Saturday, Rutgers landed a commitment from three-star defensive tackle Darius Stills, a 6-3, 280-pound senior from Fairmont (W.V.).

Stills took a six-hour drive to campus for Rising Knight Day, where he was accompanied by his brother, Dante, his mother and uncle.

It was originally though his recruitment would take more time, as his mother urged him to take his official visits before making his pledge.

But Saturday, his mother gave the okay.

"I had told my mom that I wanted to commit. At first she was iffy about it, but then she said I could commit," said Stills.

While on campus, Stills was engulfed by a number of Rutgers commits, which helped usher him into the fold.

But defensive line coach Shane Burnham put in much of the work over the past couple months to get Stills committed.

"I talk to (Coach Burnham) everyday," said Stills. "We talk about the recruiting process and everything. He talks about how much I can make an impact for the team along the defensive line."

Stills plans to arrive in Piscataway next summer where he'll play three technique.

"I have a high motor, I compete," he said. "I have a fast twitch. I have good reaction time, I can switch positions. I've got good flexible hips, I've got good hands and I've got some speed."

Stills selected the Knights over offers from UMass, Kent State, Appalachian State and Liberty.

Rutgers led for Stills almost as soon as they offered on June 26, due to the staff recruiting him harder than any other school.

Stills was a first team All-Big 10 and USA Today All-West Virginia selection in 2015. And he's ranked the No. 8 prospect in West Virginia by 247Sports.com.

He was long considered a West Virginia lean, as his father, Gary, attended the school.

However, the Mountaineers would never offer, despite multiple trips to campus.

His brother, Dante, is a four-star recruit, ranked the No. 243 prospect in the 2018 class by 247Sports.com.

The 6-4, 245-pounder holds offers from Marshall, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wake Forest.

Adding Darius to the fold should help Rutgers' efforts to attain his brother's services next year.

"We both would like to go to the same school. But, you know, sometimes in reality you have to face the fact that you just might not go to the same college," he said. But Rutgers offered both of us so he's considering it, also."

The brothers have been busy this summer, camping at Penn State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State and West Virginia, to name a few.

Still's father, Gary, played linebacker for nine years in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and St. Louis Rams, and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2003. He is originally from Trenton, N.J.

Stills is the 21st player to commit to Rutgers' 2017 recruiting class, currently ranked 21st in the nation and fifth in the Big Ten by 247Sports.com

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