Paul Chryst and the Wisconsin Badgers continued their impressive recruiting season this week as they landed four-star defensive end T.J. Bollers.
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Glory to the man above!! pic.twitter.com/ypUpBIoeLg— TJ Bollers (@tj35ballin) June 11, 2020
The 2021 class was already No. 16 in the nation in 247Sports’ rankings–the highest a Badger class has ever been ranked–but what did Bollers’ commitment do for the class in the national rankings?
It singlehandedly moved the class up two spots to No. 4 in the Big Ten and up four spots to No. 12 in the nation.
Over the last decade the Badgers’ classes consistently landed around No. 25-30 in the national rankings, and now after landing Bollers they’re already pushing for the top 10 with several more commits yet to announce their decisions.
Only time will tell how this group develops and produces at the college level, but it’s hard not to look ahead to three years from now when players from this group are starters on a team led by Graham Mertz, Logan Brown, Jalen Berger and Nick Herbig.
Here is the entire 2021 group:
- four-star offensive tackle J.P. Benzschawel
- four-star offensive tackle Riley Mahlman
- four-star safety Hunter Wohler
- four-star tight end Jack Pugh
- four-star defensive end T.J. Bollers
- three-star inside linebacker Bryan Sanborn
- three-star running back Jackson Acker
- three-star defensive end Darryl Peterson
- three-star defensive end Ayo Adebogun
- three-star running back Loyal Crawford
- three-star quarterback Deacon Hill
- three-star linebacker Jake Chaney
- three-star running back Antwan Roberts
- three-star defensive end Mike Jarvis
For everything Wisconsin recruiting and player cards for the entire class of 2021 check out the 2021 commitment tracker and follow @TheBadgersWire on Twitter.