Class of 2022 OLB AJ Pena (NJ) Portal back to URI

[CuseLegacy]

 

[CuseLegacy]

A.J. Pena - 2024 - Football - University of Rhode Island

A.J. Pena (8) Linebacker - Career Honors & Awards All-CAA Football Third Team (2023) New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team (2023) Phil

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[bnoro]

Jared Verse do-over?

 

[CuseLegacy]

MSN

Following three straight first-team all-conference selections at Somerville High School in New Jersey, Pena played a fall season at Milford Academy, a post-graduate school located in Upstate New York. He parlayed his success there into an opportunity with the Rams and hit the ground running.


As a hybrid outside linebacker, he has the pass-rushing ability, coverage skill set, and strong tackling to thrive at the next level, and FBS programs have certainly taken notice. So far, Pena has received offers from Boston College, Coastal Carolina, Arkansas State, FAU, and several others — including most of the projected landing spots below.

 

[orangefog]

You heard it from Hummer.

 

[CuseMan4]

Starter day one here if we land him. He’ll have some suitors

 

[orangefog]

Starter day one here if we land him. He’ll have some suitors

Linebacker or edge?

 

[ImperialOrange]

any relation to Trebor?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

any relation to Trebor?

They're both from Jersey.

 

[Franz69]

Highlights from last year:

 

[CuseLegacy]

This post is from 3 days ago. Hot commodity.

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[ImperialOrange]

They're both from Jersey.

yeah saw that, thus the ask

 

[Cusefan69]

 

[qdawgg]

How many years left to play? Don’t see it listed but I’m also an idiot.

 

[DanielA]

How many years left to play? Don’t see it listed but I’m also an idiot.

1

 

[Sdot]

How many years left to play? Don’t see it listed but I’m also an idiot.

1 year

 

[GoSU96]

Excellent production. Get this guy and the UGA kid with KJE on one side, Jobity, Simmons, and Jacquez on the other.

 

[310Pigpen]

Posted on his Instagram story

 

[310Pigpen]

 

[orangefog]

Next year is going to be EVEN MORE SPECIAL THAN THIS YEAR!!!!

 

[BillSU]

OLB AJ PENA PORTAL FROM URI VISITING 12/16/24
# 8 6' 2" 243 MONTCLAIR, NJ
collegefootballnetwork.com

5 Transfer Portal Landing Spots for A.J. Pena Include Wisconsin, Illinois​

A.J. Pena established himself as one of the premier defenders in the FCS over the past two seasons. Now, he's set to bring his skills to the FBS stage.
By James Fragoza
December 11, 2024
From a lowly recruited high schooler to spending six months at Milford Academy to joining Rhode Island’s record book, A.J. Pena has navigated quite the football journey. His next stop? The FBS.
College Football Network’s Transfer Portal Tracker follows along with all the movement from the transfer portal, including portal entrants, commitments, decommitments, and more, from all your favorite schools.

Where Will A.J. Pena Transfer?​

Pena entered the transfer portal following a 163-tackle, 44.5-tackle for loss, and 27-sack career at Rhode Island.
At 6’2″ and 243 pounds, the FCS All-American and Buck Buchanan Award finalist has the resume and skill set to make the jump to the FBS in his final year of eligibility.

Following three straight first-team all-conference selections at Somerville High School in New Jersey, Pena played a fall season at Milford Academy, a post-graduate school located in Upstate New York. He parlayed his success there into an opportunity with the Rams and hit the ground running.
As a hybrid outside linebacker, he has the pass-rushing ability, coverage skill set, and strong tackling to thrive at the next level, and FBS programs have certainly taken notice. So far, Pena has received offers from Boston College, Coastal Carolina, Arkansas State, FAU, and several others — including most of the projected landing spots below.

Biography​

My name is Aj Peña ‘26 , Divison 1 Football Athlete @ The University of Rhode IslandAccolades:-Phile Steele 2nd team all Comference CAA 2023-CAA 3rd team all conference 2023-1st team All New England 2023-FCS BlueBloods Pre-season All American 2024Career Stats:81 Tackles, 24 TFL’s , 16 sacks

Affiliations​

Rhode Island Rams • CAA • Atlantic 10 Conference

Accolades​

Collegiate All-Conference • Collegiate All-American • Most Valuable Player

Location​

North Plainfield, Somerset, NJ, USA
North Kingstown, RI, USA
NYC, NY, USA

Background​

Student athlete • Male • Hispanic, African American, Black • English

Hometown​

Montclair, NJ, USA
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[anomander]

These are the type of portal guys you need.

 

[CuseMan4]

I think Thomas and Peña are looking good to be Cuse

 

[Cuse4Life]

God please please please…these are the kids we need to land, NJ kid, plays in nj and excelled elsewhere and has potential to really do work for us immediately