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BREAKING: Wisconsin lands commitment from class of 2025 edge Nicolas Clayton

BREAKING: Wisconsin lands commitment from edge rusher Nicolas Clayton

Wisconsin football landed a commitment from three-star edge rusher Nicolas Clayton on Saturday.

Clayton chose the Badgers over other top contenders including Florida State, Nebraska, Tulane and UCF.

Wisconsin appears to have won a down-to-the-wire battle with Florida State for the Florida native’s commitment. The Seminoles recently received a crystal ball prediction to land the edge rusher after his visit to the program on June 18. But that prediction was followed by 247Sports national analyst Tom Loy and Wisconsin insider Evan Flood both predicting a commitment to the Badgers on Saturday morning.

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The three-star edge rusher is Wisconsin’s 21st commitment in its class of 2025. The group currently ranks No. 11 in the nation and No. 3 in the new Big Ten — behind only Ohio State (No. 1 overall) and Rutgers (No. 10 overall).

Clayton joins Wisconsin’s class as the No. 974 overall player in the class of 2025, No. 70 edge rusher and No. 12 recruit from his home state of Florida. He commits to the Badgers after a May 10 visit to Nebraska, May 29 visit to UCF, June 7 visit to Wisconsin, June 13 visit to Tulane and June 18 visit to Florida State. His commitment marks yet another official visit win for the Badgers, their 10th such win since the start of June.

He is the fifth linebacker to commit to the class, joining four-star Mason Posa, three-star Cooper Catalano, three-star Brenden Anes and three-star Samuel Lateju.

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Top Wisconsin class of 2025 target receives crystal ball to Florida State

Top Wisconsin 2025 recruit receives 247Sports crystal ball prediction

Nicolas Clayton, a three-star class of 2025 edge rusher and top target for the Wisconsin Badgers football team, picked up a crystal ball prediction from 247Sports on Thursday.

Zach Blostein of Noles247 expects the Gainesville native to stay in his home state and commit to Florida State. Clayton announced Thursday via his X account that he plans to make his college commitment on Saturday, June 22 at 3 p.m. EDT, 2 p.m. CST.

The 6-foot-4, 205-pound athlete compiled 51 tackles, including eight for a loss, while recording 3 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery during his junior season at F.W. Buchholz High School.

In its class of 2025 so far, Wisconsin has received 20 commitments, including 12 defensive players. Most notably, the Badgers have reeled in four-star linebacker Mason Posa (Albuquerque, New Mexico) and three-star cornerback Rukeem Stroud (Tampa, Florida).

Considering Clayton’s proximity to Florida State, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he chose to become a Seminole, though Wisconsin shouldn’t be counted out quite yet.

Wisconsin top 2025 target Nicolas Clayton announces commitment date

Wisconsin top edge rusher target Nicolas Clayton announces commitment date

Wisconsin top class of 2025 edge rusher target Nicolas Clayton will announce his college commitment on June 22 at 3 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. CST, according to his recent post on X.

Wisconsin is among the top contenders to land the three-star recruit, along with Florida State, Nebraska, Tulane and UCF. The Gainesville, Florida native has taken visits to each of those schools already this month, including to Wisconsin on June 7.

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His five finalists have outlasted a pack of offers that also include Duke, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan State, Purdue, USC and Vanderbilt.

247Sports currently ranks Clayton as the No. 974 player in the class of 2025, No. 70 edge rusher and No. 12 recruit from the state of Florida. The service has yet to release a crystal ball prediction for his choice, though On3’s prediction machine currently gives each of those five contenders a near-equal chance to earn a commitment.

Clayton’s commitment date is the second announced on June 20, joining three-star DL Drayden Pavey. Wisconsin is looking to land both players and continue the program’s red-hot month of June on the class of 2025 recruiting trail.

The Badgers class of 2025 currently has 20 commitments — nine since the start of June — and is ranked No. 12 in the nation by 247Sports.

The class is already a success after Luke Fickell’s program finished the 2024 cycle ranked in the top 25. Commitments from Clayton and Pavey would continue what has been a terrific month of converting official visits into commitments.

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Top Husker target recaps official visit

Nicolas Clayton is an EDGE rusher from F.W. Buchholz High out of Gainesville, Florida. 

A top target for Nebraska in the class of 2025 has recapped his official visit on social media. Nicolas Clayton is an EDGE rusher from F.W. Buchholz High out of Gainesville, Florida.

Clayton took an official visit to Lincoln on May 10 and described the visit as a fantastic process.

Everything has been amazing. I’ve had a ton of fun throughout the entire process. I’ve been having a good time. My family has been having a good time. My mom has been really impressed with the entire facility and the staff.

Nebraska is just one of several official visits the prospected has planned. He will visit UCF on May 29, Duke on June 7, and USF on June 21.

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Spartans offer 2025 Florida 3-star DE Nicolas Clayton

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to an edge rusher from the Sunshine State

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to an edge rusher from the Sunshine State.

Three-star edge rusher Nicolas Clayton announced on Friday that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. Clayton hails from Gainesville, Fla.

Clayton ranks as the No. 51 edge rusher and No. 83 player from Florida in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2025 class.

Michigan State is one of nearly 20 programs to extend an offer to Clayton, according to 247Sports. Of those schools, he currently has official visits set up with Nebraska, UCF, Duke and USF over the next few months.

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Wisconsin football offers a popular class of 2025 edge rusher

Wisconsin football offers a popular class of 2025 edge rusher

Wisconsin football extended an offer to three-star class of 2025 edge rusher Nicolas Clayton on Tuesday evening.

Clayton is 247Sports’ No. 48 edge rusher in the class of 2025 and No. 81 recruit from his home state of Florida.

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The 6’5″ edge rusher now holds 18 total offers, including from notable programs Nebraska, UCF, Georgia Tech, USF and Duke. He currently has June visits scheduled at Duke and USF.

Wisconsin’s class of 2025 currently ranks No. 20 in the nation with seven players committed. It’s early in the process, but the program has yet to land a blue-chip recruit.

Wisconsin is a bit late to offer Clayton, though it and Nebraska are undeniably the best programs to have offered thus far.

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