Wisconsin redshirt junior cornerback Ricardo Hallman will be honored during the Badgers’ senior day festivities before their contest against Minnesota on Friday.
Despite not being in his final season of collegiate eligibility, Hallman will join his fellow Badger upperclassmen in UW’s final home game of the 2024 season at Camp Randall.
Other notable seniors include safety Hunter Wohler, linebacker Jake Chaney, wide receiver Bryson Green, offensive lineman Jack Nelson and running back Tawee Walker.
The move suggests what many Badger analysts forecasted this spring — Hallman is trending toward inserting his name into the 2025 NFL draft pool.
Academically, the Miami, Florida native is a senior in college. Hallman enrolled at UW-Madison in June of 2021 and redshirted his freshman season after recorded one tackle in three games against Eastern Michigan, Rutgers and Arizona State.
The move paid off. After snagging his first career interception in 2022, Hallman shined during the 2023 slate. The 5-foot-10 playmaker started all 13 games for the Badgers and and was one of two players in the country to tally seven interceptions.
Most notably, he snagged a 95-yard pick-six vs. Rutgers on Oct. 7 and grabbed another interception against Ohio State in UW’s primetime game on Oct. 28. The season output earned Hallman a spot on the AP Third Team All-American team and the media’s All-Big Ten third team.
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— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) November 26, 2024
This season, Hallman has been relatively quiet. In 11 games, he has accumulated 14 total tackles, four pass deflections and a block.
Part of the reason for the subpar statistical output revolves around opposing offenses simply not throwing Hallman’s direction. Given his stellar 2023 performance, that strategy makes sense.
Still, some outlets consider Hallman a top 100 prospect for the 2025 NFL draft. Bleacher Report, for example, pegs Hallman as the No. 97 player in the upcoming draft class.