Ben Black III
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
81
Good

Ben Black III

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRebuilding
WR-XOffenseGood
Projected Starter

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Ben Black III is the projected starter at WR-X for Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Junior · #2 · 6'0", 190 lbs

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Depth at WR-X · Rutgers Scarlet Knights

  1. 1281Ben Black IIIStarter
  2. 2566Vernon Allen III
  3. 34561Shawn Purcell

Rutgers Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Big Ten

Jeremiah SmithOhio State · WR-XTanook HinesUSC · WR-XNick MarshIndiana · WR-X

Up next for Rutgers

Rutgers plays Wisconsin away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mallard Creek, ranked #1,199 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,199 Natl2-Yr Total20 rec · 276 yds · 2 TDTeam Share4%
Charlotte, NC
Jersey
#2
Class
JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
202581191
2024121571

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8608
National Rank
#1199
High School
Mallard Creek
Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 50th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 81.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 50% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LNUYDS 15
REC
1
YDS
15
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final L 42-14

Oct 4LIUYDS 53
REC
1
YDS
53
AVG
53.0
TD
1

Final L 47-15

Sep 25WHOWYDS 17
REC
2
YDS
17
AVG
8.5
TD
1

Final W 58-7

Sep 19LUSCYDS 43
REC
2
YDS
43
AVG
21.5
TD
0

Final L 42-35

Sep 11LBCYDS 30
REC
2
YDS
30
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final L 28-21

Sep 3LMASSYDS 37
REC
2
YDS
37
AVG
18.5
TD
0

Final L 37-21

Ben Black III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 rec · 119 yds · 1 TD
Usage / Involvement12%
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