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Big Ten. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Dylan Lonergan, AJ Surace; 2025: Athan Kaliakmanis; 2024: Athan Kaliakmanis; 2023: Gavin Wimsatt.
Rutgers Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season
| Season | Quarterbacks (starts) | Top receivers (targets) | Pass Yds | TD-INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dylan Lonergan (4), AJ Surace (1) | KJ Duff 54, Jourdin Houston 18, Ben Black III 12 | 1,296 | 13-8 |
| 2025 | Athan Kaliakmanis (12) | KJ Duff 95, Ian Strong 84, DT Sheffield 73 | 3,242 | 22-4 |
| 2024 | Athan Kaliakmanis (11) | Dymere Miller 54, Ian Strong 36, KJ Duff 22 | 2,449 | 17-6 |
| 2023 | Gavin Wimsatt (12) | Christian Dremel 39, JaQuae Jackson 30, Isaiah Washington 24 | 1,686 | 10-4 |
| 2022 | Evan Simon (5), Gavin Wimsatt (4), Noah Vedral (2), Aron Cruickshank (1) | Aron Cruickshank 44, Johnny Langan 32, Sean Ryan 27 | 1,845 | 11-12 |
| 2021 | Noah Vedral (12) | Bo Melton 75, Shameen Jones 49, Aron Cruickshank 26 | 2,081 | 9-5 |
| 2020 | Noah Vedral (7), Artur Sitkowski (2) | Bo Melton 65, Aron Cruickshank 48, Shameen Jones 47 | 1,821 | 14-8 |
| 2019 | Johnny Langan (8), Artur Sitkowski (2), McLane Carter (2) | Bo Melton 44, Raheem Blackshear 37, Isaiah Washington 33 | 1,624 | 7-14 |
| 2018 | Artur Sitkowski (11), Giovanni Rescigno (1) | Raheem Blackshear 67, Bo Melton 47, Shameen Jones 38 | 1,620 | 5-22 |
| 2017 | Giovanni Rescigno (7), Kyle Bolin (5) | Jerome Washington 47, Janarion Grant 26, Damon Mitchell 19 | 1,395 | 7-11 |
| 2016 | Chris Laviano (7), Giovanni Rescigno (5) | Jawuan Harris 68, Andre Patton 61, Justin Goodwin 33 | 1,639 | 10-6 |
| 2015 | Chris Laviano (11), Hayden Rettig (1) | Andre Patton 54, Leonte Carroo 50, Janarion Grant 46 | 2,470 | 19-12 |
| 2014 | Gary Nova (12) | Leonte Carroo 84, Janarion Grant 42, Tyler Kroft 33 | 2,789 | 20-13 |
| 2013 | Gary Nova (10), Chas Dodd (2) | Brandon Coleman 61, Tyler Kroft 58, Quron Pratt 58 | 2,895 | 21-18 |
| 2012 | Gary Nova (12) | Brandon Coleman 81, Mark Harrison 63, Timothy Wright 59 | 2,585 | 23-14 |
| 2011 | Chas Dodd (7), Gary Nova (5) | Mohamed Sanu 146, Quron Pratt 47, Joe Martinek 31 | 2,931 | 19-15 |
College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.
2026 Rutgers Target Tree
| Player | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Duff | WR | 54 | 33 | 628 | 7 |
| Jourdin Houston | WR | 18 | 15 | 169 | 0 |
| Ben Black III | WR | 12 | 9 | 180 | 2 |
| Antwan Raymond | RB | 12 | 9 | 72 | 1 |
| Logan Blake | TE | 9 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Dyzier Carter | WR | 8 | 5 | 63 | 0 |
| Elias Coke | WR | 7 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Vernon Allen III | WR | 5 | 3 | 47 | 2 |
| Clay Thevenin | RB | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Kam Anthony | TE | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Jesse Ofurie | WR | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Ben Rothhaar | TE | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
2026 Rutgers Games
| Week | Opponent | Result | Quarterback | Cmp-Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | vs MASS | L 21-37 | Dylan Lonergan | 22-38 | 319 | 3 | 3 |
| Week 2 | at BC | L 21-28 | AJ Surace | 17-26 | 222 | 3 | 4 |
| Week 3 | vs USC | L 35-42 | Dylan Lonergan | 19-36 | 292 | 3 | 1 |
| Week 4 | vs howard | W 58-7 | Dylan Lonergan | 16-25 | 268 | 3 | 0 |
| Week 5 | vs IU | L 15-47 | AJ Surace | 11-20 | 195 | 1 | 0 |
2026 Rutgers Connections
| QB → Receiver | Tgt | Cmp | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Lonergan → KJ Duff | 37 | 20 | 413 | 4 |
| AJ Surace → KJ Duff | 17 | 13 | 215 | 3 |
| Dylan Lonergan → Jourdin Houston | 11 | 9 | 120 | 0 |
| Dylan Lonergan → Ben Black III | 9 | 6 | 97 | 1 |
| Dylan Lonergan → Antwan Raymond | 9 | 7 | 54 | 0 |
| Dylan Lonergan → Logan Blake | 8 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| AJ Surace → Jourdin Houston | 7 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Dylan Lonergan → Elias Coke | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| AJ Surace → Dyzier Carter | 5 | 2 | 43 | 0 |
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