakmanis (WR)GR (0)6'1"/200     00.82MINN ('24)
#1 Famah Toure (WR)JR ('2)6'3"/2180 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDCB- 28 (2%)0.863* HS ('23)
#18 Naseim Brantley (WR)GR (0)6'2"/2060 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDB-C 13 (1%)0.89WIU ('23)
#85 Ben Rosenblatt (WR)JR ('2)5'11"/1910 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD B- 7 (0%)0NA
#00 Michael Thomas (WR)FR ('3)5'10"/200     00.94* HS ('25)
#00 Jourdin Houston (WR)FR ('3)6'1"/190     00.883* HS ('25)
#4 Thomas Amankwaa (WR)SR ('0)6'0"/210     00.873* HS ('22)
#00 S. Degraffenreidt (WR)FR ('3)6'0"/185     00.873* HS ('25)
#00 Vernon Allen (WR)FR ('3)6'3"/185     00.873* HS ('25)
Tight EndsYrH/WReceivingRec GradeRun Block GradePass Block GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#18 Colin Weber (TE)SR ('1)6'4"/26121 Rec, 213 Yds, (10.1 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMC+BC+ 456 (33.6%)0.89CHAR ('25)
#12 Kenny Fletcher (TE)SR ('1)6'3"/24620 Rec, 137 Yds, (6.9 YPR), 2 TD, 1 FUMBC-C- 297 (36%)0.883* HS ('22)
#88 Mike Higgins (TE)SR ('1)6'5"/2515 Rec, 36 Yds, (7.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMD+C-C- 192 (23%)0.853* HS ('22)
#11 Logan Blake (TE)JR ('2)6'6"/2552 Rec, 6 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMFA-B 175 (21%)0.853* HS ('23)
#89 Victor Konopka (TE)GR (0)6'7"/2631 Rec, 12 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMC-CC 154 (19%)0.843* HS ('20)
#14 Matthew Ogunniyi (TE)SO ('3)6'5"/2360 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM B-  2 (0%)0.873* HS ('24)
#00 Ben Rothhaar (TE)FR ('3)6'5"/210     00.873* HS ('25)
#87 Monte Keener (TE)SO ('2)6'6"/241     00.853* HS ('24)
Offensive LinemanYrH/WSnapsGradeRun BlockPass Block  RatingOrigin
#72 Hollin Pierce (T)GR (0)6'8"/344919 (111%)A+A+ (49%)A- (51%)  0NA
#56 Tyler Needham (T)GR (0)6'4"/306671 (81%)A-A+ (49%)C (49%)  0.863* HS ('21)
#64 Shedrick Rhodes Jr. (T)GR (0)6'5"/31220 (2%)D+C- (80%)D+ (20%)  0.813* HS ('20)
#00 Jaelyne Matthews (OT)FR ('3)6'5"/305    0.893* HS ('25)
#00 Jayden Elijah (OT)FR ('3)6'7"/265    0.873* HS ('25)
#69 Kwabena Asamoah (G)SR ('1)6'2"/313918 (83%)BA- (49%)C- (51%)  0.873* HS ('22)
#63 Taj White (G)SR ('1)6'5"/301657 (60%)BA- (46%)D+ (54%)  0.863* HS ('22)
#76 Dantae Chin (G)SR ('1)6'4"/317352 (32%)BB (53%)C (47%)  0.843* HS ('22)
#65 Bryan Felter (G)GR (0)6'3"/305257 (23%)A-A (59%)B+ (41%)  0.863* HS ('20)
#55 Nick Oliveira (G)JR ('2)6'4"/31324 (2%)D+D+ (92%)B (8%)  0.873* HS ('23)
#59 Gus Zilinskas (C)GR (0)6'2"/309918 (94%)B+A- (48%)B (52%)  0.823* HS ('21)
#58 Hank Zilinskas (C)JR ('2)6'3"/285553 (34.2%)CB+ (31%)C+ (69%)  0.85COLO ('25)
#73 Terrence Salami (C)GR (0)6'2"/30156 (6%)BB+ (89%)A- (11%)  0NA
#00 Chris Vigna (IOL)FR ('3)6'5"/295    0.863* HS ('25)
#00 Joshua Blackston (IOL)FR ('3)6'4"/275    0.883* HS ('25)
#00 N'Kye Wynn (IOL)FR ('3)6'5"/277    0.883* HS ('25)
#75 Raynor Andrews (OL)SO ('2)6'6"/324    0.853* HS ('24)
#71 John Stone (OL)JR ('1)6'2"/301    0.873* HS ('23)
#74 Dominic Rivera (OL)JR ('1)6'8"/327    0.863* HS ('23)
#61 Emir Stinette (OL)SR ('0)6'5"/337    0.853* HS ('22)
#58 Carter Kadow (OL)SO ('2)6'7"/292    0.853* HS ('24)
#77 Kenny Jones (OL)SO ('2)6'4"/297    0.853* HS ('24)
#47 Austin Riggs (LS)GR ('0)6'3"/229    0.78BYU ('24)
Defensive LineYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#99 Eric O'Neill (DE)SR ('1)6'3"/25053 Tac, 22 Solo, 18 TFL, 13 Sacks, 16 QB Hur3 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS)A+ (40%)A+ (58%)B (2%)589 (45.6%)0.86JMU ('25)
#94 Bradley Weaver (DE)SR ('1)6'4"/26244 Tac, 23 Solo, 16 TFL, 9 Sacks, 10 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A+ (36%)A (62%)B- (1%)606 (46.8%)0.90OHIO ('25)
#14 Jordan Thompson (DE)GR (0)6'2"/27325 Tac, 12 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 7 QB Hur1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)C (44%)B (53%)F (2%)436 (56%)0.873* HS ('21)
