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Jersey Number 51
Troy Rainey
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 299
- Hometown:
- Bridgeport, Conn.
- High School:
- Harding
- Major:
- Labor and Employment Relations
| PRONUNCIATION |
Career: Played in 46 games with eight starts (seven on offensive line, one on defensive line) ... played on both sides of the ball ... totaled 30 tackles with 1.5 for loss and a fumble recovery ... saw action in three bowl games.
2024 (Senior): Played in 11 games with one start at defensive tackle ... totaled 10 stops with an assisted tackle-for-loss ... had a stop in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... posted two tackles with one for loss in a start against Minnesota (11/9) ... collected two stops at USC (10/25) ... in on two tackles versus UCLA (10/19) ... added a stop in win over Washington (9/27).
2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games ... totaled 12 tackles with a fumble recovery ... saw action in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... collected two stops at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... in on a career-high four tackles against Michigan State (10/14) ... recovered a fumble at Wisconsin (10/7) ... added two stops at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) ... contributed two tackles in the win over Virginia Tech (9/16).
2022 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games ... totaled eight tackles with one for loss ... had two stops against No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... in on three tackles with one for a loss versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... returned to defensive line in the offseason.
2021 (Freshman): Played in 11 games with seven starts at right guard ... appeared in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... offense rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... helped offense rush for 230 yards and allowed no sacks in the win at Illinois (10/30) ... earned first career start at right guard at No. 19 Michigan (9/25) ... made collegiate debut in the win over Temple (9/4) ... moved to offensive line during the offseason.
2020 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Played for head coach Eddie Santiago at Harding ... totaled 63 tackles (45 solo, 18 assisted), 14 tackles-for-loss and five sacks as a senior ... three-year starter on the offensive line ... named First Team CHSCA All-State on offense ... selected to the 2019 All-Southern Connecticut Conference Football Team Tier 2 on offense ... recorded 40 tackles, including nine tackles-for-loss and four sacks as a junior ... rated the No. 14 prospect in Connecticut by 247Sports.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations
2024 (Senior): Played in 11 games with one start at defensive tackle ... totaled 10 stops with an assisted tackle-for-loss ... had a stop in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... posted two tackles with one for loss in a start against Minnesota (11/9) ... collected two stops at USC (10/25) ... in on two tackles versus UCLA (10/19) ... added a stop in win over Washington (9/27).
2023 (Junior): Played in all 13 games ... totaled 12 tackles with a fumble recovery ... saw action in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... collected two stops at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... in on a career-high four tackles against Michigan State (10/14) ... recovered a fumble at Wisconsin (10/7) ... added two stops at No. 2 Michigan (9/23) ... contributed two tackles in the win over Virginia Tech (9/16).
2022 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games ... totaled eight tackles with one for loss ... had two stops against No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... in on three tackles with one for a loss versus No. 4 Michigan (11/5) ... returned to defensive line in the offseason.
2021 (Freshman): Played in 11 games with seven starts at right guard ... appeared in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31) ... offense rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns in the win at Indiana (11/13) ... helped offense rush for 230 yards and allowed no sacks in the win at Illinois (10/30) ... earned first career start at right guard at No. 19 Michigan (9/25) ... made collegiate debut in the win over Temple (9/4) ... moved to offensive line during the offseason.
2020 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Played for head coach Eddie Santiago at Harding ... totaled 63 tackles (45 solo, 18 assisted), 14 tackles-for-loss and five sacks as a senior ... three-year starter on the offensive line ... named First Team CHSCA All-State on offense ... selected to the 2019 All-Southern Connecticut Conference Football Team Tier 2 on offense ... recorded 40 tackles, including nine tackles-for-loss and four sacks as a junior ... rated the No. 14 prospect in Connecticut by 247Sports.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations
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