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Badgers offer four-star quarterback from Florida

Badgers offer four-star quarterback from Florida

Wisconsin offered Will Griffin, a four-star class of 2026 quarterback from Tampa, Florida, on Monday. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound athlete still has two more years at Jesuit High School before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level.

Although he’s still so far out from making his college debut, Griffin has already received 24 Division 1 offers, including five offers from within the Big Ten. With programs like Ohio State, Michigan and Oregon interested, Wisconsin has some competition within their conference.

Griffin is just the second quarterback that the Badgers have offered for 2026 so far, joining fellow Florida native Dia Bell (Fort Lauderdale, FL).

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Badgers offer four-star cornerback from Florida

Badgers offer four-star cornerback from Florida

Wisconsin offered Gregory Xavier Thomas, a four-star class of 2025 cornerback from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound athlete still has one more year of football at American Heritage High School before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level.

Thomas has now received 27 Division 1 offers, including offers from six programs within the Big Ten. As of right now, Florida State is the favorite to land the cornerback according to 247Sports, but it will likely be months before Thomas makes any sort of decision.

So far in the class of 2025, the Badgers have secured the commitment of three-star cornerback Jaimier Scott (Cincinnati, OH) and they’ve offered a total of 26 players at the position.

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Badgers offer four-star athlete from New Jersey

Wisconsin offers another NJ athlete

Wisconsin offered Jordan Thomas, a four-star athlete from Oradell, New Jersey, on Thursday. The 6-foot, 175-pound player still has two more years of high school football at Bergen Catholic before he’d look to take the leap to the collegiate level as a member of the class of 2026.

Thomas has now received 14 Division 1 offers, including Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State along with the Badgers in the Big Ten. He has experience playing both wide receiver and cornerback, so he’ll likely reel in plenty of more offers down the line.

Along with Thomas, Wisconsin has also offered his Bergen Catholic class of 2026 teammate defensive lineman Jermaine Kinsler.

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Future Wisconsin QB joins Locked On Badgers podcast

Four-star QB hops on Locked on Badgers

The 2024 recruiting class for the Badgers football team had a momentous day last Wednesday, officially signing over 20 incoming freshman, including four-star quarterback Mabrey Mettauer. Mettauer hopped on the Locked On Badgers podcast this week, talking with host Ryan Harings about himself ahead of the 2024 campaign.

The quarterback finished his senior season at The Woodlands High School (Texas), racking up 2,305 passing yards and 29 touchdowns through the air. He also added 392 rushing yards while scoring five times on the ground,

Mettauer is expected to compete with the likes of transfer quarterback Tyler Van Dyke (Miami) and Braedyn Locke for the starting job in Madison next season.

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Badgers offer four-star wide receiver from Texas

Can the Badgers land another player from The Woodlands?

Wisconsin offered Quanell X Farrakhan Jr., a four-star wide receiver from The Woodlands, Texas, on Wednesday. The 6-foot, 170-pound athlete is a junior in high school and will be a member of the class of 2025 recruiting group wherever he ends up.

To this point, Farrakhan has received 20 Division 1 offers, including five from within the Big Ten. As of right now, 247Sports expects him to join Penn State after his high school career, but nothing is set in stone.

One angle the Badgers have is the fact that the team’s class of 2024 four-star quarterback Mabrey Mettauer currently plays with the wide receiver and he could entice him to come to Madison.

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Wisconsin offers four-star class of 2025 edge rusher from Kansas

Badgers offer another class of 2025 athlete

The Badgers offered Jayden Woods, a four-star edge rusher from Shawnee, Kansas on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound athlete still has two more years of high school football with Mill Valley before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level.

To this point, Woods has received 20 Division 1 offers with Wisconsin joining Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Purdue in offering him from the Big Ten. Additionally, top programs like Alabama, USC and Oklahoma have offered him.

As of right now, only three-star quarterback Landyn Locke (Rockwall, TX) and three-star safety Remington Moss (Fredericksburg, VA) have committed to join Luke Fickell’s squad in 2025.

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Four-star class of 2025 edge rusher visits Madison

Christopher Burgess Jr., a four-star class of 2025 edge rusher from Chicago, Illinois visited Madison on Saturday.

Christopher Burgess Jr., a four-star class of 2025 edge rusher from Chicago, Illinois visited Madison on Saturday. The soon to be junior at Simeon High School was offered by the Badgers in May and has now made his official visit.

Burgess is a 6-foot-4, 240-pound problem off the edge and he is considered a top 25 defensive lineman in the class of 2025 by 247Sports. His sophomore season highlights from Simeon can be found here.

With Luke Fickell taking over at head coach, defense has remained a focus of the future and Burgess would be a massive commitment if the Badgers can get him. As of right now, only quarterback Landyn Locke (Rockwall, TX) has committed for the class of 2025.

Four-star class of 2025 wide receiver set to visit Madison

Kamren “Ferrari” Flowers, a four-star class of 2025 wide receiver from West Bloomfield, Michigan is set to visit UW-Madison on July 29. 

Kamren “Ferrari” Flowers, a four-star class of 2025 wide receiver from West Bloomfield, Michigan is set to visit UW-Madison on July 29. The soon to be junior in high school already has an offer from Wisconsin, making the visit even more intriguing.

As of right now, Flowers has 10 Division 1 offers, with the Badgers being joined by Michigan State and Penn State in offering him from within the Big Ten. Considering he’s from Michigan, it’s possible that MSU has the inside track to gaining his eventual commitment, though I wouldn’t count out Luke Fickell and offensive coordinator Phil Longo.

For the class of 2025, so far, Wisconsin has only earned the commitment of one athlete, quarterback Landyn Locke (Rockwall, TX), though it remains incredibly early in that recruiting cycle.

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BREAKING: Four-star running back commits to Wisconsin

The Wisconsin football team added another 2024 recruit Friday, gaining the commitment of four-star running back Darrion Dupree from Chicago.

The Wisconsin football team added another 2024 recruit Friday, gaining the commitment of four-star running back Darrion Dupree from Chicago, Illinois. He’ll join the Badgers after his final year of high school football at Mount Carmel.

Dupree picked Wisconsin over the 28 Division 1 programs that offered him, including Illinois, Iowa and Michigan (amongst others) from within the Big Ten. The 5-foot-10 athlete instead opted to choose a program in Madison that churns out pro-level running backs as good as any in the country.

Luke Fickell and Phil Longo’s offense of the future appears to be coming together with Dupree and 2024 four-star quarterback Mabrey Mettauer (The Woodlands, TX) figuring to be focal points.

With Braelon Allen potentially moving on the the NFL following the 2023 campaign, the addition of Dupree is a rather impactful one.

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WATCH: Four-star cornerback commits to Wisconsin

The Badgers received the commitment of four-star class of 2024 cornerback Omillio Agard (Philadelphia, PA) on Saturday.

The Badgers received the commitment of four-star class of 2024 cornerback Omillio Agard (Philadelphia, PA) on Saturday. The 5-foot-10 athlete pulled out all the stops during his announcement, using an iconic Wisconsin anthem while making his decision.

Agard will be joining the Badgers from St. Joseph’s Prep, a school that they’ve offered multiple athletes from. He selected Wisconsin over 30 other Division 1 offers, including the likes of Michigan and Penn State within the Big Ten.

Agard is the fourth secondary player to commit to Wisconsin for 2024, joining three-star safeties Kahmir Prescott (Philadelphia, PA) and Raphael Dunn (Lawrenceville, NJ) as well as three-star cornerback Jay Harper (Valley, AL). Overall, Agard is the third-highest ranked recruit for Luke Fickell’s class of 2024 so far.

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