Rutgers landed another commitment today as class of 2021 athlete Kyonte Hamilton of Georgetown Prep offered up his verbal pledge while on campus. The 6-foot-5, 230-pounder is also committed to Rutgers for wrestling and will look to participate in both sports at the college level.

"I’ve been wanting to commit for a long time," Hamilton told Scarlet Nation. "I went there today because I wanted to make sure that everything was set and to make everything was set in stone. I wanted to see the football players, the facilities and make sure that I could do both [sports]."

On the gridiron, Hamilton also counted offers from Boston College and Wake Forest. But the fact that he committed to Rutgers wrestling in August deterred some football programs from pursuing him.

However, Rutgers was the place for Hamilton and he mentioned why that was the case.

"It was the camaraderie, the community and family. Everyone has one goal, which is to get back to that top 7 ranking and win a national championship. Everyone is a man on a mission. I want to be a part of it."

Hamilton shared the message Schiano had for him about playing two sports.

"He said that they have kids who have done it (played 2 sports) before. It isn’t impossible to do," Hamilton said. "He knows I could do it, if I chose to do it, I have what it takes. He said, ‘What is your mindset on committing?’ and I was like ‘I just might as well commit today, Coach.'"

The commitment came on a day in which Rutgers hosted a contingent of junior prospects, Hamilton talked about how the day on campus went.

"I was with the players and recruits. They seemed like they were having a great time. The recruits were playing ping pong and basketball with the players. We were having a great time. Most of the recruits looked like athletes who could play anywhere in the country."

And what did Rutgers wrestling coach Scott Goodale say about Hamilton's commitment?

"He was very happy that I was doing it. He put me in contact with the football program," Hamilton said. "He sent my film to the football program and told them to look at it. He knew I wanted to do both. If I was going to do it, he said to do it here."

On the wrestling mat, Hamilton is currently the No.2-ranked 220-pound high school wrestler in the country according to Intermat and the No.3 per Flowrestling. Hamilton won the National Prep High School Championship at 220 pounds in February in a tournament was held at Lehigh. That may have come as no surprise as he came into the season as a previous two-time NHSCA national champion. However, he is going to take things slow through the next month.

"I am taking a bit of a break with wrestling, limiting myself to one tournament per month mainly. I have the NHSCA this month for juniors. April nothing," said Hamilton, who won his latest state champion final by a score of 17-1.

Hamilton has also racked up titles at numerous wrestling tournaments, including the Beast of the East, Escape the Rock, Meleeon the Metro, Mount Mat Madness and is also a Maryland state champion.

He has a career record of 146-11 and is going back to the NHSCA on March 27-28. At the college level, Hamilton is expected to compete as a heavyweight.