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Seven Badgers named to preseason All-Big Ten list by Athlon Sports

Seven Badgers earn preseason All-Big Ten honors:

On Tuesday, Athlon Sports released their preseason All-Big Ten teams for the upcoming 2022 season, with seven total Wisconsin players receiving recognition. 

Among the Badgers listed on the All-Big Ten first team were running back Braelon Allen, outside linebacker Nick Herbig, and defensive tackle Keeanu Benton. 

Other Badgers named to the preseason all-conference lists were center Joe Tippmann (second team), offensive guard Tyler Beach (third team), offensive tackle Jack Nelson (fourth team), and safety Hunter Wohler (fourth team). 

Wisconsin football will open the 2022 season at the newly renovated Barry Alvarez Stadium against Illinois State on September 3rd.

You can read the full list of preseason All-Big Ten honors below:

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Joe Tippmann had an impressive first year at center for the Badgers

Joe Tippmann had an impressive first year starting at center for the Badgers.

Wisconsin’s starting center, Joe Tippman came to UW as a highly regarded four-star offensive tackle from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tippmann was the third highest rated recruit in the 2019 class, behind only top 100 prospects Graham Mertz and Logan Brown.

He was viewed as a big/athletic mauler capable of playing either tackle spot, but also possessing the versatility to move inside and play guard if necessary.

That’s why it came as a surprise when Joe Rudolph moved the programs biggest lineman (6-foot-6, 320 lbs) to center – a position in which he had never played.

As fall camp progressed, we began to hear Joe Tippmann’s name mentioned on a more frequent basis. The flashes the coaching staff had previously seen were now turning into consistent play on the field.

By the end of fall camp, Joe Tippmann had supplanted the incumbent starting center Kayden Lyles – and would go on to hold the starting job all season long.

During the regular season, Tippmann showed impressive growth and made him adjustment to his new position appear seamless. By the end of the year, Tippmann was playing like a seasoned vet, and was one of the anchors of the Badgers offensive line.

Per PFF, Tippmann finished the season as Wisconsin’s second highest graded offensive lineman (85.1). Tippmann also finished with the second best run blocking grade (85.0) and best pass blocking grade on the team (76.7).

It’s also worth mentioning that Joe Tippmann was the sixth highest graded starting center in the entire country, per PFF.

In 687 snaps at center, Tippmann allowed just four pressures and didn’t allow a single sack all season.

That’s why he earned honorable mention All-Big Ten from both the media and the coaches.

It was an impressive first season as a starter for Tippman, whose best playing days at Wisconsin are still ahead of him.

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Several Wisconsin starters battling injury ahead of the Las Vegas Bowl

LOOK: Injury, availability updates from Wisconsin’s practice in Las Vegas

The Wisconsin Badgers are in Las Vegas as we speak getting ready for Thursday’s contest against the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported this week that the team had been affected by the recent surge of COVID-19, though there weren’t many specifics of who was sick.

We likely won’t see those updates until close to game time. But we do now see reports from beat writers on which players are practicing in Las Vegas, which are limited and which did not make the trip.

To sum it up:

  • DE Matt Henningsen is not in Las Vegas, but is set to arrive Tuesday
  • TE Jack Eschenbach is out (inury)
  • OT Logan Bruss and C Joe Tippmann were limited at practice (Tanor Bortolini & Cormac Sampson were taking first-team reps)
  • FB John Chenal is not in Las Vegas and is out for the game
  • RB coach Gary Brown is not in Las Vegas (non-COVID-19 illness), though may arrive for the game

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