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Wisconsin makes the top 12 for 2022’s No. 2-ranked safety

The Wisconsin Badger football program continued to receive good recruiting news today as Xavier Nwankpa included them in his top 12

The Wisconsin football program made a statement during the 2021 recruiting cycle, landing a class that finished No. 16 in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten.

Related: Report: Wisconsin is the front-runner to land USC transfer RB, former four-star recruit

The program now turns to the class of 2022 as it looks to continue to elevate the program into the class of the nation’s best.

Well, good class of 2022 recruiting news came today when four-star safety Xavier Nwankpa included Wisconsin in his top 12 schools.

Nwankpa is currently ranked as the No. 37 player in the class of 2022, the No. 2 safety and the No. 1 recruit from his home state of Iowa.

Related: Wisconsin makes the top 10 for 2022 four-star athlete

A 247Sports crystal ball projection has Nwankpa choosing to play for Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Wisconsin is currently without a player in their class of 2022 after four-star safety/linebacker Braelon Allen reclassified and joined the 2021 group.

 

Follow BadgersWire for everything you need to know about Wisconsin football recruiting as the 2022 cycle heats up.

Wisconsin makes the top 10 for 2022 four-star athlete

The Wisconsin Badger football program received good recruiting news Friday as 2022 four-star athlete Dillon Tatum included it in his top 10.

With the 2021 recruiting cycle nearing its end and Wisconsin’s program-best class signed, the focus turns to the class of 2022 as the Badger football program looks to carry its momentum and continue to rise in the national rankings.

Related: Report: Wisconsin is the front-runner to land USC transfer RB, former four-star recruit

The program received good news Friday on that front as it made the top 10 for class of 2022 four-star athlete Dillon Tatum.

Tatum is ranked as the No. 246 player in the class of 2022, the No. 12 athlete and the No. 5 recruit from his home state of Michigan.

247Sports has not made any crystal ball projections quite yet, though the site notes Michigan and Michigan State are the current top choices.

Wisconsin is without a player in its class of 2022 after four-star safety/linebacker Braelon Allen reclassified and joined the 2021 group.

 

Follow BadgersWire for everything you need to know about Wisconsin football recruiting as the 2022 cycle heats up.

Wisconsin recruiting: Times to know for early signing period

Many members of the Wisconsin Badgers’ class of 2021 will announce or broadcast their signings at a set time later today.

Today marks the start of early signing period in college football, a time where players who have committed to a school are able to sign their letter of intent and officially join the program.

There have already been eight Wisconsin Badger commits that have signed their letters, the most notable ones being five-star offensive tackle Nolan Rucci, four-star defensive end T.J. Bollers, four-star offensive tackle Riley Mahlman and four-star tight end Jack Pugh.

The signings will be announced throughout the day and you can follow live updates on who signs their letter at our live signing day tracker.

There are some commits, though, that announced a time later today when they will broadcast putting the pen to paper.

Here are times to know for the early signing period:

  • WR Markus Allen will broadcast his signing at 6:00 p.m.

  • DE Ayo Adebogun will be signing his letter at 1:30 p.m.
  • DE T.J. Bollers will sign at noon

 

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Wisconsin football recruiting tracker: Live updates on early signing period

The Wisconsin football Class of 2021 is taking shape. Follow here as Badger recruits officially commit on early signing day.

Today marks the beginning of the early signing period and the Wisconsin Badgers’ class of 2021 is beginning to officially take shape.

For the next three days, members of the Badgers’ incoming recruiting class will be signing their official letters of intent, making their previous commitments to the school official.

Among the players that we’re monitoring are five-star offensive tackle Nolan Rucci, four-star offensive tackles J.P. Benzschawel and Riley Mahlman, four-star safeties Hunter Wohler and Braelon Allen, four-star tight end Jack Pugh, four-star defensive end T.J. Bollers and four-star quarterback Deacon Hill.

The class as a whole is currently ranked by 247Sports as the No. 16 class in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten–the highest ranking a Wisconsin recruiting class has ever received.

Follow along as we monitor the players in the class and update this page as they sign their letters of intent and officially become Wisconsin Badgers.

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BREAKING: The Badgers add yet another four-star recruit to their class of 2021

Today has already been a whirlwind of Big Ten football news, with Indiana star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. having a torn ACL, the…

Today has already been a whirlwind of Big Ten football news, with Indiana star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. having a torn ACL, the Minnesota–Northwestern game being canceled due to COVID-19 cases within the Minnesota football program and now this.

According to a 247Sports report, 2021 four-star outside linebacker Jake Ratzlaff has committed to play for Paul Chryst and the Wisconsin Badgers.

The news comes as a bit of a surprise, as Ratzlaff hadn’t set today as his commitment date and was flying under the radar compared to some of the Badgers’ other targets in the class.

Related: HC Paul Chryst discusses the possibility of Michael Penix Jr. missing Saturday’s contest

After 247Sports crystal ball projections saw him signing with the Badgers, Ratzlaff now joins the program’s loaded class of 2021 that sits at No. 16 in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten.

“Wisconsin is unbelievable,” Ratzlaff told Evan Flood of Badger247. “I love all the coaches. The stadium is unbelievable, the team is unreal. I’ve always loved Wisconsin. I got recruited by them in hockey too. Their campus is great. I have nothing bad to say about them. All-around, they are great.”

The outside linebacker is the No. 663 player in the class of 2021, the No. 24 outside linebacker and the No. 5 player from the state of Minnesota.

He also had offers from Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Iowa State and others.

 

For everything Wisconsin recruiting and the class of 2021 check out the 2021 commitment tracker and follow @Badgers_Wire, @benzkenney and @alow_33 on Twitter.

Instant Twitter reaction: 2021 DE Mike Jarvis commits to Wisconsin

Reaction from around the Wisconsin football community as Mike Jarvis commits to the Badgers

[lawrence-newsletter]Wisconsin landed their thirteenth commit in the class of 2021 when DE Mike Jarvis chose the Badgers.

Here is what a few members of the Wisconsin football Twitter community, including fellow 2021 commits, had to say on Twitter after the New Jersey native dropped his commitment video.

2021 Wisconsin QB commit Deacon Pe’a Hill showed his support:

As did fellow 2021 DE commit Darryl Peterson:

SB Nation Wisconsin site Bucky’s 5th Quarter celebrated with their usual firing of the cannons:

Wisconsin’s class of 2021 has taken off over the past few weeks, and if the bat signals from the coaching staff on Twitter are any indication, the Badgers are just getting started.