Rutgers Holds Top-10 Position in Big Ten Recruiting RankingsRutgers football continues to construct what looks to be one of the better 2026 recruiting classes in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights currently rank No. 10 in the conference in the latest composite team rankings for 2026, released on Wednesday by 247Sports. Rutgers currently holds 24 high school commitments worth 221.20 recruiting points and is very close to moving up within the league rankings for 2026 as the cycle continues.Just 24 hours after news broke of four-star Rutgers signing of 2026 four-star RB Aiden Gibson (formerly a 2027 commit and a flip from a committed Penn State Nittany Lion), updated composite rankings are out. The addition of Gibson in conjunction with his reclassification to 2026, in effect, bolsters an already respectable Scarlet Knights 2026 signing class, which now goes from ranking No. 36 in the country to potentially ascend higher in the 247Sports Composite team signing rankings.Christ Church football vs. Woodruff in McDonald's Kick-Off Classic at Chapman. Wolverines running back Aiden Gibson. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectGibson Headlines Rutgers' Recruiting MomentumGibson is now the highest-rated commitment in Rutgers' 2026 class. The 6-foot-1, 212-pound running back from Woodruff, South Carolina, carries a 91 composite rating and is ranked as one of the nation's top running backs in the class.His commitment to Rutgers makes him the fifth 4-Star recruit in the 2026 cycle for Rutgers, adding another win to the bank for the recruiting efforts of head coach Greg Schiano and his staff.The Scarlet Knights’ 2026 class also features Wide Receiver Dyzier Carter, Defensive Back Devonte Anderson, Wide Receiver Rinaldo Callaway III, and Safety Messiah Tilson, each earning composite ratings of 90 or above. The class continues to feature a multitude of sizes along the O- and D-lines, while also bringing in a plethora of skill-position players to round out the roster on both sides of the ball.April 15, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State football 2026 wide receiver recruit Dyzier Carter, center, walks down the tunnel toward the field at Ohio Stadium before the Ohio State spring football game Saturday.Mandatory Credit: Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch