Ben Black III

WR · #2 · Rutgers · JR · 6'0" · 190 · Charlotte, NC

Projected WR-Z starter

119 2025 receiving yards

8 of 16 2025 catches

1 2025 TDs

2 Explosive plays

25 Career games (3 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2025	Rutgers	12	3	8-16	119	14.9	1
2024	Rutgers	13	0	12-24	157	13.1	1

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 9.9 28

Yards per catch 14.9 74

Catch rate 50.0% 19

Receiving TDs 1 31

Around Ben

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

AJ Surace QB · no college stats

Antwan Raymond RB · 1,241 rush yds · 12g

WR-X

KJ Duff WR · 1,084 rec yds · 12g

WR-SL

Jourdin Houston WR · no college stats

Logan Blake TE · no college stats

The situation

Rutgers 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.9% 44

Red zone TD rate 67.2% 37

Line yards per carry 2.2 26

Sack rate allowed 9.2% 9

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W3	Norfolk State Spartans	3	3	56	1		4%
W7	@ WASH	1				1
W8	ORE	2				1
W9	@ PUR	5	4	56			5%
W10	@ ILL	2	1	7			1%
W13	@ OSU	3

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#1199

Braylen Prude LB · Shadow Creek NEB

#1199

Kyle Rakers IOL · Dowling Catholic KSU

#1199

Ben Black ATH · Mallard Creek RUTG

#1199

Elijah King EDGE · Gahanna Lincoln RUTG

#1199

Lloyd Irvin III CB · C.H. Flowers MD

ATHs in the class

#92

Jude James Francis Howell MIZZ

#93 Titus Cram Bondurant-Farrar

#94

Ben Black Mallard Creek RUTG

#95 Evan Austin Oakdale CHAR

#96 Solomon Farrell Princeton

2025 · 28th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 60th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.