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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — Gareef Glashen remembers it mostly for fans storming the field afterward, but his performance Oct. 4 against Michigan's Devin Funchess went a long way toward the end result.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Welcome back to the Rutgers mailbag. Last week we covered the Ralph Friedgen-Kyle Flood dynamic, Janarion Grant's role and more.

As always, you can tweet questions to me at @Tyler_Barto or email tbarto@trentonian.com.
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By Tyler Barto

Twitter: @Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

Delon Stephenson isn't listed on Rutgers' preseason depth chart. But will there be times when he lines up in the slot?

The coaching staff has already entertained it.

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Less than a week remains until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-25 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2014.

No. 3 — CB Nadir Barnwell (5-foot-11, 185 pounds)
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(AP photo) 

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Less than a week remains until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-25 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2014.

No. 5 — FS Johnathan Aiken (5-foot-11, 190 pounds)
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Less than two weeks remain until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-25 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2014.

No. 14 — CB Anthony Cioffi (6-foot, 180 pounds)
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(AP photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Less than two weeks remain until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-25 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2014.

No. 15 — DB Delon Stephenson (5-foot-11, 190 pounds)
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The Seahawks' Dan Quinn, right, spent four season with Kyle Flood as a Hofstra assistant. (AP photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — In an effort to pick the mind of one of the NFL's emerging defensive coordinators, head coach Kyle Flood said Wednesday he will talk to the Seattle Seahawks' Dan Quinn during the offseason about the team's talented secondary.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — An injury — what else? — will lead Ruhann Peele to playing his most extensive snaps to date Saturday at cornerback against Cincinnati.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Head coach Kyle Flood said last week he didn't have a solidified depth chart in mind at cornerback, which received several reinforcements within the last few weeks.

That will change later Monday morning when Flood releases his two-deep for Saturday's game against Cincinnati. In the meantime, here's a re-introduction to the usual suspects at corner:

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By Tyler Barto

Twitter: @Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

HAMILTON — The initial purpose of Joe Rossi's visit to Nottingham High School may not have led him to  Saquan Hampton, but the 6-foot-1, 180-pound cornerback earned an offer at his head coach's prompting.

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Gareef Glashen hasn't played in a football game in nearly a month, but the junior cornerback will likely be called upon extensively Saturday against Houston. That's how dire Rutgers' secondary complexion is right now.

You can find Wednesday's Trentonian story on Glashen and Rutgers' pass defense linked, but here's some additional video from after Tuesday's practice:

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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Less than a week ago, Delon Stephenson was a backup safety whose prospects at seeing time at cornerback were slim at best. After losing two players in five days, he could be Rutgers' best answer at filling out a rotation.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: @Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

T.J. Taylor took trips in middle school to watch his cousin, Syam Rhodes, play football at Elizabeth High School. He'll attempt to make a transition seven years later that Rhodes' teammate nearly perfected in Piscataway.
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By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

PISCATAWAY — Despite early woes in pass coverage last season, Lorenzo Waters emerged as a quick study against the run. The first-year starter finished with 6.5 tackles for loss, the most in Rutgers' secondary.

Why was Waters, a junior, so effective?
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Jeremy Deering, never an every-down player, will be responsible for unmasking opponents' pass games. (AP Photo)

By Tyler Barto
Twitter: Tyler_Barto
tbarto@trentonian.com

Five days remain until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-20 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2013.
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Tejay Johnson, left, (shown during Rutgers' spring game) is the most obvious penciled-in starter this season in the back end. (AP Photo)

By Tyler Barto

Twitter: Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

Nearly a week remains until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-20 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2013.

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Junior Lorenzo Waters made subtle strides in pass defense last season after being taken out Sept. 22 at Arkansas. (AP Photo)

By Tyler Barto

Twitter: Tyler_Barto

tbarto@trentonian.com

Less than a month remains until the start of Rutgers training camp. This top-20 countdown will run infrequently, documenting who's got the most to prove in 2013.

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