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#6 At 182, Jackson Turley Comes Off The Board

#6 At 182, Jackson Turley Comes Off The Board

A top prospect, Virginia's Jackson Turley made his college decision.

Oct 11, 2018 by Willie Saylor
#6 At 182, Jackson Turley Comes Off The Board

One of the best prospects in the country is off the board and he's headed to the B1G Ten.

Two-time National Prep Runner-Up Jackson Turley of St. Christopher's, Va., has committed to Rutgers.

Ranked #42 overall in the Class of 2019 and #6 at 182, Turley says he's planning on wrestling 174 for the Scarlet Knights. Make sure to watch Turley at Agony in Ames next Saturday at 4:30pm Eastern time.

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Most recently Turley took 6th at Fargo Junior Freestyle Nationals and then took 2nd at Journeymen last week. He's slated to compete at Super 32 in North Carolina in two weeks where he placed 8th last year. 

The Rutgers recruiting class for 2019 now grows to #6-Turley, #1-JoJo Aragona (141/149), and #7-Robby Kanniard (165).

Turley's visits included Iowa State (Sept. 1), Indiana (Sept. 8), Virginia Tech (Sept. 15), Maryland (Sept 22), and Rutgers (Sept. 28).

Turley on "Why Rutgers?"

"It’s hard to articulate, but as soon as I hopped in the car from the airport it felt like home. The coaches are so welcoming. I can just see myself wrestling in front of all those people and putting smiles on their faces. They also have a pretty good art program!"