Rutgers is officially in the market for a quarterback.
The Scarlet Knights hosted Boston College transfer Dylan Lonergan on a visit this weekend, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to NJ Advance Media. The former four-star prospect has two years of eligibility remaining.
Lonergan fits the mold of Athan Kaliakmanis, who Rutgers is looking to replace after he ran out of eligibility following this fall. The former four-star quarterback became one of the best quarterbacks in program history during his two year stint in Piscataway, where he threw for 5,820 yards, 48 touchdowns and 14 interceptions on 57.9% passing (442-of-763) across 25 starts.
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Redshirt sophomore AJ Surace, who played just 34 snaps across three appearances in two years as a backup, has long been seen as the heir apparent to the position after learning behind Kaliakmanis. But head coach Greg Schiano made it clear that the Notre Dame High School product, who is the son of Princeton coach Bob Surace, will have to earn the starting spot.
“I love AJ, I think he is a very talented, committed player,” Schiano said in mid-December. “I don’t rule out anything as far as ‘is there going to be something that we do in the portal with a quarterback?’ Maybe. I don’t know. We are always looking, but I am confident. AJ has worked really hard. But there will be a competition.”
If Lonergan commits and joins the competition, Surace will be battling with another former highly-ranked recruit looking for a career reset.
Lonergan began his career at Alabama, where he committed to Nick Saban as the 12th-best quarterback prospect in the 2023 class, according to the 247Sports Composite. But the 6-foot-2 signal-caller barely played during his two years in Tuscaloosa, completing 7 of his 8 pass attempts for 35 yards in 33 snaps across three games, per ProFootballFocus.
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Lonergan transferred to Boston College ahead of the 2025 season, reuniting with Bill O’Brien, who was the offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide when he committed there. In his lone season with the Eagles, the Georgia native threw for 2,025 yards, 12 touchdowns and five interceptions on 66.9% passing (190-of-284) while rushing for 73 yards, a touchdown and four fumbles on 22 non-sack carries.
Lonergan had an up-and-down season in Chestnut Hill.
A majority of his production (1,019 yards, 10 touchdowns) came in three games against Fordham, Michigan State and Georgia Tech. In a four-game stretch against California, Pittsburgh, Clemson and Notre Dame, he did not throw a single touchdown and tossed three interceptions. At multiple points in the year, he was benched for back-up Grayson James.
AJ Black of 247Sports first reported Lonergan’s visit.
