Rutgers Football will host Taeshawn Alston this weekend

This weekend it’s Rutgers for edge rusher Taeshawn Alston, who was offered by the Big Ten program in February.

And a week after I got a Rutgers offer. Alston included the Scarlet Knights in his top six.

Alston is a three-star recruit out of Vance County High School (Henderson, North Carolina). At 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, he has great length and a good frame to add size to a college strength and conditioning program.

According to 247Sports, he is the ninth-best player in North Carolina and the No. 32 edge rusher in the country.

In mid-February, he announced a previously mentioned top six of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, West Virginia and Virginia Tech. He also had offers from Appalachian State, Colorado and Liberty, among others.

Alston visited South Carolina last weekend. He announced his visit to Rutgers on social media on Tuesday afternoon.

Rutgers this weekend🗡️!! #ScarletKnights @RFfootball @GregSchiano @CoachCampenni @coachharasymiak @CoachValloneRU @CoachHill__ pic.twitter.com/zim1PphzCd

— Taeshawn Alston (@TaeshawnAlston) June 4, 2024

Rutgers’ football recruiting class is now ranked in the top 10 in the country. Last weekend, ten players committed to Rutgers over three days, helping the Scarlet Knights move up the national recruiting rankings.

Alston is a consensus three-star recruit.