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Wisconsin veteran cornerback declares for the 2025 NFL draft

Wisconsin veteran cornerback R.J. Delancy declared for the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday.

The fifth-year senior played just one season with the Badgers. He previously spent one year at Nebraska (2020) and three at Toledo (2021-23).

The veteran transferred to Wisconsin before the 2024 season. He was part of a crowded cornerback room that also included star Ricardo Hallman, accomplished veteran Nyzier Fourqurean and rising freshman Xavier Lucas.

As a result, Delancy played limited snaps at cornerback. He finished the 2024 season with 11 games played and seven tackles. Those numbers were far below his career-best 2023 campaign at Toledo — 28 tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception and 10 pass deflections.

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“A special thanks to Badgers fans whose love and support have been incredible. You’ve made my college experience at the University of Wisconsin truly unforgettable,” Delancy wrote on X. “I am excited to announce my decision to declare for the 2025 NFL draft. As I move on, I carry these cherished memories and lessons with me, forever a Wisconsin Badger. I am excited to embrace this new chapter with determination.”

DraftScout.com has yet to list a day or round projection for the veteran cornerback.

Wisconsin’s cornerback room is set to look almost entirely different in 2025. The Badgers have seen several redshirt freshmen transfer out, headlined by Amare Snowden and Jonas Duclona. The program still awaits word on whether Ricardo Hallman will return for another season.

With or without Hallman back, the Badgers badly need to land depth and experience at the position this portal cycle. Delancy’s departure is another experienced player gone from that room.

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Cornerback RJ Delancy is Wisconsin’s highest-graded transfer addition of 2024 offseason

Cornerback RJ Delancy is Wisconsin’s highest-graded transfer addition of offseason

Former Toledo transfer cornerback RJ Delancy is Wisconsin’s highest-graded offseason transfer addition, according to a recent post by PFF.

Delancy finished with a PFF grade of 87.2 in his redshirt junior season at Toledo in 2023. His stats included 28 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 10 pass deflections and one interception.

The veteran cornerback joins a talented Wisconsin secondary in 2024. The two-deep projects to include starting cornerbacks Ricardo Hallman and Nyzier Fourqurean, starting safeties Hunter Wohler and Kamo’i Latu, plus depth pieces Delancy, Austin Brown, Jonas Duclona, Braedyn Moore and Max Lofy.

Defensive coordinator Mike Tressel has a propensity to play three safeties at a time, with Wohler as more of a roving linebacker. That sometimes sees six total secondary players on the field with two starting cornerbacks and the nickel corner. The message: Delancy shouldn’t have any trouble seeing the field in 2024.

Highest Graded Transfer Player By Team (Teams U-W) pic.twitter.com/hyPgxex886

— PFF College (@PFF_College) July 4, 2024

The talented Toledo transfer will look to follow the path of former Rockets cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who the Philadelphia Eagles selected in the first round of the recent NFL draft.

Wisconsin’s total 2024 transfer class includes several impact starters on both sides of the football. Delancy’s high rating shows his caliber, sticking out of a group that also includes starting linebackers Jaheim Thomas, Leon Lowery and John Pius, defensive linemen Brandon Lane and Elijah Hills, quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, running back Tawee Walker and wide receivers Tyrell Henry and Joseph Griffin Jr.

The transfer class projects to have a significant impact on Wisconsin’s on-field product this fall. The group will need to perform well if the Badgers are to improve upon their 7-6 record from 2023.

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Wisconsin landed one of the best transfer portal cornerbacks this offseason

Wisconsin did well in the portal this offseason

The Wisconsin Badgers were busy in the transfer portal this offseason.

The program currently has 12 total transfer commitments, good for one 247Sports’ top 10 transfer classes.

The headliners of the group: former Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, former Oklahoma running back Tawee Walker, former USC linebacker Tackett Curtis and former Arkansas linebacker Jaheim Thomas.

There are several under-the-radar additions. One of them is former Toledo cornerback R.J. Delancy III.

PFF is one outlet that took notice of the move. It has Delancy as its No. 2 cornerback in the transfer portal this offseason.

Highest graded transfer Cornerbacks this off season pic.twitter.com/WEsr6S4C2P
— PFF College (@PFF_College) February 21, 2024

The three-year starter at Toledo recorded 28 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and one interception in 2023.

He figures to play a big role in Wisconsin’s cornerback rotation this season.

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