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The Rutgers football program welcomed the first two members of its 2012 recruiting class Wednesday as offensive tackle R.J. Dill (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) and placekicker Kyle Federico (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) have enrolled at Rutgers. Both student-athletes begin classes this week and will participate in spring practice for the Scarlet Knights in March.

R.J. Dill

Offensive Tackle • 6-7 • 310

Mechanicsburg, Pa. • Trinity High School • University of Maryland

Transfer from the University of Maryland who graduated in December with a degree in Economics … will be enrolled in graduate school at Rutgers with one final season of eligibility in 2012 … three-year starter at Maryland with 33 career starts, including 30 consecutive starting assignments to close out his career … started the final 10 games at left tackle for the Terps’ 2010 squad that finished 9-4 with a victory in the Military Bowl … appeared in 37 career contests at Maryland … of his 33 career starts, 23 came at right tackle … as a sophomore, started all 13 games for an offense which ranked 29th nationally in scoring (32.2 points per game) … a freshman All-ACC selection by Rivals.com in 2009 … played in all 12 games, starting eight at right tackle, including the final five … starter at both offensive and defensive tackle for head coach Jeff Boger at Trinity High School … No. 25 prospect in the state of Pennsylvania by SuperPrep … rated No. 61 nationally among offensive tackles by Scouts, Inc. … first team All-Mid-Penn Conference selection in 2006 and 2007 … key contributor for a Trinity squad that gained over 3,200 yards on the ground in 2007 … 26 tackles, two forced fumbles and four quarterback hurries as a senior … team won conference championships in 2006 and 2007 … selected to play in the 2008 Big 33 game … four-year letterman in basketball where he was team captain and the starting center … won a conference championship in basketball as a sophomore.

Kyle Federico

Placekicker • 6-0 • 185

Ponte Vedra, Fla. • Ponte Vedra High School

Three-year letterman for head coach Mike Lloyd at Ponte Vedra High School … helped guide the Sharks to an 11-2 record as a senior … drilled a game-winning 27-yard field goal for the school’s first playoff win in a 24-21 victory over Clay … Associated Press Class 5A All-State third-team selection at punter in 2011 … Jacksonville Times-Union All-First Coast second team honoree … connected on four field goals as a senior and was 8-of-13 on field goal attempts as a junior, with a long of 50 yards … 54 of his 67 kickoffs went for touchbacks as a senior … totaled 41 punts for an average of 41.1 yards per kick as a senior … long punt of 61 yards on the year along with four punts inside the 20 … three-star recruit according to Scout.com and ESPN.com … ESPN.com’s No. 10 kicker nationally and rated the No. 11 kicker in the country by Scout.com … standout soccer player who scored 13 goals as a junior.