The end of the week did not come with some Friday night news for the Rutgers football program. Rutgers landed an impromptu preferred walk-on commit on Friday as punter David Broncati of St. Thomas More (Norwalk, Conn,) announced his intentions to join the Scarlet Knights. Broncati was committed to Temple as a preferred walk-on before changing his mind.

Broncati joins teammate Donato Crisanti, who was already committed to RU’s class of 2019 as a preferred walk-on long snapper.

“After seeing that my long snapper from my school committed, I hoped that they would show interest in me as well,” Broncati told Scarlet Nation. “And when I finally got the call to go visit, I jumped on it right away.”

That visit occurred just a few days ago and the trip to Piscataway sealed the deal for Broncati.

“[Rutgers special teams] Coach [Vince] Okruch came to my school and asked me to visit the next week and I did, which was this past Wednesday,” Broncati said. “They rolled out the red carpet for me. I couldn’t help but notice how nice the players were, especially the specialists. Halfway into the visit, I saw Rutgers as my future home.”

Broncati is finishing up his final month of high school and will be on the Rutgers campus this summer as part of the incoming class of 2019.

“The [Rutgers] coaches said to stay working on my craft and finish out school strong,” Broncati said.

Broncati is not the average punter as he dwarfs many of his peers with a 6-foot-6 frame.

“It just adds to my strong leg and leverage on the ball,” Broncati said of his height. “And with my size, I’m not afraid to hit the returner when I have to.”

Rutgers is steadily putting together a formidable group of preferred walk-ons and Broncati’s commitment only helps bolster that group. He mentioned what Rutgers fans can expect from him when he takes the field in the Big Ten.

“To the fans who don’t know me, I would like to describe my game as a wild thing to see with my big turnover balls and zero touchbacks last season. They have yet to see the potential I have.”

Rutgers has two more years out of starting punter Adam Korsak, who is currently on scholarship. The coaching staff also has a history of giving out scholarships to specialists who win a starting spot.

Broncati has the same opportunity awaiting him when he arrives in Piscataway.

“I have a fair shot at it and fully intend to do my best to earn every cent of it,” he said.

Broncati had interest from a number of FBS programs and also doubled as a placekicker and kickoff specialist.