Rutgers’ QB of future is staying patient, but he is ‘absolutely’ ready if his moment comes
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I look for his future to be elsewhere after this season if it seems like he'll be #2 in 2026 because AJ is AK's back-up this season.
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It says in the article that Ajani is the backup. AJ just has to focus on getting better every day. Next year will be his time.
According to GS Ajani is the backup
But while there is no question about QB1, there is a “tight battle” for the backup spot between redshirt sophomore Ajani Sheppard and redshirt freshman AJ Surace. The veteran “has the lead” coming into camp, Schiano said.
“The way I always approach it is: if you are going to take somebody’s job, you gotta take the belt from the champ,” he said. “If he had the job, there’s a reason he had the job, so you got to outperform. Tie goes to the incumbent. So I tell everybody, you gotta win the job.”
Which shows the one that would be the best educated guess to be #1 in 2026.
The one who wins #2 in 2025
If AJ takes the job before the season begins or by the time it ends , Ajani might see the writing on the wall and look towards the portal for where he thinks he'll have a better shot at being #1 .
Hopefully Surace and Sheppard will get playing time in 2025 to prove themselves and both show a lot of promise that will make the race being considered the backup in 2025 so close that in 2026 both will be back competing for #1