Point Boro 165-Pounder Jake Clayton Commits to Rutgers Wrestling
Pascack Valley’s Lukas Van Veen wrestles Point Pleasant Boro’s Jake Clayton in a 165lb bout during day one of the NJSIAA Boys Wrestling State Championships at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Atlantic City. | Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey. com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Rutgers wrestling has landed another commit for its 2027 class, as Point Boro 165-pounder Jake Clayton has committed to wrestle for the Scarlet Knights, according to a post made by The Knight Report.
A multi-sport athlete for Point Boro, who also plays football and baseball, Clayton has made the state championship all three years he has been wrestling so far. In 2024, he wrestled with the 157-pounders and earned 8th place in the tournament. In 2025 and 2026, he wrestled with the 165-pounders, earning fourth and fifth place during those years.
Clayton finished this past season with a record of 42-4 and has won 91. 3 percent of his matches over his high school career. He joins 113-pounder Justin Farnsworth, 126-pounder Carter Chunko, and 285-pounder Lukas Zalota as high school wrestlers who have committed to Rutgers for the 2027 class.