Rutgers Scarlet Knights
FBS
Big Ten Conference · RUTG
Team Vitals
+5.1
power · 2026 · #79 D1
+5.2 / -0.1
off / def (higher = better)
5–7
2025 record
133
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Wk 1 | Massachusetts FBS | HOME | Rutgers 85% |
| 2026-09-11 | Wk 2 | Boston College FBS | AWAY | Rutgers 54% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | USC FBS | HOME | USC 61% |
| 2026-09-25 | Wk 4 | Howard FCS | HOME | Rutgers 77% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Indiana FBS | HOME | Indiana 75% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Maryland FBS | AWAY | Maryland 52% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Northwestern FBS | AWAY | Northwestern 57% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Michigan FBS | HOME | Michigan 55% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Wisconsin FBS | AWAY | Wisconsin 54% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Nebraska FBS | HOME | Rutgers 56% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Penn State FBS | AWAY | Penn State 70% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | Michigan State FBS | HOME | Rutgers 58% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Penn State vs | L | 36–40 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Ohio State @ | L | 9–42 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Maryland vs | W | 35–20 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Illinois @ | L | 13–35 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Purdue @ | W | 27–24 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Oregon vs | L | 10–56 |
| 2025-10-10 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Washington @ | L | 19–38 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Minnesota @ | L | 28–31 |
| 2025-09-19 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Iowa vs | L | 28–38 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Norfolk State vs | W | 60–10 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Miami (OH) vs | W | 45–17 |
| 2025-08-28 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Ohio vs | W | 34–31 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 344 | 382 | -38 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 376 | 330 | +46 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 302 | 276 | +26 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 209 | 351 | -142 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 | 256 | 333 | -77 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 240 | 289 | -49 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | 159 | 440 | -281 |
| 2018 | 1 | 11 | 162 | 377 | -215 |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 216 | 340 | -124 |
| 2016 | 2 | 10 | 188 | 450 | -262 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 | 325 | 419 | -94 |
Injuries
| Player | Pos | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shadee Salaam | DB | Active | active |
| Samuel Brown V | RB | Active | active |
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwan Raymond | RB | 87 | #13 | 12 | 1,241 rush yds · 13 TD · 18 rec |
| KJ Duff | WR | 84 | #29 | 12 | 60 rec · 1,084 yds · 7 TD |
| Ian Strong | WR | 80 | #57 | 10 | 52 rec · 762 yds · 5 TD |
| Jett Elad | DB | 77 | #124 | 12 | 77 tkl · 1 PD · 2 INT |
| Eric O'Neill | DL | 77 | #102 | 12 | 37 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 10.0 TFL |
| Athan Kaliakmanis | QB | 74 | #51 | 12 | 3,124 pass yds · 20 TD · 7 INT |
| Taj White team-inferred | OL | 70 | #66 | 1 | — |
| DT Sheffield | WR | 70 | #250 | 12 | 44 rec · 577 yds · 5 TD |
| Cam Miller | DB | 69 | #343 | 12 | 44 tkl · 5 PD · 1 INT |
| Kaj Sanders | DB | 66 | #470 | 12 | 64 tkl · 1 PD |
| Dariel Djabome | LB | 66 | #301 | 12 | 67 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 5.5 TFL |
| Bo Mascoe | DB | 65 | #523 | 12 | 48 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT |
| Bradley Weaver | DL | 65 | #429 | 12 | 28 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 7.0 TFL |
| Jai Patel | K | 64 | #100 | 12 | 13 FG · 37 XP · 76 pts |
| Moses Walker | LB | 61 | #476 | 4 | 17 tkl · 2.0 TFL |
| Jakob Anderson | P | 60 | #77 | 11 | 33 punts · 44.2 yd avg |
| Abram Wright | LB | 60 | #528 | 11 | 53 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Michael Thomas III | WR | 59 | #713 | 1 | 1 rec · 25 yds · 1 TD |
| Kenny Fletcher Jr. | TE | 57 | #285 | 11 | 26 rec · 236 yds |
| Sean Ashenfelder | QB | 57 | #313 | 1 | 11 pass yds · 0 INT · -3 rush yds |
| Jacobie Henderson | DB | 56 | #1110 | 12 | 39 tkl · 3 PD |
| Ja'shon Benjamin | RB | 56 | #700 | 10 | 328 rush yds · 2 TD · 4 rec |
| Djibril Abdou Rahman | DL | 54 | #1033 | 4 | 5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| CJ Campbell Jr. | RB | 54 | #772 | 3 | 119 rush yds |
| AJ Surace | QB | 54 | #388 | 2 | 58 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT |
| Jordan Walker | DL | 53 | #1101 | 11 | 25 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL |
| Edd Guerrier | RB | 53 | #836 | 1 | 25 rush yds |
| Terrell Mitchell | RB | 51 | #949 | 1 | 14 rush yds |
| Vernon Allen III | WR | 50 | #1271 | 1 | 1 rec · 18 yds |
| Sage Clawges | DB | 50 | #1606 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Jackson Gister | TE | 49 | #475 | 1 | 1 rec · 11 yds |
| John Insinga | LB | 48 | #1095 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jordan Thompson | DL | 48 | #1494 | 11 | 25 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Logan Blake | TE | 47 | #529 | 1 | 1 rec · 6 yds |
| Dylan Braithwaite | WR | 43 | #1722 | 1 | — |
| Isaiah Crumpler | DB | 43 | #2233 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Darold DeNgohe | DL | 41 | #1957 | 4 | 8 tkl |
| DJ McClary | LB | 40 | #1500 | 3 | 6 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Kamar Archie | LB | 40 | #1507 | 2 | 3 tkl |
| Colin Weber | TE | 39 | #696 | 9 | 17 rec · 102 yds |