Vernon Allen III
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
66
Depth

Vernon Allen III

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRebuilding
WR-XOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Vernon Allen III starting?

Vernon Allen III is listed 2nd string at WR-X for Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Redshirt freshman · #5 · 6'2", 200 lbs

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Depth at WR-X · Rutgers Scarlet Knights

  1. 1281Ben Black IIIStarter
  2. 2566Vernon Allen IIIYou
  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 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Perry Hall, ranked #897 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 catches, 18 yards, 0 TD. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #897 NatlTeam Share1%
Baltimore, MD
Jersey
#5
Class
RS FR
Height
6'2"
Weight
200 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20251180

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
0.8714
National Rank
#897
High School
Perry Hall
Hometown
Nottingham, MD

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 13th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 66.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 13% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 17WMDYDS 25
REC
2
YDS
25
AVG
12.5
TD
0

Final W 37-30

Sep 25WHOWYDS 9
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
1

Final W 58-7

Sep 19LUSCYDS 28
REC
1
YDS
28
AVG
28.0
TD
1

Final L 42-35

Sep 3LMASSYDS 10
REC
1
YDS
10
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final L 37-21

Vernon Allen III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

1 rec · 18 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement3%
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