The New Jersey running back to Wisconsin pipeline continued on Saturday afternoon when consensus 2020 four star running back Jalen Berger from Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep announced his commitment to the Badgers during the All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
Berger joins a lineage of New Jersey running backs to play in Madison that includes Ron Dayne, Anthony Davis, P.J. Hill, Corey Clement, and Jonathan Taylor.
Berger chose Wisconsin over his other finalists in Rutgers, UCLA, Penn State, and LSU. Berger also held offers from Alabama, Baylor, Boston College, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, and a host of other offers from Power Five conference teams.
Berger is listed at 6’0″ and 205 pounds as he’s rated as the No. 3 running back nationally by Rivals and the 11th ranked running back nationally by 247 Sports. With Wisconsin losing Taylor to the NFL Draft will allow for Berger a chance at competing for playing time as a true freshman.
With the commitment by Berger the Badgers now have the 25th ranked class nationally by 247 Sports and 27th nationally by Rivals. Berger also marks the 20th member of Wisconsin’s 2020 recruiting class and likely the last member of the class.
Berger as a senior for Don Bosco rushed for 897 yards on 118 carries (7.7 yards per carry), registered 321 receiving yards on 25 receptions, and had 17 total touchdowns.
Berger officially won’t be able to sign his national letter of intent with Wisconsin until National Signing Day, which is February 5th.