Rutgers has just picked up its 14th commitment in the Class of 2016, and 4th in the past 7 days, as offensive lineman Elijah Johnson offered up his verbal pledge to Coach Kyle Flood and the Scarlet Knights moments ago during a ceremony at his high school. Johnson, a standout offensive lineman from DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD), is rated a 3-star according to the 247Sports rankings. The DeMatha standout told RU247 yesterday that he had narrowed his list to six schools including Maryland, Boston College, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Illinois. Aside from his final six, he chose RU over 15+ major division one offers.

The DeMatha standout becomes the 3rd OL commitment in the class of 2016 for the Scarlet Knights as he joins fellow offensive linemen Nick Krimin and Justin Morgan.

The addition of Johnson gives Rutgers a class score of 139.40 according to the 247Sports Class Calculator, which keeps them at #41 overall in the country, just a fraction of a point behind #40 Wake Forest.

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