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Top Playmakers KJ Duff, Antwan Raymond Return for Rutgers Amid QB Race
AJ Surace and Dylan Lonergan are competing to replace Athan Kaliakmanis, while Rutgers returns a 1,241-yard rusher and a 1,084-yard receiver.
- For the first time in three seasons, Rutgers has a quarterback battle between AJ Surace and Dylan Lonergan, with the winner benefiting from the return of playmakers Antwan Raymond and KJ Duff.
- Raymond and Duff anchor the offense after breakout sophomore seasons, helping produce a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher, and 1,000-yard receiver in 2025 for the second time in program history.
- Head coach Greg Schiano overhauled his defensive coaching staff and turned to the transfer portal after the unit ranked 125th in total defense last season, marking the second consecutive year addressing defense via portal.
- Returning specialists punter Jakob Anderson and kicker Jai Patel anchor special teams under Schiano, while the team must start 2-0 against UMass and Boston College to manage a difficult schedule including USC and Michigan.
- The Scarlet Knights aim to improve on a 5-7 record and return to a bowl game, though the program operates well below the Big Ten's bigger spenders on NIL compensation, requiring continued fundraising efforts.
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Top playmakers KJ Duff, Antwan Raymond return for Rutgers amid QB race
For the first time in three seasons there is a quarterback battle in Piscataway. The success of the Scarlet Knights season will depend on how quickly either AJ Surace or Dylan Lonergan adapt to coach Greg Schiano’s ball-control offense.
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Exclusive: Rutgers WR KJ Duff on His Drake London Comparisons
Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff is a bonafide 2027 NFL draft first round prospect. While most NFL mock drafts do not have Duff in the first round, if you know, you know. And PFF knows, as they rate him a top 20 prospect, and not just a day two (second and third rounds) guy. The Sports Bank had an exclusive with Duff at Big Ten Media Days, where he discussed his NFL role models: “If I turn on the NFL film, I like to watch Mike Evans,” he said. One …
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