McGill Commits to Rurgers

High school football: Mountain View Prep running back Jaylen McGill commits to Rutgers

Mountain View Prep running back Jaylen McGill announced Saturday he has chosen Rutgers from his long list of power conference offers.

McGill is considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports, which ranks him as the state's No. 5 overall high school player in the Class of 2026 and the No. 16 running back in the country. 

McGill (5-foot-10, 200 pounds) ran for 1,658 yards last season, 10.2 yards per carry, with 24 touchdowns as he helped the first-year program Mountain View go 12-1 and reach the Class AAA Upper State championship game. He also caught 22 passes for 379 yards and seven TDs.

“I’m a Scarlet Knight,” McGill posted on his social media accounts while on an official visit to the Big Ten school in New Jersey. “1000000000% committed!”

McGill’s first offer from a power conference was South Carolina in May of 2023, prior to his sophomore year at Broome. Clemson offered last September during the same week as Texas.

McGill also has offers from Alabama, Appalachian State, Auburn, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Connecticut, East Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, James Madison, Minnesota, N.C. State, North Carolina, North Carolina Central, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.