Duke Player to Watch: EDGE Defender, Chris Rumph II

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty ImagesDespite the scheduling gymnastics performed in the ACC this week, there will be at least one constant preparation-wise going into this weekend’s game against Duke that was also expected in the Wake Forest tilt: they’ll still be matched up against a top notch EDGE pass rusher. That is, they go from facing the Demon Deacons’ Carlos Basham Jr. to now facing the Blue Devils’ Chris Rumph II.

Until Miami’s Gregory Rousseau opted out for the season, Rousseau, Basham, and Rumph II were considered the best pass rushers in the NCAA and are also all still deemed some of the top EDGE prospects for next April’s NFL Draft. The three elite ACC EDGE defenders have made…