Wisconsin transfer safety commits to MAC school, joins former Badger Amare Snowden

Wisconsin transfer safety commits to MAC school, joins Amare Snowden

Wisconsin transfer safety Braedyn Moore committed to Toledo on Friday.

The rising redshirt sophomore joins former Badgers cornerback Amare Snowden with the Rockets. Of the 21 Wisconsin scholarship players to enter the portal since the conclusion of the 2024 season, Moore is the sixth to announce his next destination.

Related: Wisconsin football 2024 transfer portal departure tracker

Moore initially joined the Badgers as a four-star recruit in the class of 2023, ranked as the No. 321 player in the class, No. 13 athlete and No. 9 recruit from his home state of Ohio. He was first committed to Cincinnati before flipping to the Badgers, following head coach Luke Fickell.

Moore is notably among 11 members of Fickell’s class of 2023 to transfer out. Most of those departures have come from the cornerback and safety positions, eliminating much of the program’s secondary depth.

The underclassman safety played sparingly in his two years with the program. He recorded just two tackles and a fumble recovery in 2024, playing in a top-heavy safety room led by star Hunter Wohler and veteran Preston Zachman. He commits to Toledo with three years of eligibility remaining.

Moore’s move to Toledo follows five former Badgers to announce their transfer destinations. Outside linebacker Leon Lowery committed to Illinois, Snowden to Toledo, cornerback Jonas Duclona to South Florida, safety Justin Taylor to Wyoming and tight end Riley Nowakowski to Indiana.

Wisconsin has addressed the safety position since Moore’s departure, adding commitments from Football Championship Subdivision transfer Matthew Traynor (Richmond) and D-III transfer Matt Jung (Bethel)

For more on the Badgers’ movement in the portal and where former players are headed, bookmark our 2024 transfer departure tracker.

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BREAKING: Another notable Wisconsin defensive back is entering the transfer portal

BREAKING: Another notable Wisconsin defensive back is entering the transfer portal

Wisconsin’s transfer portal losses continued on Tuesday evening. 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz is reporting that the latest player to enter is redshirt freshman Braedyn Moore.

Moore is now the eighth Badger set to enter the portal since the season concluded last Friday. More notably, he is the fifth defensive back — all five are redshirt freshmen and former members of the program’s class of 2023.

Related: Wisconsin football 2024 transfer portal tracker

The former four-star safety recorded just two tackles in limited action over his two seasons with the program. He was a primary backup in a top-heavy safety room in 2024, behind Hunter Wohler, Preston Zachman and Owen Arnett.

Moore recorded just two assisted tackles in that limited action. Wohler and Zachman remained healthy all season, making it challenging for him to see the field regularly.

Moore initially joined the Badgers as the program’s top signee in the class of 2023. He was listed as a four-star recruit, ranked as the No. 321 player in the class, No. 13 athlete and No. 9 player from his home state of Ohio.

That class of 2023 has somewhat of an asterisk as Luke Fickell only had a few weeks with the program before the early signing period began. Still, Moore’s departure means that eight of the Badgers’ 15-signee class has now entered the portal.

Again, including Moore, five of those players are defensive backs, and five have entered in the last few days.

This news continues to make cornerback and safety a big need for Wisconsin. Most of its depth in the secondary has been wiped out since last Friday. For more updates on all of the program’s transfer portal movement, bookmark our 2024 Wisconsin football transfer portal tracker.

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