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Nick Villani
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Nick Villani is an up-and-coming 149 for Rutgers with real redshirt momentum
Villani enters 2026 listed as Rutgers’ 149-pounder and a redshirt sophomore, with WrestleStat slotting him around No. 109 nationally at 149 in the preseason and noting an 8-4 career mark with 21.08% bonus rate. In Rutgers’ own coverage, he’s already shown he can win in tournament settings, going 3-0 to take a title in his pool at the 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic, which hints at pace and poise beyond the box score. The big appeal: he’s a developmental 149 with upside, competitive edge, and enough early results to suggest he could become a useful dual-lineup piece if the progression keeps trending up.