The Rutgers Football team remains sidelined from games this fall, but the coaching staff continues to put in work on the recruiting trail. Head Coach Greg Schiano and Defensive Line Coach Jim Panagos added another player to the 2021 class that is now 22 members deep. The top Defensive Lineman from Illinois, Ryan Keeler, committed via Twitter on Tuesday:
At 6’5” and 250 pounds, Keeler plays at Nazareth Academy, though the entire state of Illinois has elected to cancel its fall high school football season. He chose Rutgers over Michigan, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, and Virginia, the biggest contenders for his services at this stage of the process.