Rutgers football will be without another one of its star talents on offense for the rest of the season, as wide receiver KJ Duff will miss the remainder of the season due to surgery he had earlier this week that is intended to repair a high-ankle injury he sustained during the season. This news comes roughly a week after Kwabena Asamoah was ruled out for the season due to a similar surgery.
With this news, the Rutgers star will finish his junior season with 45 catches for 774 yards and nine touchdowns.
Two weeks ago, when Rutgers was set to play Michigan, Duff appeared on the injury report as doubtful to play due to an issue with his ankle; however, after working hard to rehab his injury throughout the week, according to Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano, he was upgraded to questionable later in the week. He ultimately suited up to play that Saturday. Earlier in that game, after getting rolled up on a few times, Duff went down with an injury and left the field for the remainder of the game. He did not suit up against Wisconsin the next week before it was announced that his season was over.
According to multiple reports, Duff should be cleared to resume football activities in January, which will give him time to prepare for the draft. Duff was expected to be a first round draft pick coming into the season, however, it is unknown how much this injury will affect his draft stock. If he does decide to declare for the draft, Duff will finish his career at Rutgers with 132 receptions for 2,283 yards and 17 touchdowns, which will make him top 10 all time in Rutgers history in all three categories.
