Tariq Ahmad is in his second season as Director of Football Recruiting Operations after previously serving as Director of Player Development. Ahmad arrived "On the Banks" in 2007 and is in his fifth season overall as a member of the Rutgers football coaching staff.

In his current position, Ahmad is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the recruiting department.

During the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Ahmad served in offensive player development, assisting with the offensive line. His responsibilities included the breakdown and analysis of offensive game film and contributing to the operations of practice preparation.

Prior to joining Rutgers, Ahmad worked as an offensive graduate assistant coach at his alma mater Ithaca College. While there, he instructed the running backs with game strategies and techniques. Ahmad began his collegiate coaching career at Ithaca in 2004 as a volunteer assistant coach with the offensive line.

Ahmad also worked as an assistant football coach at Lakewood High School in 2005, guiding the offensive and defensive lines. In addition, he was the head junior varsity basketball coach and assistant track and field coach, overseeing the field events.

A 2005 graduate of Ithaca College, Ahmad was a three-sport star in football, basketball and outdoor track. He was a two-time captain and two-time First Team All-ECAC selection on the gridiron, including earning All-American honors. Ahmad was also a state champion discus thrower on two occasions.

Jessica Larmony enters her second season as a Recruiting Assistant for the Scarlet Knights, after joining the Rutgers football staff as a Student Recruiting Assistant in 2006.

In her current position, Larmony is responsible for all the administrative duties related to the football program’s recruiting department. In addition, she is responsible for the creation of all graphic design projects and correspondence sent to prospective student-athletes during their recruiting process. She also coordinates and facilitates the game day and special event functions geared towards Rutgers prospects. Larmony oversees and maintains the social media channels geared at gauging the interests of targeted student-athletes. Finally, Larmony manages a staff of student recruiting assistants who assist with various recruiting capacities and functions.

Larmony is a 2009 graduate of Rutgers with a B.A in Communication.

A 2009 graduate of Rutgers, Jim Worth is in his third year on RU’s football staff as recruiting assistant. His primary responsibilities include managing the recruiting efforts of the Scarlet Knights’ coaches. Worth arranges high school visits and maintains recruiting materials for the Rutgers football team.

Worth oversees a database of more than 10,000 prospects and thousands of video “cut-ups”, as well as arranges and orchestrates official and unofficial prospect visits to Rutgers’ campus. In addition, Worth organizes summer camps and other recruiting events throughout the year.

In his daily duties, Worth maintains contact with high school coaches around the country and keeps tabs on the pulse of New Jersey high school football. He assists in the setup and organization of team travel and bowl game preparation. He also manages a group of 10 student workers.

Worth earned a degree in sports management in his time “On The Banks”. He worked with the Rutgers football team for three seasons as an undergraduate student.