Rutgers adds FCS interceptions leader Mikey Munn from South Dakota

Rutgers kept the pipeline open to the FCS and came away with one of the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s best ball hawks. South Dakota cornerback Mikey Munn, who led the MVFC with five interceptions and tied for second in the FCS, committed to the Scarlet Knights after entering the transfer portal on Feb. 17, 2026.

Munn arrives in Piscataway with two years of eligibility left and the kind of production that makes FBS staffs move quickly. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound corner started all 14 games for South Dakota in 2025, his first season as a full-time starter after mostly working on special teams as a freshman in 2024. He finished with 59 tackles, 10 pass breakups, three tackles for loss and a forced fumble, then added two separate two-interception games against Drake and at Mercer. South Dakota listed him as a first-team All-MVFC selection, while FCS Football Central placed him on its second-team All-America list.

The fit at Rutgers was obvious the moment Travis Johansen took over as defensive coordinator on Feb. 11. Johansen coached Munn at South Dakota and helped guide the Coyotes to the FCS playoff quarterfinals in 2025, giving Rutgers a direct line to a defender who already knows the system and the staff. Greg Schiano has pointed to Johansen’s 14 years of defensive coordinator experience, and Rutgers also had familiarity working in its favor through cornerbacks coach Eric Finney and former South Dakota staffers Joe Woodley and Adam Cox.

For South Dakota, the loss is bigger than a stat line. Munn was one of the Coyotes’ most reliable defenders as a first-year starter, a turnover creator who changed field position and steadied the secondary. Taking away a corner who led the conference in interceptions, ranked among the FCS leaders, and flashed track speed with high school marks of 10.53 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.05 in the 200 makes the Coyotes’ next step harder.

The move also fits a broader pattern that has become more expensive for FCS programs. Rutgers has now added 14 transfers in its 2026 class, and Munn is the fourth defensive back to join through the portal alongside Kevyn Humes, Zahmir Dawud and Bradlee Jones. For FCS programs, developing an elite corner is still possible. Keeping him has become much harder.