Ace Bailey, 2024 5-star PF, commits to Rutgers

McEachern (Ga.) five-star power forward Ace Bailey has committed to Rutgers. He is the highest-ranked prospect to ever commit to the Scarlet Knights.

Bailey joins Geneva (Ohio) Keystone Academy four-star point guard Dellquan Warren as the first two commitments in Rutgers’ 2024 recruiting class.

A 6-foot-9, 210-pound prospect, Bailey is the No. 6 overall prospect and No. 1 power forward in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 2 player in Georgia.

On3 ranks Bailey as the No. 1 player in Georgia for the 2024 cycle.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $224K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.