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Former Syracuse WR Taj Harris transfers to Rutgers

With Bo Melton leaving for the NFL Draft, Rutgers might have just found their new No. 1 wide receiver.

On Friday morning, former Syracuse receive Taj Harris announced that he has committed to the Scarlet Knights. Harris took to Twitter to make the announcement and tagged both Greg Schiano and Fran Brown.

Harris is a Beverly, NJ native who played his high school ball at Palmyra. He will now have the chance to play college football in his home state after what was a very successful career with the Orange.

After appearing in three games during the 2021 season, Harris decided to enter the transfer portal.