It's all hands on deck for Rutgers' defense at the moment.
No hand in the mix has a more impressive story than Muhammad Wainwright.
As injuries and attrition have besieged the unit this spring, Rutgers coach Chris Ash and his staff have been forced to get creative. Unfamiliar faces have seen the field and players have assumed unexpected roles out of necessity. Wainwright, a Franklin Township native and senior graduate transfer by way of Georgetown and The Hun School, checks both boxes.
Even the most diehard Rutgers fan would have trouble identifying Wainwright, who joined the team in the summer to no fanfare, a new name on a roster with 100-plus others.