4 Star Running Back Aiden Gibson Flips to Rutgers

Yesterday, the Scarlet Knights landed a commitment from top-150 prospect Aiden Gibson! Gibson had been committed to PSU since early May but made the thrilling decision to flip to Rutgers. Gibson attends Woodruff High School in South Carolina and is the No. 8 running back prospect in the country! Gibson plans on reclassifying up and will join the Scarlet Knights at the beginning of August. The newly approved "5 for 5" rule makes this an easy transition and allows Gibson to see early on-field action with the Knights!

As a junior, Gibson ran for 1,611 yards and 21 TDs on 7.9 yards per carry; he also had 380 yards receiving and another 4 touchdowns. Gibson tallied over 3,800 rushing yards, 1,000 receiving yards, and 62 total touchdowns in three years at Woodruff. At 6'1", 212 lbs, Gibson brings Rutgers a different type of back compared to Kyle Monangai or Antwan Raymond. Gibson brings a similar mold to former Scarlet Knight and current Temple back Sam Brown. In terms of recent running back production, not many schools compete with Rutgers, and the numbers back it up. Rutgers is one of just four schools—along with Tennessee, Texas Tech, and Notre Dame—to produce a 1,000-yard rusher in three consecutive seasons, and it is the only school with 1,200-yard rushers in that same span! Recent Rutgers draft pick Kyle Monangai put up nearly 1,000 yards as a rookie for the Chicago Bears last season, and Isiah Pacheco won two Super Bowls with the Chiefs! (Go check out @Rutgerssportsdata's recent post on our RBs.)

For Gibson, he made the right decision. He gets to enroll early and learn under one of the better running back rooms in all of college football. Gibson was productive enough in his first three years that he didn’t even need a fourth year of high school film. Coach Shaw is one of the better running back coaches the sport has to offer, and there is no doubt Aiden Gibson will be the next great running back to come out of Rutgers!