Rutgers added an athletic playmaker to their future defense Tuesday when outside linebacker Zihir Lacewell committed to their 2018 recruiting class.
Lacewell announced the commitment in a video for Scout.com.
Lacewell, who is 6'3" and 199 pounds, is a 4-star prospect, per Scout, and the No. 254 overall player, No. 21 outside linebacker and No. 1 outside linebacker in the state of New York in his class.
He drew plenty of interest from programs in the general vicinity, and Syracuse, Temple and Rutgers were early inclusions on Scout's list of interested schools.