Rutgers football lands another productive defensive end from transfer portal
Scenes from Rutgers football’s Senior Day walk
Scenes from Rutgers football’s Senior Day walk
Rutgers football on Wednesday continued to bolster its defensive line production by adding Ohio transfer defensive end Bradley Weaver.
The 6-foot-4, 262-pound Weaver is coming off a strong season for the Bobcats in the Mid-American Conference, piling up 44 tackles (15.0 for loss) with 8.5 sacks. Weaver had five tackles and one sack against Syracuse, Ohio’s lone Power 4 opponent, in the teams’ season-opener.
Weaver, who has one year of eligibility remaining, visited Wisconsin and Indiana in addition to Rutgers but ultimately picked the Scarlet Knights.
Improving their pass rush heading into 2025 was a key priority for Rutgers, and it’s done that with the addition of Weaver and James Madison transfer edge rusher Eric O’Neill, who had 13 sacks this season.
By adding O’Neill and Weaver, Rutgers added two players who ranked Top 25 in sacks this season − O’Neill was sixth and Weaver 21st.
Rutgers loses defensive ends Aaron Lewis, who’s out of eligibility, and Wesley Bailey, who transferred to Louisville.
The Scarlet Knights have beefed up their defensive line with the additions of Weaver and O’Neill, as well as USF transfer defensive tackle Doug Blue-Eli and JMU transfer DT Darold DeNgohe.
Weaver will face his former team on Aug. 30 at SHI Stadium in Rutgers’ season opener.
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