Maryland · W 37-30
No catches.
Michigan · L 21-28
No catches.
Black has catches in 6 of Rutgers’s 8 games: none against Maryland and Michigan.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ben Black
Third year in the Rutgers receiving corps. A game that shows it: 53 receiving yards and 1 reception against Indiana — Week 5, 2026.
195 receiving yards · 10 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Northwestern on Oct. 24: 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 10 catches for 195 yards. Rutgers has thrown to him 15 times in 173 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-28@ Boston College | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-42vs No. 12 USC | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 4 | W 58-7vs Howard | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 5 | L 15-47vs No. 6 Indiana | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 1 | 53 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 37-30@ Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-42@ No. 24 Northwestern | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 10 | 195 | 19.5 | 2 | 53 |
Week 5 · 2026
L 15-47
vs Indiana
1 rec · 53 yds · 1 TD
With J. Anderson — 45.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20 · A. Surace — 128 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.6
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Greg Schiano, all run-leaning offenses — 14-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 37.5 | 25.4 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 30.0 | 23.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
44.0%
221 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
255 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #378 at the position.
The No. 1,199 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big Ten as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Greg Schiano.
