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Rutgers Scarlet Knights (@Rfootball)
Greg Schiano (6th year) (31-40) #1
Record: 5 - 7 (2 - 7) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#) | SOS: (#24)
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Rutgers's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/28	Rutgers vs Ohio	-11.5	46.5	W 34 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/6	Rutgers vs Miami (OH)	-15.5	45.5	W 45 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Rutgers vs Norfolk State	-44.5	56.5	W 60 - 10	O	Y
Fri 9/19	Rutgers vs Iowa	+2.5	46.5	L 28 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/27	Rutgers at Minnesota	+3.5	51.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/10	Rutgers at Washington	+9.5	62.5	L 19 - 38	U	N
Sat 10/18	Rutgers vs Oregon	+17.5	62.5	L 10 - 56	O	N
Sat 10/25	Rutgers at Purdue	+2.5	60.5	W 27 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/1	Rutgers at Illinois	+13.5	63.5	L 13 - 35	U	N
Sat 11/8	Rutgers vs Maryland	-1.5	56.5	W 35 - 20	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Rutgers at Ohio State	+29.0	54.0	L 9 - 42	U	N
Sat 11/29	Rutgers vs Penn State	+14.5	55.5	L 36 - 40	O	Y

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR
Schedule Rating: #24
Future 2027 Schedule

Rutgers's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/28	Rutgers vs Ohio	-11.5	46.5	W 34 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/6	Rutgers vs Miami (OH)	-15.5	45.5	W 45 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Rutgers vs Norfolk State	-44.5	56.5	W 60 - 10	O	Y
Fri 9/19	Rutgers vs Iowa	+2.5	46.5	L 28 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/27	Rutgers at Minnesota	+3.5	51.5	L 28 - 31	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/10	Rutgers at Washington	+9.5	62.5	L 19 - 38	U	N
Sat 10/18	Rutgers vs Oregon	+17.5	62.5	L 10 - 56	O	N
Sat 10/25	Rutgers at Purdue	+2.5	60.5	W 27 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/1	Rutgers at Illinois	+13.5	63.5	L 13 - 35	U	N
Sat 11/8	Rutgers vs Maryland	-1.5	56.5	W 35 - 20	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Rutgers at Ohio State	+29.0	54.0	L 9 - 42	U	N
Sat 11/29	Rutgers vs Penn State	+14.5	55.5	L 36 - 40	O	Y

2024 Schedule Rating: #61
2025 Record: 5 - 7 (B1G: 2 - 7)
Spread Record 6 - 6 - 0 | O/U 7 - 5

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 4 Elite, 2 Good, 2 Avg, 2 Bad, 1 Poor

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Rutgers's 2024 Schedule
Thu 8/29	Rutgers vs Howard	-38.5	51.5	W 44 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/7	Rutgers vs Akron	-24.5	41.5	W 49 - 17	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/21	Rutgers at Virginia Tech	+3.0	45.0	W 26 - 23	O	Y
Fri 9/27	Rutgers vs Washington	-1.5	44.5	W 21 - 18	U	Y
Sat 10/5	Rutgers at Nebraska	+7.0	39.5	L 7 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/12	Rutgers vs Wisconsin	-1.0	43.5	L 7 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/19	Rutgers vs UCLA	-4.0	42.5	L 32 - 35	O	N
Fri 10/25	Rutgers at USC	+14.0	57.0	L 20 - 42	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Rutgers vs Minnesota	+6.5	44.5	W 26 - 19	O	Y
Sat 11/16	Rutgers at Maryland	+4.5	54.5	W 31 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Rutgers vs Illinois	-2.0	48.0	L 31 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/30	Rutgers at Michigan State	+1.5	46.5	W 41 - 14	O	Y
Thu 12/26	Rutgers vs Kansas State	+7.5	51.5	L 41 - 44	O	Y

