College football fans are on the edge of their seats as the season closes in and the Badgers are now 55 days away from their 2023 opener versus Buffalo. With Luke Fickell entering his first year as head coach, there has been a lot of turnover in Madison, but the team’s leading tackler has returned for one more season as a graduate student.
Maema Njongmeta, number 55 for the Badgers, led the team in tackles in 2022, registering 95 takedowns, including 3.5 sacks, over 13 games. Additionally, Njongmeta was rated as the highest returning linebacker in the Big Ten by Pro Football Focus.
Operating in a defensive system under defensive Mike Tressel (Cincinnati) in 2023, Wisconsin’s defense is expected to remain near the top in the nation and Njongmeta is set to be the unit’s leader.
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