Rutgers picked up a solid commitment in the Class of 2016 today in, Solomon Manning. Manning committed to the Scarlet Knights this afternoon during his trip to Rutgers for an unofficial visit. Manning, who is a 3-star Lb from Colonia HS out of New Jersey announced the news today to Coach Kyle Flood while on campus. Manning choose Rutgers over 7 other offers from the likes of Army, Buffalo, James Madison, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, & Syracuse.

The 3-star Linebacker becomes the 9th commitment in the class of 2016 as he joins fellow LB Jonathan Pollock, RB Trey Sneed, OL Nick Krimin, WR Mohamed Jabbie, OLB Elias Reynolds, WR Ahmed Bah, WR Taysir Mack, and QB Anthony Russo in the Class of 2016. Rutgers jumps from No. 45 in the 247Sports Team Rankings to No. 42, just ahead of Cal and West Virginia.

The 6-foot-2, 200lbs outside linebacker is rated a 3-star / 86 overall prospect by 247Sports Composite and is rated as the No. 16 overall prospect in the state of New Jersey and the No. 41 Outside Linebacker in the country.

So be sure to stay tuned for more about the newest Rutgers commit right here at Rutgers247 aka TheChopNation.