One of Canada’s top NCAA football players will join several fellow Canadians at his final college stop.
Rutgers announced Thursday that Canadian safety Jett Elad will transfer to the New Jersey school after playing at UNLV the past two years.
Rutgers had seven Canadians on its roster in 2024. The Big Ten squad went 7-5 in the regular season before losing 44-41 to Kansas State in the Rate Bowl.
Elad, from Mississauga, Ont., started his collegiate career at Ohio from 2020-21 before spending one year at Garden City Community College in Kansas and two at UNLV. A recent NCAA rule change on non-NCAA college years allows Elad to play one more season in the post-secondary ranks.
Elad was an honourable mention Mountain West Conference all-star this season, along with being a finalist for the Jon Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in the NCAA for a second year in a row.
Elad posted a career-high 84 tackles in 14 games this season, along with one sack and one interception. He had 11 tackles and a fumble recovery in UNLV’s win over California in the LA Bowl earlier this month.
UNLV finished 10-2 in the regular season, falling one win short of the College Football Playoff after losing to favoured Boise State in the Mountain West final.