Ben Black III

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

Projected WR-X starter

180 2026 receiving yards
9 of 15 2026 catches
2 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
31 Career games (9 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Rutgers669-15 180 20.0 2
2025 Rutgers1238-16 119 14.9 1
2024 Rutgers13012-24 157 13.1 1

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 30.0 56
Yards per catch 20.0 93
Catch rate 60.0% 41
Receiving TDs 2 66

Around Ben

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB AJ Surace QB · 475 pass yds · 4g
RB Antwan Raymond RB · 498 rush yds · 6g
WR-Z KJ Duff WR · 741 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Jourdin Houston WR · 169 rec yds · 5g
TE Logan Blake TE · 26 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Rutgers 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.9% 22
Red zone TD rate 78.1% 76
Line yards per carry 2.1 17
Sack rate allowed 8.2% 25

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 MASS3 2 37 0 0
W2 @ BC2 2 30 0 0
W3 USC3 2 43 0 0
W4Howard Bison3 2 17 1 3
W5 IND2 1 53 1 0
W7 @ MD2 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1197 Dominic Steward OT · Westlake TULN
#1197 Blaine Burke RB · Moody
#1199 Ben Black ATH · Mallard Creek RUTG
#1212 Jordan King OT · Fort Wayne North Side PUR
#1212 Davion Pritchard CB · Fitch PITT
ATHs in the class
#92 Jude James Francis Howell MIZZ
#92 Titus Cram Bondurant-Farrar
#94 Ben Black Mallard Creek RUTG
#95 Evan Austin Oakdale CHAR
#95 Solomon Farrell Princeton
2026 · 56th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 60th pctile of class