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BREAKING: Four-star offensive lineman commits to Wisconsin

Kevin Heywood, a four-star class of 2024 offensive tackle committed to Wisconsin on Tuesday.

Kevin Heywood, a four-star class of 2024 offensive tackle committed to Wisconsin on Tuesday. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound athlete from Royersford, Pennsylvania is set to join the Badgers after his final year of high school football in 2023.

Heywood has received 27 Division 1 offers to this point, picking Wisconsin over other Big Ten schools like Penn State and Michigan. He’ll come to a school that produces pro-ready offensive linemen as good as program in the nation.

The Badgers have now reeled in two class of 2024 blockers with Heywood joining three-star offensive tackle Derek Jensen (Hartland, WI) in Madison. Overall, he became the 11th recruit to commit to Wisconsin next year and the second in third in three days as three-star cornerback Vernon Woodward (Winter Park, FL) committed Sunday and three-star defensive lineman Hank Weber (Brentwood, TN) committed Monday.

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Is Wisconsin the O-Linemen U?

There are always conversations about which CFB program produces the best players at which positions, but Wisconsin has been elite on the OL.

There are always conversations about which college football program produces the best players at which positions, but Wisconsin has been as good as any at churning out top offensive linemen.

Over the last 30 years, Wisconsin has produced the most Round 1-3 NFL Draft selections in the Big Ten and they’re tied for first in total picks and first round selections.

With former Badger offensive tackle Joe Thomas (drafted in 2007) set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in August and center Joe Tippmann being selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft and Tyler Beach signing with the Texans, some of the best offensive linemen have come through Madison over the years.

Other Badger linemen in the league include Ryan Ramczyk, Rob Havenstein and Kevin Zeitler amongst others.

Although it may not be sexy, Wisconsin needs to be given the recognition it deserves for molding some of the best offensive linemen in the country.

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