Which Rutgers football commit did Dave Brock compare to Julio Jones?
This offseason was a big one for Rutgers football as they reshaped their coaching staff, making three moves on the offensive side of the ball. Two of the additions are position coaches who coached that position in the NFL.
One of those additions, wide receivers coach Dave Brock, was most recently the wide receivers coach for the Atlanta Falcons.
Brock, a former head coach at Boston College, spent six years in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. After two seasons spent as the assistant wide receivers coach, Brock became the running backs coach of the Falcons in 2019.
The next three seasons, Brock was the wide receivers coach for the Falcons, where he got to work with Julio Jones, one of the top wide receivers in the NFL over the past dozen years.
In late July on a recruiting trip to Rutgers, class of 2025 wide receiver Lyrick Samuel was compared by Brock to Jones.
“The time spent with coach Brock was memorable,” Samuel told Rutgers Wire.
“He did compare me to Julio Jones he also provided me with the opportunity to see and learn how to get better.”
A generational talent, Jones was named an All-Pro five times during his NFL career. He has 903 catches for 13,629 receiving yards and 63 touchdowns in his career.
Samuel is no slouch as a recruit. The Erasmus Hall wide receiver, who is 6-foot-4 and 175 pounds, was offered by Rutgers in June, his fourth Power Five offer. He has a current offer list that includes Michigan State, Penn State and Syracuse.
“I believe his and I relationship got off to a great start. Having my film broken down by a former NFL receiver coach was so cool,” Samuel said.
“He pointed out things that I did really well and also things that I did bad (sic). He instructed me on things that I could do to improve. He also told me that he hopes to be able to continue to build a relationship with me.”
