Rutgers Scarlet Knights · WR RoomWR

#2 Ben Black

Class  JRStatus  ReturningHt / Wt  6'0" · 185 lbHometown  Charlotte, NC · Mallard Creek

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Starter

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

3-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Ben Black holds the WR-Z · Starter spot in Rutgers Scarlet Knights’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterKJ DuffStarter

WR-Z · StarterBen BlackStarter

WR-SL · StarterJourdin HoustonStarter

WR-X · BackupMichael Thomas IIIBackup

WR-Z · BackupVernon Allen IIIBackup

WR-SL · BackupDyzier CarterBackup

Ben Black logged a 3.4% overall usage rate in 2025.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Receptions

119

Receiving yds

Receiving TD

14.9

Yards / rec

Tackles

Kick returns

125

KR yards

Background & career

Ben Black is a junior member of the Rutgers roster. He is from Charlotte, NC and attended Mallard Creek. He was rated a 3-star recruit in the 2024 class.

Recruiting3-star · No. 1191 nationalOriginCharlotte, NC · Mallard CreekAlso playsKR1