With Big Ten Media Days in the rearview and fall camp just around the corner, the Wisconsin Badgers are eager to get back on the field and atone themselves after a 9-4 season that fell short of preseason expectations in 2021.
UW enters camp with several new faces on the coaching staff, including new offensive coordinator Bobby Engram, the former Baltimore Ravens tight ends coach.
He’ll attempt to reinvigorate a stagnant Badgers offense that averaged fewer than 26 points per game in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1991.
The Badgers will also need to replace six preferred starters on offense and eight off Jim Leonhard’s top-ranked defense. Yet, the media picked Wisconsin as the favorite to win the Big Ten West and return to Indianapolis for the first time in three seasons.
To better grasp where the Badgers stand as of early August, let’s separate the UW roster into five groups: Guaranteed starters, meaningful contributors, in the two-deep, on the cusp, and still developing…