Rutgers receiver KJ Duff named AP midseason Second Team All-American
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The gist
Rutgers receiver KJ Duff made the AP midseason Second Team All-America list with 628 yards and seven touchdowns.
He is the only Scarlet Knight on the list.
Background
KJ Duff is a Rutgers football wide receiver, a team captain in his third collegiate year and a New York native. Rutgers is the college football program based in Piscataway, N.J. The Associated Press midseason All-America team is a national honor list, and Duff earned Second Team recognition after a strong start to the 2026 season. He has recorded at least 78 receiving yards in every game this year, including three games over 100 with a high of 196.
How it unfolded
- Oct 14, 2026A Rutgers-Maryland preview notes Duff led Rutgers in receiving with four catches for 78 yards against Indiana and has 628 yards and seven touchdowns on 33 catches this season.
- Oct 16, 2026Duff is named to the Associated Press Second Team Midseason All-America list, released Thursday.
- Oct 17, 2026Duff makes a one-handed touchdown catch for Rutgers against Maryland on second-and-5 from the Maryland 15, on a pass from Dylan Lonergan.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- On the Banks writes that Duff earned Second Team honors and is making a case to be a first-round draft pick in 2027.
- Official
- Rutgers Athletics notes his seven touchdowns are three shy of the program single-season receiving record and that he recently had a program-record streak of five straight games with a receiving touchdown.
- Media
- 247Sports points out Duff is the only Scarlet Knight on the midseason list.