The pipeline from Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) continues as big Marquis Morris has left William and Mary and will restart his career at Rutgers, which continues to add size.

A 6-5, 325-pounder, Morris announced he was entering the transfer portal on Jan. 29.

Now he’s a Scarlet Knight, like his mother and grandmother before her.

“When I entered the portal, schools started contacting me, and Rutgers was one of them," Morris said. "Coach Nunz(io Campanile), coach (Augie) Hoffmann and coach (Andrew) Aurich, they contacted me. I went on an official visit and ended up loving it there.

"I felt like it was better for me to represent home since the whole point of my transfer was to be closer to home. So I was blessed with a wonderful opportunity.”

A North Plainfield native, Morris will walk-on at Rutgers with a scholarship shot down the line.

There, he’ll reunite with Campanile, his Crusaders head coach who now coaches Rutgers’ tight ends.

Former Crusaders also on campus include Johnny Langan, a sophomore quarterback, and Bryan Felter, a freshman offensive lineman, both of whom he played alongside in Oradell.

“I live right around the corner from Rutgers. It feels great, honestly. It’s like a dream come true," Morris said. "My mother went to this school, some of my former teammates go to this school, my old head coach is there. It feels amazing that I can join them up there.”

Morris was hosted on his trek by tight end Matt Alaimo, as Langan had a prior engagement that weekend.

“I got a tour of the place, I got to see all of the facilities, the people, some of the students, the whole team,” he said. “Everything was just amazing, unbelievable there.”

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Morris played both ways at BC and played offensive line at William and Mary.

Defensively, he’s a two-gap defensive lineman -- a zero-technique -- while he projects best to guard on offense, where he’ll start out at Rutgers.

Morris is a massive space eater who is tough to move off the line of scrimmage, and his Power 5 frame adds to Rutgers’ prowess inside.

Rutgers overcame UMass, New Mexico, Albany, Sacred Heart, Brown and UPenn, all of which expressed interest since Morris entered the portal.

“Just being closer to my family, friends, everything about it is great. Plus, coach Schiano is back," he said. "My parents are always raving about him and how great Rutgers is with him. So it’s great that I can play under him now.”

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