Rutgers's 2023 Schedule
Sun 9/3	Rutgers vs Northwestern	-5.0	39.0	W 24 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Rutgers vs Temple	-7.5	43.5	W 36 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Rutgers vs Virginia Tech	-6.5	37.5	W 35 - 16	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Rutgers at Michigan	+24.0	44.5	L 7 - 31	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Rutgers vs Wagner	-46.0	52.5	W 52 - 3	O	Y
Sat 10/7	Rutgers at Wisconsin	+12.5	44.0	L 13 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/14	Rutgers vs Michigan State	-4.0	38.5	W 27 - 24	O	N
Sat 10/21	Rutgers at Indiana	-6.0	39.5	W 31 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4	Rutgers vs Ohio State	+19.0	42.5	L 16 - 35	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Rutgers at Iowa	-2.5	27.5	L 0 - 22	U	N
Sat 11/18	Rutgers at Penn State	+19.5	39.5	L 6 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/25	Rutgers vs Maryland	+2.0	45.5	L 24 - 42	O	N
Thu 12/28	Rutgers vs Miami	-3.0	41.0	W 31 - 24	O	Y

Rutgers's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Rutgers at Boston College	+8.5	47.0	W 22 - 21	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Rutgers vs Wagner	-48.5	55.5	W 66 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Rutgers at Temple	-18.0	42.5	W 16 - 14	U	N
Sat 9/24	Rutgers vs Iowa	+7.5	34.5	L 10 - 27	O	N
Sat 10/1	Rutgers at Ohio State	+39.0	58.0	L 10 - 49	O	Y
Fri 10/7	Rutgers vs Nebraska	+3.0	50.5	L 13 - 14	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	Rutgers vs Indiana	-3.0	48.0	W 24 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Rutgers at Minnesota	+14.0	40.5	L 0 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/5	Rutgers vs Michigan	+26.0	45.0	L 17 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/12	Rutgers at Michigan State	+10.0	41.0	L 21 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Rutgers vs Penn State	+18.5	45.0	L 10 - 55	O	N
Sat 11/26	Rutgers at Maryland	+14.5	48.5	L 0 - 37	U	N

Rutgers's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Rutgers vs Temple	-14.0	52.0	W 61 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Rutgers at Syracuse	-2.5	50.5	W 17 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Rutgers vs Delaware	-20.0	45.0	W 45 - 13	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Rutgers at Michigan	+20.0	50.0	L 13 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/2	Rutgers vs Ohio State	+15.0	58.0	L 13 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/9	Rutgers vs Michigan State	+4.5	50.0	L 13 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/16	Rutgers at Northwestern	-2.5	45.0	L 7 - 21	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	Rutgers at Illinois	-1.5	41.5	W 20 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Rutgers vs Wisconsin	+13.0	37.5	L 3 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/13	Rutgers at Indiana	+6.5	42.5	W 38 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/20	Rutgers at Penn State	+14.0	44.5	L 0 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/27	Rutgers vs Maryland	-2.0	53.0	L 16 - 40	O	N
Fri 12/31	Rutgers vs Wake Forest	+17.0	63.0	L 10 - 38	U	N

2026 class: 217 points   #37
2025 class: 222 points   #30
2024 class: 212 points   #39
2023 class: 190 points   #50
2022 class: 210 points   #29

Average Class Ranking:   #37
Average Recruiting Points: 210

Four Year Crootin Profile
Consistent Top 25 Contenders
4 Year Class: #37 - Best: #29 Worst: #50

CFB Crootin Averages
Big Ten Class: 229  #35
Power 4 Class: 226  #35
FBS Class: 189  #71

2021 class: 203 points   #36
2020 class: 177 points   #54
2019 class: 178 points   #62
2018 class: 184 points   #54
2017 class: 189 points   #50

Average Class Ranking:   #51
Average Recruiting Points: 186

Transfer Portal Classes
2025 Portal Class #51 - 19 players, 86 Avg
2025 Portal Class #51 - 19 players, 86 Avg
2024 Portal Class #103 - 6 players, 86 Avg
2023 Portal Class #55 - 7 players, 88 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #30 - 7 players, 87 Avg
2021 Portal Class #36 - 22 players, 86 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca (been OC for 3 years) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Dylan Lonergan	190	284	67%	2025	12	5	7.1
AJ Surace	4	9	44%	58	2	0	6.4

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Antwan Raymond	244	1241	13	5.1	51
Clay Thevenin	131	634	8	4.8	50
Ja'shon Benjamin	68	328	2	4.8	19
Edd Guerrier	7	25	0	3.6	9

