Nakia Griffin-Stewart Recaps His Weekend Visit to Pitt

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Why Rutgers' tight end depth is a concern after Nakia Griffin-Stewart transfer

As it stated in Nakia Griffin-Stewart did not have big receiving numbers at tight end in his Rutgers career, but he did provide proven depth. Rutgers' tight ends room was far from crowded to begin with. Here's a closer look at Rutgers' tight end situation going forward:Three's company for now: Rutgers now has just three tight ends it definitively knows will be eligible to play in 2019 on the roster. Head coach Chris Ash indicated he wanted to find a graduate transfer tight end after the early signing period, but Rutgers has had no success on that front and appears to have taken Alaimo, and the calculated waiver risk, instead. Redshirt freshman Jalen Jordan, who started at tight end last year before moving to wideout, could be another wild card in the mix.

Nakia Griffin-Stewart a key part of Rutgers' tight end group

The tight end position played a pivotal role in Rutgers offense last season under Jerry Kill, and that only projects to increase with former NFL tight ends coach John McNulty replacing Kill as offensive coordinator this offseason. Nakia Griffin-Stewart, the elder statesman of the position group, saw a strong camp from his teammates. McNulty's style emphasizes the tight end position as much as any, he said. "The tight end position is a very, very vital position in this offense," he said. "(Rising sophomore) Travis (Vokolek) being young, this is his first spring so he's doing an excellent job in his first spring.

Rutgers TE Grad Transfer Nakia Griffin-Stewart to Visit Pitt

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