Jackson Memorial running back Will Towns flying under the radar

One of the most underrated 2021 recruits in New Jersey is easily Jackson Memorial High School running back Will Towns. The 6-foot, 190-pound running back prospect currently holds 10 offer and is finally starting to hear from some of the bigger programs around the country.

The Knight Report recently caught up with Towns to talk about his recruitment and what schools he is hearing from of late.

“Recently I’ve been hearing from Cornell, Michigan, Rutgers, UConn, Virginia and Yale,” Towns told TKR. “I haven’t talked to Rutgers a ton recently, but coach (Matt) Hewitt has been in contact and told me that they liked my film and want me to get on a visit soon.”

Although Rutgers isn’t showing a ton of interest right now, Towns is hoping to earn an offer from his home state school soon, especially since his favorite player growing up was a former Scarlet Knights tailback.

“If Rutgers were to offer me, it would mean a lot,” said Towns. “Growing up my favorite running back ever was Savon Huggins. He’s from the same town as me and my high school coach coached him at one point and he’s my best friends cousin. So I just always saw him as being the best ever out of Jackson.”

At the moment, the Jackson native holds 10 scholarship offers, so some may say he’s been under recruited a bit and Towns thinks he has a pretty good idea why.

“The school I go to is just a very under recruited school," he said. "We get more looks for baseball, so football just goes under the radar most times. Jackson Memorial always has talent, but never gets the respect we deserve."

Keep an eye on Towns, as he has the potential to push high into the state rankings when the next round of updates comes out.