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
KJ Duff	60	1084	7	18.1	72
Clay Thevenin	33	269	0	8.2	30
Kenny Fletcher	26	236	0	9.1	39
Antwan Raymond	18	225	2	12.5	48

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Robb Smith (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Ty Anthony Morris	79	9	3	3	3
Kaj Sanders	64	0	0	0	1
Abram Wright	53	1	0	1	2
Rondarius Porter	39	5	2	4	4

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
J'Dan Burnett	28	10	7	1	1
Malachi Davis	35	10	6	8	1
Ty Anthony Morris	79	9	3	3	3
Rondarius Porter	39	5	2	4	4

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Rondarius Porter	39	5	2	4	4
Ty Anthony Morris	79	9	3	3	3
Abram Wright	53	1	0	1	2

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 71% #5
Offense Returning Production: 75% #5
Defense Returning Production: 66% #19
Rutgers's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #51
19 Commits, 85.6 Avg Rating
18% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 18% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 836.00 #45
Offense Talent #47 | Defense Talent #37
2025 #45 | 2024 #48 | 2023 #61 | 2022 #55

2025 - 2023 Records
2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 2 - 7
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 2 - 7
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2024 Record: 7 - 6
2024 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 7 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 9 - 4

2023 Record: 7 - 6
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 7 - 4 - 2 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 24 - 26
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 26 - 21 - 3
Four Year Conference Record: 11 - 25

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 4 - 8
2022 Conf Record: 1 - 8
Spread: 5 - 6 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 6

2021 Record: 5 - 8
2021 Conf Record: 2 - 7
Spread: 6 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2020 Record: 3 - 6
2020 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 5 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 5

2019 Record: 2 - 10
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 9
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

Eight Year Record: 38 - 58
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 46 - 46 - 4
Eight Year Conference Record: 20 - 55

Rutgers Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Rate Bowl	Rutgers vs Kansas State	+7.5	51.5	L 41 - 44
2023	Pinstripe Bowl	Rutgers vs Miami	-3.0	41.0	W 31 - 24
2021	Gator Bowl	Rutgers vs Wake Forest	+17.0	63.0	L 10 - 38

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.21 (37)	1.22 (89)	47% (20)	3.38 (102)	28.1 (99)	43%	62%	.31 (134)	1.33 (114)	47% (128)	4.45 (131)	26.8 (20)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.16 (84)	1.21 (103)	43% (67)	4.19 (44)	29.4 (63)	43%	48%	.23 (106)	1.34 (105)	43% (85)	4.03 (92)	26.4 (12)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	12	32:31	23.3	43%	62%	4.1	32.6	0.9	1	3.9	0.9	3

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	29:30	21	43%	48%	3.9	33.8	0.6	0.9	3.7	1.5	1

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	12	28.7	35.4	19.2	46.8% (20)	3.38 (102)	0.9	23	408	142	266	3.7	49% (74)	50% (62)	46% (41)	47% (18)	16% (76)	.21 (37)
2025 Defense	12	31.8	30.3	34	47.4% (128)	4.45 (131)	1	-	-	-	-	-	50% (64)	49% (74)	47% (113)	49% (132)	12% (125)	.31 (134)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	28.9	30	25	42.9% (67)	4.19 (44)	0.6	21	353	164	189	4.5	53% (51)	47% (88)	44% (69)	42% (63)	14% (38)	.16 (84)
2024 Defense	13	25.4	25.1	22	43.3% (85)	4.03 (92)	0.9	-	-	-	-	-	46% (18)	54% (117)	48% (113)	40% (59)	15% (85)	.23 (106)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	12	49% (74)	46% (41)	38.8	141.5	3.7	19 (49)	.09 (80)	3.03 (55)	75% (46)	9% (44)	0.86 (117)
2025 Defense	12	50% (64)	47% (113)	-	-	-	-	.26 (134)	3.15 (110)	66% (28)	9% (106)	1.13 (131)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	53% (51)	44% (69)	36.8	163.8	4.5	24 (45)	.1 (87)	2.92 (88)	76% (52)	7% (11)	0.91 (97)
2024 Defense	13	46% (18)	48% (113)	-	-	-	-	.26 (126)	3.2 (99)	82% (123)	8% (115)	1.07 (104)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	12	50% (62)	47% (18)	19.5	31.5	266.1	8.5	13.7	22 (42)	7 (60)	.34 (39)	1.5 (89)	29% (36)	36% (20)	.33 (57)	7% (110)	1.8 (129)
2025 Defense	12	49% (74)	49% (132)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 (100)	.44 (134)	1.6 (66)	30% (96)	34% (118)	.36 (100)	4% (133)	2.1 (89)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	47% (88)	42% (63)	15.3	27.9	189.2	6.8	12.4	17 (79)	6 (10)	.25 (75)	1.6 (63)	30% (42)	34% (37)	.42 (32)	7% (108)	2 (69)
2024 Defense	13	54% (117)	40% (59)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7 (104)	.23 (69)	1.6 (82)	33% (50)	31% (75)	.32 (76)	7% (49)	2.2 (101)

