2025 Rutgers Soccer Predictions: Scarlet Knights Ranked 62nd in RJ Younger’s Final 136

This is not your common faculty soccer rating.

My Final 136 is a set of rankings that’s fluid, however it’s my job to look forward and make a declare for all FBS groups based mostly on what I do know and why I do know it. Listed below are the three urgent questions I began by asking when placing collectively this record:

Who do I feel is nice?Why do I feel they’re good?What are the probabilities they are going to end above or beneath my expectations?

Here’s a have a look at the place Rutgers lands in my Final 136.

Rutgers rating: 62Last 12 months’s rating: 36 High participant: WR DT Sheffield: First-Workforce All-AAC choice at North Texas final season; was considered one of 12 gamers in FBS final 12 months to file 11 TD catches.

[Rutgers’ 2025 schedule]

RJ’s take: Greg Schiano returns 22 gamers from his two-deep final 12 months, 10 of whom have been starters. And, consider me, he will want that depth come October. Do not look now, however Rutgers has put collectively back-to-back successful seasons for the primary time as Large Ten members.

Whereas the lack of Kyle Monangai will probably be felt, Florida Atlantic switch CJ Campbell rushed for 844 yards and 11 touchdowns final 12 months. Antwan Raymond was serviceable with simply over 450 yards on the bottom for Rutgers final 12 months. Athan Kaliakmanis has two years as a starter at Minnesota and Rutgers and whereas he is not prone to throw for 4,000 yards, he is an skilled area common able to throwing for 3,000 and 25 touchdowns.

The issue for Rutgers is the entire second half of their schedule, which options Oregon, at Illinois, at Ohio State and at Penn State. Assuming the Scarlet Knights start 3-0 with wins towards Ohio, Miami (Ohio) and Norfolk State, they’ll want to search out methods to claw three wins from some mixture of Iowa, at Minnesota, at Purdue, at Washington and Maryland.

[Check out RJ Young’s Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]

Rutgers Win Whole Odds: Over 5.5 (-115) Beneath 5.5 (-115)

Have a difficulty with my rankings? Assume your alma mater is just too low, or your college’s rival is just too excessive? Get at me on X, @RJ_Young, and I will choose my favourite tweets and reply to them in a future article.

RJ Younger is a nationwide faculty soccer author and analyst for FOX Sports activities. Comply with him at @RJ_Young.

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