DePaul (Wayne, N.J.) junior offensive lineman Blerim Rustemi has a couple strong Rutgers ties that has the school situated well early on. He's the cousin of former Rutgers offensive line starter Betim Bujari - who married his first cousin -- and he received his offer in-part due to being respected as a former competitor of new runnings backs coach Nunzio Campanile, when he coached at Bergen Catholic.
Hence, the Scarlet Knights are off to a strong start to his recruitment, being the first program to offer and recruit him thoroughly.