Rutgers continued its June recruiting momentum as they picked up a commitment from 3-star NY wide receiver Shameen Jones. Jones is the fourth prospect in as many days to pledge his commitment to Coach Chris Ash and his staff.

Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 9 player in the state of New York and the No. 153 wide receiver in the country, Jones becomes the 17th member of the Class of 2017. He joins of list of wide receiver commits that include Bo Melton, Everett Wormley, Bryce Watts, and Tyler Hayek.

I'm blessed and honored to say that I have committed to Rutgers university #Knighted #AshEra !!! pic.twitter.com/WehHxlxt8q — 1ï¸âƒ£2ï¸âƒ£REASONS (@shameenjones2) June 28, 2016

Since adding an offer from Rutgers at the beginning of June, Jones has been a frequent visitor to Rutgers over the past several weeks. He picked up his offer after attending the Tri-State Showcase and then visited campus twice and attended this past weekends 7-on-7 Tournament.

After picking up the offer from Coach Bill Busch, Jones said, “The offer means a lot to me. I was definitely excited when I got the news as I’ve been waiting for Rutgers to offer me since the beginning of my Junior year.”

Jones chose the Scarlet Knights over scholarship offers from Temple, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Delaware, and Coastal Carolina.

“Rutgers really stands out to me because it’s not too far from home and they throw the ball a lot,” he said. “I was really looking for a good school that has a good pass ratio and products NFL players and I feel Rutgers is the perfect fit.”

With the addition of Jones, Rutgers moves up one spot in the National Team Rankings from No. 18 to No. 17 just ahead of Northwestern and Auburn.

