Thursday, February 05, 2009

Rutgers Football Announces 2009 Football Recruiting Class

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (February 4, 2009) – Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano announced Wednesday that 23 high school standouts have signed to play football for the Scarlet Knights beginning in the fall of 2009.

The Scarlet Knights ended the season 8-5 overall after a 29-23 victory over NC State in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. It was the third consecutive bowl victory for the Scarlet Knights and the fourth straight bowl appearance for Rutgers.

Two members of the 2009 recruiting class – Andre Civil and Mohamed Sanu – are enrolled at Rutgers and will take part in spring practice, which is set to begin March 10.

2009 Rutgers Football Recruiting Class
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Coach

Steve Beauharnais LB 6-2 235 Saddle Brook, N.J./St. Joseph’s (Montvale) Tony Karcich
Malcolm Bush TE 6-4 230 Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack Mike Miello
Paul Carrezola TE 6-2 250 Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy Mark Schmidt
Andre Civil* DL 6-3 240 Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay Fred Snyder
Ka'Lial Glaud LB 6-2 220 Sicklerville, N.J./Winslow Township Mike McBride
Duron Harmon DB 6-1 190 Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney Mike Schonewolf
Mark Harrison WR 6-3 230 Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Craig Bruno
Aaron Hayward WR 6-0 195 Carneys Point, N.J./Penns Grove Kemp Carr
Isaac Holmes DL 6-3 290 Hoboken, N.J./Hoboken Lou Taglieri
Robert Joseph FB 6-2 230 Jamaica, N.Y./Brooklyn Poly Prep Dino Mangiero
Michael Larrow DL 6-4 250 Union, N.J./Union Brian Sheridan
Antwan Lowery DL 6-4 325 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus Chris Merritt
Jamal Merrell LB 6-4 200 Bear, Del./Hodgson Vo-Tech Frank Moffett
Jamil Merrell DL 6-4 220 Bear, Del./Hodgson Vo-Tech Frank Moffett
David Osei OL 6-4 260 Abington, Pa./Abington Tim Sorber
Quron Pratt DB 6-0 175 Palmyra, N.J./Palmyra Ty Belford
Logan Ryan DB 6-0 185 Berlin, N.J./Eastern Dan Spittal
Mohamed Sanu* DB 6-3 215 South Brunswick, N.J./South Brunswick Rick Mantz
Tom Savage QB 6-5 225 Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara Dan Algeo
Abdul Smith DB 6-0 190 Trenton, N.J./Perkiomen School (Pa.) Kevin Manferdini
Junior Solice DL 6-3 230 Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack Mike Miello
De’Antwan Williams RB 5-8 195 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge Keith King
Jamal Wilson OL 6-5 305 Brooklyn, N.Y./South Shore Thomas Salvato
*Currently enrolled at Rutgers

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