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Meet Eleazar DeLuca, Rutgers wrestling wild card whose fast start is 'a long time coming'

The only thing more unusual than Eleazar DeLuca's journey to the Rutgers wrestling team is the hairstyle he wears on the mat.

A Talent, Oregon native who delayed college enrollment out of high school and is now on his third team, DeLuca is a true wild card whose 3-0 start and No. 14 national ranking as a redshirt senior 149-pounder blew his cover quicker than expected.

"It's really early," DeLuca told NJ Advance Media. "I got ranked, and it's like there is a little bit of hype around me right now. I'm not satisfied with that.