#82 Jordan Walker (DE)SR ('1)6'4"/26419 Tac, 9 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 4 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (33%)A- (66%)D+ (1%)325 (42%)0NA
#42 DJ Allen (DE)SR ('1)6'7"/2605 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (53%)D+ (47%)C+ (0%)34 (4%)0.873* HS ('22)
#91 Djibril Abdou Rahman (DE)JR ('2)6'4"/2511 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (37%)D+ (63%) 91 (12%)0.883* HS ('23)
#00 Canaan Edwards (DE)FR ('3)6'5"/230     00.873* HS ('25)
#92 Darold DeNgohe (DT)SO ('2)6'2"/29028 Tac, 11 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (44%)D+ (55%)B (0%)275 (18%)0.84JMU ('25)
#55 Zaire Angoy (DT)GR (0)6'3"/31914 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C (55%)B- (45%)C+ (0%)238 (26%)0.843* HS ('21)
#96 Keshon Griffin (DT)GR (0)6'4"/30213 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C+ (50%)A- (50%) 282 (31%)0.853* HS ('21)
#56 Sean Cooper (DT)GR (0)6'5"/2601 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C+ (67%)C+ (33%) 3 (0%)0NA
#95 Henry Hughes Jr. (DT)GR (0)6'5"/294  C- (50%)C- (50%) 12 (1%)0.853* HS ('21)
#00 Doug Blue-Eli (DL)GR ('0)6'2"/32217 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)   00.85USF ('25)
#00 Braxton Kyle (DL)FR ('3)6'3"/320     00.893* HS ('25)
#00 Robbie Johnson Jr (DL)FR ('3)6'2"/250     00.883* HS ('25)
#00 Raedyn Bruens (DL)FR ('3)6'4"/241     00.873* HS ('25)
#00 Miron Gurman (DL)FR ('3)6'6"/255     00.873* HS ('25)
#30 Elijah King (DL)SO ('2)6'5"/246     00.863* HS ('24)
#00 Jyon Simon (DL)FR ('3)6'1"/260     00.863* HS ('25)
#90 Farell Gnago (DL)SO ('2)6'4"/255     00.843* HS ('24)
#87 Liam Rempel (DL)GR ('0)6'5"/237     00.813* HS ('21)
LinebackersYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#28 Dariel Djabome (LB)SR ('1)6'2"/240100 Tac, 49 Solo, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 4 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (41%)A- (13%)C- (46%)780 (128%)0NA
#2 Moses Walker (LB)SR ('1)6'2"/23132 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (51%)C (10%)F (39%)211 (35%)0.934* HS ('22)
#11 Abram Wright (LB)JR ('2)6'1"/22114 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (25%)B+ (16%)D (60%)89 (15%)0.863* HS ('23)
#8 J. Wright-Collins (LB)GR (0)6'1"/2231 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C (17%)C (33%)D (50%)6 (1%)0.833* HS ('20)
#20 Sam Robinson (LB)SO ('3)6'3"/217  C (25%) C+ (75%)4 (1%)0.883* HS ('24)
#00 DJ McClary (LB)FR ('3)6'1"/211     00.894* HS ('25)
#00 Kamar Archie (LB)FR ('3)6'1"/225     00.893* HS ('25)
#00 Isaiah Deloatch (LB)FR ('3)6'1"/210     00.883* HS ('25)
#00 Talibi Kaba (LB)FR ('3)6'3"/195     00.883* HS ('25)
#46 Sam Pilof (LB)SO ('2)6'3"/231     00.863* HS ('24)
#00 John Insinga (LB)FR ('3)6'2"/230     00.863* HS ('25)
#1 Mohamed Toure (LB)GR ('0)6'2"/236     00.853* HS ('19)
SecondaryYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#10 Jacobie Henderson (CB)JR ('1)5'11"/19150 Tac, 28 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur10 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS)C- (47%)C (0%)A- (53%)799 (50.4%)0.86MRSH ('25)
#3 Bo Mascoe (CB)JR ('2)5'11"/18649 Tac, 27 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)C+ (40%)F (1%)A (60%)560 (59%)0.873* HS ('23)
#5 Cam Miller (CB)SR ('1)6'0"/18223 Tac, 15 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur5 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A (36%)B (6%)B+ (58%)416 (26.4%)0.87PSU ('25)
#21 Al-Shadee Salaam (CB)GR (0)5'10"/19416 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (39%)D+ (1%)C (60%)232 (24%)0.863* HS ('21)
#27 Sage Clawges (CB)JR ('2)6'4"/1953 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (75%) C- (25%)28 (3%)0.853* HS ('23)
#38 Timmy Ward (CB)GR (0)6'0"/1913 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C (50%)C+ (50%) 2 (0%)0NA
