Vernon Allen III

WR · #5 · Rutgers · SO · 6'2" · 200 · Baltimore, MD

WR-Z depth chart, 2nd

72 2026 receiving yards
5 of 7 2026 catches
2 2026 TDs
1 Explosive plays
6 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Rutgers605-7 72 14.4 2

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 12.0 27
Yards per catch 14.4 66
Catch rate 71.4% 74
Receiving TDs 2 66

Around Vernon

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB AJ Surace QB · 475 pass yds · 4g
RB Antwan Raymond RB · 498 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Ben Black III WR · 180 rec 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 MASS1 1 10 0 0
W3 USC1 1 28 1 0
W4Howard Bison2 1 9 1 1
W5 IND1 0 0 0 1
W7 @ MD2 2 25 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#889 Pupu Sepulona EDGE · St. Louis UTAH
#889 Nate Tilmon S · Mansfield Timberview UTAH
#897 Vernon Allen III WR · Perry Hall RUTG
#914 Sael Reyes S · DeSoto SMU
#914 Keylan Abrams LB · DeSoto TCU
WRs in the class
#129 Royal Capell Cibolo Steele OKST
#131 Jayden Sellers South Florence SCAR
#132 Vernon Allen III Perry Hall RUTG
#135 Lebron Hill Morton VAN
#135 Tavian McNair Corona Centennial UNLV
2026 · 27th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 71th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.