Now we see why Greg Schiano asked for a private jet.

In case you missed it, this was the reason for it: the race to secure talent for the early signing period, and to introduce a more efficient recruiting practice, which allows him to visit various schools in short time.

Schiano has been flying around the region all week, albeit in a helicopter, in the most efficient manner possible to turn his football team into a competitive operation by next fall.

You can tell by the moves he’s made over his first 12 days on the job that this Rutgers rebuild might not take quite as long as some expect, especially if Rutgers can dramatically improve in the trenches by next year.

Instead of sitting in traffic, he’s flying over top of it and toward Rutgers’ goals.

He’s already added some speed and skill talent on the outside, as well as a tight end, and an underrated offensive lineman with high upside.

But what Rutgers needs most is defensive linemen, and Schiano intends to land some for his 2020 recruiting class.

Schiano has visited defensive ends Jah Joyner -- a 6-4, 225-pound four-star defensive end from Danbury (Conn.), who is currently committed to coach-less Boston College -- and Olasunkonmi Agunloye -- a 6-6, 245-pound three-star out of Lindenhurst (N.Y.).

Both came away impressed with what Rutgers has to offer. But the goal is to get them on official visits as soon as possible.

Joyner is an elite athlete, who has been recorded as fast as 4.67 seconds in the 40-yard dash. He also has an 83-inch wingspan and overall length to keep offensive tackles off his frame. He’s taking an official visit to Minnesota this week, and could visit Rutgers afterwards if he doesn’t commit.

In the meantime, Schiano and newly-appoint defensive backs coach Fran Brown have already gotten to work on him.

“They stopped by the school and we had a good three-hour talk,” Joyner said. "Coach Schiano’s plan is for me to play defensive end. He believes I can make an impact on the field from my first step.

“I’m going to Minnesota this week (following an in-home visit with P.J. Fleck) and we are just gonna see what happens. I’m taking it one day at a time but I really like Rutgers, though."

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The visit was preceded by a phone call from Schiano the prior night.

“The visit went well," Joyner said. "He called me that night and talked about him and what he bring to Rutgers. I really liked the way he conducts everything and really can see myself maybe as a future player at his program. Finally meeting was really good.”

Agunloye is also a top player of focus as the early signing period nears. However, he’ll take an official visit to the University of Virginia this weekend, but won’t be rushed to make a pledge. He has a long frame and the type of upside that correlates to Power 5 football, and boasts upwards of 20 offers.

So, if Rutgers can forge an official visit on the flip-side of the early signing period, it could leave the most lasting impression.

“At the moment they see me as a defensive end, but if I gain more weight than I’ll move to the interior,” he said.

Neither prospect currently intends to sign during the early period, buying Rutgers time to earn their official visits before adding them to the fold. If they don’t sign somewhere else first.

Rutgers has also been in contact with local Williamstown (N.J.) defensive lineman Aaron Lewis, a four-star recruit committed to Michigan who plans to enroll at the school in January. However, the Wolverines recently accepted a pledge from a fourth defensive end as things appear to be getting more and more crowded in Ann Arbor.

Meanwhile, there is an opportunity to get on the field immediately at Rutgers -- something Schiano and Brown -- who specializes in recruiting South Jersey -- will use to recruit Lewis until he signs somewhere. But the staff will have to get him on campus in order to have a realistic shot on short time.

Vineland (N.J.) South senior athlete Tyreem Powell, who is committed to Virginia Tech, is one of the latest prospects to receive an in-school visit from Greg Schiano via helicopter as you can see below. Although he projects to linebacker, he has a frame that also projects well to rush-end, a hybrid linebacker/ defensive end role.

Powell took an official visit to Rutgers last weekend, where he was hosted by running back Isaih Pacheco.

“I was with Pop (also known as Pacheco),” Powell said. “We partied for real.”

Coach Schiano on his way to VHS!

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