Rutgers football commit Jourdin Houstin has elite skills

Last weekend, during an official visit, Rutgers football received a commitment from Connecticut’s sixth-best prospect, wide receiver Jourdin Houston.

According to Rivals, the recent Rutgers commit is the nation’s No. 99 wide receiver prospect.

Houston has traits such as agility, body control, strength, quickness, soft hands, physical endurance and toughness.

He possesses excellent focus, concentration and hand-eye coordination, recording 28 catches for 730 yards and ten touchdowns as a sophomore at St. Thomas More High School in Oakdale, Connecticut.

Houston can run multiple route combinations, providing play-after-the-catch ability. Consistent production is important, but having the ability to blow up the defense makes Houston an elite offensive threat.

Houston can make tough catches in traffic, the most essential tool for an elite receiver. Going through the middle, he manages to separate. He then takes his angles well in yards after the catch, allowing him to extend routine catches into first downs.

He also keeps his leg moving after contact and requires multiple tacklers to bring him down.

Dropped passes kill offensive production, a trait you won’t find in Houston.

The 2025 prospect accelerates well off the line of scrimmage, with the ability to beat press coverage and zone defense. He can line up inside and outside and shows versatility in terms of his ability to impact an offense.

Houston needs to continue to develop without the football, working on its blocking skills in the running game.