The offseason attrition continues for Wisconsin.
As first reported by 247Sports’ Evan Flood on Monday afternoon, redshirt junior tight end Seth Currens has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
#Badgers junior tight end Seth Currens has entered the NCAA transfer portal, sources tell @247sports.
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) January 27, 2020
Currens is the fourth player from last season’s roster to have entered his name in the portal thus far, joining wide receiver/kick returner Aron Cruickshank, running back Bradrick Shaw and outside linebacker Christian Bell. Cruickshank has since found a new home at Rutgers.
Additionally, inside linebacker Griffin Grady has entered the portal as well. Grady had left the program prior to the start of this past season.
As for Currens, it was certainly a winding road in Madison.
Originally recruited as a safety in the 2016 recruiting class out of Pickerington, Ohio, Currens settled on Wisconsin over additional scholarship offers from Illinois, Bowling Green, Marshall, Miami (Ohio) and Toledo. Unfortunately, he was never able to find a true positional home throughout his time as a Badger. A 6-2, 195-pound prospect out of high school, Currens fit the mold of linebacker/safety “tweener” and was ultimately moved from his original position to inside linebacker.
However, he was never able to crack the rotation there and was moved yet again this past season, this time to tight end as Wisconsin was ravaged by injuries at the position. Again, Currens was unable to get on the field in that role.
That being said, he was a valuable contributor on special teams over the last few seasons, appearing in 11 games this season and recording one tackle. Currens totaled three tackles in the two previous seasons in 27 games.
When it comes to the transfer portal, it’s important to remember that a player who enters his name just gains the ability to be contacted by other programs, and still retains the option of returning to his original school. However, in Currens’ case, it would be shocking to see him return to Wisconsin given the struggles he has had getting on the field beyond a special teams capacity.