'09 NJ WR Aaron Hayward (Rutgers Verbal)

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'09 NJ WR Aaron Hayward



Wide Receiver
Carneys Point (NJ) Penns Grove

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 185 lbs
Forty: 4.55 secs
Shuttle: 4.68 secs
Class: 2009 (High School)

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"Rutgers just offered me," said Hayward, fresh off a trip to the Army All American Combine in Texas.

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Both players have one more thing in common. They are undecided on whether they will accept their offers from Rutgers or pursue other options.

"Right now I'm open for any college," said Hayward. "I think I know where I want to go, but I want to leave my options open. The atmosphere was great at Rutgers, but there will be a couple of more offers that I want to think about."

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2/3

By Farrell...Rutgers has offered. Favors PSU, Rutgers, Maryland and Virginia. Coaches from Northwestern and Iowa have been by his school.

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3/11

By. B. Lichtenfels. Hayward still only holds an offer from Rutgers, but expects more soon. He talks about his interest in Penn State.

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3/28

By B. Lichtenfels. Video interview and highlights.

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4/24

Talks about his visit to RU last week. Plans on visiting Virginia, Iowa, and Maryland soon, and eventually BC and Penn State. Plans on deciding over the summer.

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5/1

Only has a RU offer. Claims no favorites. Going to Nike Penn State on May 10th.

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5/16

From the Pitt site...talks about his contact with the Pitt staff...plans to make some visits this summer, including a stop at Pitt for their camp. Would like to visit Boston College, Maryland and WVU as well. Also hearing from Iowa, Penn State, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

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5/27

From the Rutgers site...Rutgers was first to offer, followed by UNC and later by Pitt and Cincinnati. Is considering visits to the schools that have offered as well as Iowa.

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5/29

By B Lichtenfels. West Virginia, Akron, Pitt, Syracuse and Iowa have offered joining Rutgers and North Caroina. He thinks that Boston College and Miami are close to offering as well.

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Rutgers lands another 4-star recruit - Rutgers Football - News, training camp updates, blogs, schedule, columns and more - NJ.com

Rutgers' banner football class for 2009 added another headliner yesterday when Aaron Hayward, one of the state's top running backs but projected to be a wide receiver in college, gave head coach Greg Schiano a verbal commitment, according to rivals.com.

The 6-0, 195-pound Hayward rushed for 1,363 yards and 17 TDs as a junior at Penns Grove High School in Carneys Point last fall. Scout.com rates him as a four-star recruit.

An established track standout, Hayward caught the attention of major football programs when he was named overall MVP of the National Underclassman
Combine in Lincoln Park in February of 2007.

He ran a 4.55 in the 40 during that combine.

North Carolina, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia had offered Hayward, who also played safety last fall. He is the 12th player to give Rutgers a verbal commitment for 2009.

Who will be the next commit? Bush? Noel? Fontaine? Ryan? Donohue?

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Been expecting this for months now. Glad he's finally on board.

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Absolutely. Hayward didn't really make any efforts to hide his preferences, even fans of other schools had long conceded him. Locking up a class early is always somewhat of a gamble, but it frees the staff up to focus on a couple key targets later on, and gives them a chance to get an early start on 2010.