The Rutgers Football program has dismissed former four-star EDGE rusher Wydeek Collier- Johnson for a violation of team rules, according to Richie O’Leary of The Knight Report. Further information about the cause of his dismissal is yet to be released.
Collier-Johnson was a highly rated recruit coming out of the 2025 class, after he reclassified into the 2025 class after originally being a 2026 prospect. He was the highest-rated recruit for Rutgers in the 2025 class according to the Rivals Industry
Rankings after spending his time in the high school ranks at Neumann-Goretti High School in Pennsylvania. During the last year of his high school career, Collier-Johnson recorded 35 tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss, and eight sacks. In addition to Rutgers, he received a lot of interest from Penn State coming out of high school.
Despite being a little underweight for his build and position, standing at 6-foot-7, 240 pounds, Collier-Johnson did see some playing time in three games as a freshman, taking snaps against Norfolk State, Iowa, and Penn State. He did not record a stat in either of those games.
With Rutgers’ questionable defensive line room, there was seemingly a good opportunity for Collier-Johnson to compete for playing time this fall. Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano reinforced this belief during a few of his off-season press conferences. What the next chapter is in his playing career remains to be seen.
