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SCARLET KNIGHTS WAYNE
DAVON
WARREN
WATKIS
DB • So. • 6-1 • 204
OL • So. • 6-7 • 310
Wicomico HS Salisbury, Md.
Longwood HS Coram, N.Y.
2009: Redshirt freshman who was in the mix in the defensive backfield ... also appeared on special teams ... saw action in seven games … made collegiate debut vs. Cincinnati (9/7) … did not record a tackle. 2008: Did not see any game action, but did participate in practice as a member of the scout team. Prior to Rutgers: Played for coach David Nettles at Wicomico High School … top-rated quarterback recruit in the state of Maryland by Rivals.com … tabbed the No. 15 prospect overall in Maryland and the No. 24 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com … Scout.com listed Warren as the No. 28 quarterback nationally … No. 91 athlete in the country by ESPN.com … played in just five games as a senior due to a knee injury … ran for 236 yards and five touchdowns (8.8 yards per carry) his senior season … 22-for34 through the air for 416 yards and two TDs as a senior as the Indians finished the season 10-1 … as a junior, was 52-for-105 passing for 984 yards and 17 touchdowns in 12 games … ran for 112 yards on 27 carries his junior season … led squad to 11-1 record and an appearance in the MPSSAA Class 2A East Region championship … born 2/2/90.
2009: Reserve offensive lineman … made his collegiate debut against FIU (9/19). 2008: Did not see any game action but helped prepare the team as a member of the scout team. Prior to Rutgers: One of the top offensive linemen on Long Island in 2007 … played for coach Chris Meyer at Longwood High School … rated as the No. 10 recruit in the state of New York and the No. 2 offensive line prospect in the Empire State according to Rivals.com … rated the No. 82 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com … part of a team that finished 8-2 in 2007 and second in Division I on Long Island … born 9/2/90.
Rutgers Football Earns Prestigious #1 National Ranking in NCAA Academic Progress Rate
The Rutgers football team achieved the nation’s number one ranking in Academic Progress Rate according to the latest multi-year APR figures released by the NCAA. The historic accomplishment continues a trend for the Rutgers football program of success both in the classroom and on the playing field. The multi-year APR figure of 992 was the best ever posted by a football program in the Football Bowl Subdivision, topping the previous record set by Stanford in 2008 with a multi-year APR score of 986. The Scarlet Knights’ four-year APR score of 992 covered the academic years of 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. For the third consecutive year, the Rutgers football team was ranked in the top three nationally in multi-year APR rates, becoming the only public university to do so. The top five Football Bowl Subdivision schools in terms of APR are Rutgers (992), Air Force (988), Rice (987), Northwestern (986) and Duke (983). For the third consecutive year, Rutgers football has the best APR mark of any state university in the nation. Rutgers is the only institution in the nation to have its football team ranked in the top three of the APR and win a bowl game in each of the last three seasons. Rutgers defeated UCF in the St. Petersburg Bowl for its fourth consecutive postseason victory last December, becoming one of only four teams in the nation to win bowl games in each of the last four seasons. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester or quarter by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention, and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.