Top Fullback Commits to RU

By Anthony Bellano

The Rutgers University football team will receive a boost from rivals.com’s top-ranked fullback in the country beginning in 2014, according to nj.com.

Jacob Kraut committed to Rutgers following a two-day visit this week, nj.com reports. Kraut will be a senior at Fletcher Senior High School in Neptune Beach, Fla. in the fall.

According to espn.com, Kraut runs a 4.66 in the 20-yard shuttle, has a 26-inch vertical jump and can throw 37 feet.

According to maxpreps.com, Fletcher went 11-2 last season, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state tournament.

Kraut will join the team in time for Rutgers to join the Big 10, for the 2014 season. The university has already announced it will play Washington State in the 2014 season opener that year, and in doing soon, coach Kyle Flood revealed the university attempted to add some teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), universally recognized as the nation’s top college football conference, to no avail.

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