Injury Notes
(8/21) OT R Langsdale out for season, big loss ❌

Staff/Schedule Notes
(12/5) Fired DC Robb Smith after 1 season, also Co-DC out ❌
(3/29) HC Schiano v good. Has bowled last 2 years ❌
(3/20) New DC Smith was 'Gers DC in '20-'21 ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #44SP+ #72

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

5 - 7
B1G 2 - 7

Vs Spread6 - 6 - 0Totals7 - 5

One Score Games '25: (2-2)(13-12 under G.S.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Top G5

'26 Profile

Remains Top G5

Performance #47

Special Teams #111

Returning Production

From 2025

0% #1

25 QB Athan Kaliakmanis returns (OC back)

Offense 75% #5

Defense 66% #19

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 80% #194 starters, 2 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 4,406 #10From Portal: 553 #60

Rush Prod: 69% #45

Rec Prod: 96% #3

Front Seven: 68% #22

Secondary: 62% #51

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #45

Blue Chips (3%) #65

Offense Talent #47

Defense Talent #37

Portal Class #5119 players (86 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #374 YR Class Rating #37

Talent Profile

Consistent Top 25 Contenders

18% of Roster from Portal, 18% TY

39% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Kirk Ciarrocca 3

(DC) Robb Smith 1

2025 Schedule

Information

SOS #24

Rutgers plays 2 opps off a byeNSU & MINN

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 5 - 7 (6 - 6 - 0) (B1G: 2 - 7)

2024 Record: 7 - 6 (7 - 5 - 1) (B1G: 4 - 5)

Win History

Past 5 years 5.4

Avg under Greg S 5.17

4 Yr Record (24 - 26)

8 Yr Record (38 - 58)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Fired DC Robb Smith after 1 season, also Co-DC out

Kaliakmanis leads CFB in big time throws vs TWP

Pass Off & Kaliakmanis good but inconsistent

WR have 3 solid weapons, RB Raymond good

Defense torn to shreds by Iowa. Yes, Iowa

Run Def alarmingly bad vs Ohio, lucky to win

OT R Langsdale out for season, big loss

OL 4/5 back. 5 portal adds, looks pretty good

Def not great LY, returns a lot. 9 portal adds

OL has top 10 exp, 87% of which returning

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%) #1

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0 #1

Defense: 0 #1

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters 0 of 22 (0%)2-Deep 0 of 44 (0%)

Senior/Gr starters: 0 (0%) (Off: 0, Def: 0)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 0 of 44 (0%)

Upperclass on Roster: 59.8%(79 of 132)

Portals

Top '25 Incoming Portals

Bradley Weaver (DL)4★ (.90)

DT Sheffield (WR)3★ (.89)

Colin Weber (TE)3★ (.89)

Cam Miller (CB)3★ (.87)

Jett Elad (S)3★ (.86)

Eric O'Neill (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Jacobie Henderson (CB)3★ (.86)

Justin Cesaire (OT)3★ (.86)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '25 Incoming Recruits

Tariq Hayer (S)4★ (.90)

Michael Thomas III (WR)4★ (.90)

DJ McClary (LB)4★ (.89)

Braxton Kyle (DL)3★ (.89)

Michael Clayton (CB)3★ (.89)

Kamar Archie (LB)3★ (.89)

Jaelyne Matthews (OT)3★ (.89)

Ja'Elyne Matthews (OT)3★ (.89)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

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