#15 Zilan Williams (CB)SR ('1)6'1"/1941 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C (27%) B+ (73%)11 (1%)0.863* HS ('22)
#24 Kevin Levy (CB)SO ('3)6'0"/1941 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (44%)C (3%)F (53%)32 (3%)0.883* HS ('24)
#00 Michael Clayton (CB)FR ('3)6'1"/170     00.893* HS ('25)
#00 Renick Dorilas (CB)FR ('3)5'11"/150     00.883* HS ('25)
#9 Jett Elad (S)GR ('1)6'1"/20584 Tac, 54 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur6 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)B- (35%)A+ (3%)A+ (62%)728 (36%)0.86UNLV ('25)
#6 Shaquan Loyal (S)GR (0)6'0"/20475 Tac, 45 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur5 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS)C+ (41%)B+ (3%)B (56%)811 (67%)0.863* HS ('21)
#5 Kaj Sanders (S)SO ('3)6'1"/19140 Tac, 16 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D (42%)A- (1%)C- (57%)515 (42%)0.894* HS ('24)
#31 Michael Robinson II (S)GR (0)5'11"/2015 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (74%) A- (26%)27 (2%)0NA
#16 Jesse Ofurie (S)JR ('2)6'2"/2083 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (81%) B- (19%)21 (2%)0.863* HS ('23)
#37 Joe Lusardi (S)GR (0)5'11"/1932 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (62%)C+ (4%)C- (35%)26 (2%)0NA
#25 DK Gilley (S)SO ('3)6'2"/2032 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (20%)C- (40%)C+ (40%)5 (0%)0.873* HS ('24)
#19 Davoun Fuse (S)JR ('2)6'4"/214  C (100%)  1 (0%)0.873* HS ('23)
#00 Tariq Hayer (S)FR ('3)6'1"/190     00.94* HS ('25)
#34 Noah Shaw (DB)SO ('2)6'1"/199     00.863* HS ('24)
#26 Isaiah Crumpler (DB)SO ('2)6'0"/200     00.863* HS ('24)
KickersYrH/WField GoalsXPsPointsFG GradeKickoffsRatingOrigin
#44 Jai Patel (K)SR ('1)5'9"/18015/19 (78.9%), Long 49 Yds41/4286 PtsBD+ 0NA
#93 Jack Scullion (K)SO ('3)6'4"/206    B 0NA
#97 Riley McCann (K)JR ('2)6'3"/205      0NA
PuntersYrH/WPuntsAccGradeRank  RatingOrigin
#94 Jakob Anderson (P)SO ('3)6'2"/19150, 2128 YDS (42.6 YPP), Long 61 YDS15 In 20, 4 TBB-B-  0NA
FR ATH - No Position YetYrH/WRatingOrigin
#00 Steven Murray (ATH)FR ('3)6'1"/1600.873* HS ('25)

Head Coach Greg Schiano returns, OC Kirk Ciarrocca returns, DC Robb Smith is a new hire
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 942, #19 in CFB. 0.86 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 3.45%
Breakdown - Offense: 401.74 (57) Defense: 404.84 (54) ST: 0 (4)
116 Total players, 15 from Transfer Portal. 10.3% of roster is from the Portal.
11 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 7.6% of roster is from this years Portal, 15 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 4 very good players, 68 good players, 26 JAGS, 1 low JAGS, 0 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 2194 (10%), JR: 3741 (17%), SR: 8146 (37%), GR: 8074 (36%)
29 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.

QB Exp: (100%), Prod: (100%) Athan Kaliakmanis returns, their starting QB from last year.
RB Exp: (73%), Prod: (70%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Antwan Raymond, from last year.
Rutgers lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Ian Strong, from last year.
WR Exp: (62%), Prod: (90%) OL Experience: T: (97%): G: (100%): C: (100%):
Rutgers OL: 5 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 1 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience
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DL Experience: DE: (100%) DT: (38%)
LB Experience: (60%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (83%) S: (76%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (100%)
Return Experience - QB 100%, Skill Players 62%, Off Line 99%, Front Seven 66%, Secondary 80% | Offense 83% - Defense 71%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 100%, Rush Yds: 70%, Rec Yds: 90%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 73%, Sacks: 100%, QB Hurries: 100%, TFLs: 100%, Pass Def: 74%, INTs: 80%