I'm sitting here watching the UDFA tracker light up with Rutgers names and I need to talk about what this actually means for our sprign recruiting battles because the timing could not be more perfect. Kenny Fletcher Jr, Eric O'Neill, Cam Miller, DT Sheffield all signing UDFA deals today. That is four more Scarlet Knights getting NFL looks. Four more stats for every recruit sitting on a crystal ball watch list right now. And here is where I get worried about the decommitment watch because the vultures are circling.
Hearing noise from sources close to the program that a couple of our 2026 commits have been getting some interesting phone calls since the draft started. It is the same story every year. SEC programs and even some Big Ten blue bloods see our guys getting drafted and going the UDFA route and they start whispering in our croot's ears about how they can get them to the league faster. The bagmen are out in full force this spring. I've got my eye on a specific positional group where we have a soft commit who has been awfully quiet on social media lately. Silent commit energy is not the vibe I want right now.
The staff needs to get these kids on campus for an OV ASAP before the dead period hits and leaves us vulnerable. We cannot afford to lose a single piece of this 2026 class when we are trying to crack the top 25 in the 247 composite. Every decommitment sets us back two steps in the Big Ten arms race. Greg Schiano needs to be on the phone tonight selling the NFL pipeline story because that UDFA news is our best ammunition. We put guys in the league even when they don't get their name called on draft weekend. That matters more than a star rating ever will.