RJ Young
FOX Sports National College Football Analyst
This isn’t your average college football ranking.
My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it’s my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:
- Who do I think is good?
- Why do I think they’re good?
- What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?
Here’s a take a look at the place Rutgers lands in my Final 136.
Rutgers rating: 62
Final 12 months’s rating: 36
High participant: WR DT Sheffield: First-Crew All-AAC choice at North Texas final season; was one among 12 gamers in FBS final 12 months to report 11 TD catches.
[Rutgers’ 2025 schedule]
RJ’s take: Greg Schiano returns 22 gamers from his two-deep final 12 months, 10 of whom had been starters. And, consider me, he’ll want that depth come October. Do not look now, however Rutgers has put collectively back-to-back successful seasons for the primary time as Huge Ten members.
Whereas the lack of Kyle Monangai will probably be felt, Florida Atlantic switch CJ Campbell rushed for 844 yards and 11 touchdowns final 12 months. Antwan Raymond was serviceable with simply over 450 yards on the bottom for Rutgers final 12 months. Athan Kaliakmanis has two years as a starter at Minnesota and Rutgers and whereas he is not prone to throw for 4,000 yards, he is an skilled discipline basic able to throwing for 3,000 and 25 touchdowns.
The issue for Rutgers is the entire second half of their schedule, which options Oregon, at Illinois, at Ohio State and at Penn State. Assuming the Scarlet Knights start 3-0 with wins in opposition to Ohio, Miami (Ohio) and Norfolk State, they’ll want to search out methods to claw three wins from some mixture of Iowa, at Minnesota, at Purdue, at Washington and Maryland.
[Check out RJ Young’s Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]
Rutgers Win Complete Odds: Over 5.5 (-115) Beneath 5.5 (-115)
Have a difficulty with my rankings? Suppose your alma mater is just too low, or your faculty’s rival is just too excessive? Get at me on X, @RJ_Young, and I will choose my favourite tweets and reply to them in a future article.
RJ Younger is a nationwide faculty soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports activities. Comply with him at @RJ_Young.
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