PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 7, 2007) – Nine members of Rutgers’ 2007 Football Signing Class are scheduled to play in the 10th Annual New York-New Jersey All-Star Classic Sunday afternoon at Rutgers Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in a high school all-star game featuring the top players from the Garden State and the Empire State.

All nine RU signees playing in the game hail from New Jersey. On offense, both Anthony Davis (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway HS) and Keith Newell (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central HS) will line up at offensive tackle while Desmond Stapleton (Union, N.J./Union HS) is scheduled to play guard.

On defense, six future Scarlet Knights will be in action. Al-Majid Hutchins (East Orange, N.J./East Orange HS) is listed at cornerback while Joe Martinek (Andover, N.J./Hopatcong HS), Manny Abreu (Union City, N.J./Union Hill HS), Alex Silvestro (Gibbstown, N.J./Paulsboro HS) and Al-Ghaffaar Lane (East Orange, N.J./Paterson Catholic) will see action at linebacker. Wayne Thomas (Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham HS) is the final member of the signing class scheduled to play in the game at defensive tackle for New Jersey.

New Jersey leads the all-time series 6-3, including last season’s 30-6 victory.

Source: Rutgers Sports Communications Office