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Wisconsin offers impressive multi-sport athlete from Michigan

Wisconsin offers impressive multi-sport athlete from Michigan

The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Lincoln Keyes, a three-star tight end from Saline, Michigan, on Saturday. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound athlete is a sophomore at Saline High and he still has two more years of high school football before he’d make the jump to the college level.

Keyes has now picked up 12 Division 1 football offers, including Illinois, Purdue and Wisconsin within the Big Ten. The Michigan Wolverines have yet to offer, but he has gotten scholarships extended to him from Central Michigan and Western Michigan within his home state.

What makes Keyes a rather intriguing recruit is his general size, which he has also used to make himself successful on the basketball court. There’s a long list of tight ends that also played basketball going on to have strong football careers and Keyes will look to do so as well.

Wisconsin has now offered eight different tight ends in the class of 2026.

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Wisconsin offers four-star class of 2026 edge rusher from Florida

Wisconsin offers four-star class of 2026 edge rusher from Florida

The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Trenton Henderson, a four-star edge rusher from Pensacola, Florida, on Thursday.

The 6-foot-4, 215-pound athlete is a sophomore at Pensacola Catholic and he still has two more years of high school football before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level.

To this point, Henderson has now picked up 12 Division 1 offers, including notable programs Florida State, Georgia and Notre Dame, while Wisconsin is the first Big Ten school to extend him a scholarship.

With the defensive mindset of head coach Luke Fickell and the program’s established defensive coordinator Mike Tressel, the Badgers should be salivating at the chance to acquire the top edge rusher.

In Wisconsin’s class of 2024 group of commitments, the program secured four total four-star recruits, including three on the defensive side of the ball. They reeled in defensive lineman Ernest Willor Jr. (Towson, MD), linebacker Thomas Heiberger (Sioux Falls, SD) and edge rusher Anelu Lafaele (Honolulu, HI). Luke Fickell and his staff will look to replicate that output in the 2025 cycle.

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Wisconsin offers a three-star class of 2026 safety from North Carolina

Three-star class of 2026 safety from NC offered by Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Badgers offered Enarri White, a three-star class of 2026 safety from Weldon, North Carolina, on Wednesday. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound athlete is a sophomore at Weldon High School and still has two years of high school football before he’d make the jump to the collegiate level.

White has gotten interested from Michigan and Ohio State within the Big Ten, and has picked up official offers from Baylor and LSU. His recruitment will certainly heat up as time goes on. As seen in his X profile, White also has experience operating as a wide receiver at Weldon High.

Coming as no surprise, Wisconsin has yet to receive any commitments from recruits in the class of 2026, but they have offered a double-digit amount of safeties so far as well as two other athletes from North Carolina, five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon and four-star cornerback Samari Matthews.

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Wisconsin offers three-star class of 2025 athlete from Minnesota

Wisconsin offers three-star class of 2025 athlete from Minnesota

The Wisconsin Badgers offered Luke Emmerich, a three-star class of 2025 athlete from Monticello, Minnesota, on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder is a junior at Monticello Senior High andhas one more year of high school football before making the leap to the collegiate level.

Emmerich has now picked up five Division 1 offers, including from Wisconsin and Washington within the Big Ten, while Air Force, Iowa State and Illinois State have also extended scholarships. He has operated as a wide receiver and a free safety while in high school, making him an intriguing option for college programs.

Not only has he excelled at football, but Emmerich has also impressed as a track athlete, most recently running a 10.69 in the 100-meter dash this week. With his size and speed, it’s unclear what position Emmerich will end up playing in college, but his traits certainly suggest he has the tools to succeed.

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Wisconsin football a finalist for a four-star 2025 offensive tackle

Four-star offensive lineman includes Wisconsin in top 5 programs

Wisconsin football made the top five schools for four-star class of 2025 offensive lineman Logan Powell on Tuesday. Powell is a junior at Brophy College Preparatory School in Phoenix, Arizona, and is still months away from a college decision

In total, the 6-foot-4, 280-pound athlete received 25 Division 1 offers — so Wisconsin being in his top five is certainly notable. Head coach Luke Fickell and new offensive line coach A.J. Blazek will need to compete with Alabama, Arizona State, Oklahoma and Tennessee to reel in Powell their 2025 class.

It should be noted that nine other Big Ten programs offered the offensive tackle, including Michigan, Oregon, USC and Washington.

In the class of 2025, Wisconsin has already secured the commitment of three-star offensive tackle Michael Roeske (Wautoma, WI), while Powell would become the highest-rated recruit of the group if he picks the Badgers.

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Wisconsin offers three-star class of 2025 running back from Nevada

Wisconsin offers three-star class of 2025 running back from Nevada

The Wisconsin Badgers offered class of 2025 three-star running back Cale Breslin on Tuesday. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound athlete is a junior at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, Nevada and has one more year before making the leap to the college level.

Breslin was extended the offer after being in attendance for the Badgers’ 11th practice of their spring session on Tuesday. The running back has now picked up eight Division 1 offers, including from Wisconsin and Indiana within the Big Ten.

Wisconsin will welcome Breslin back to campus June 14-16 for an official visit as he weighs his collegiate options

The Badgers have three incoming freshmen at running back in 2024 — four-star Dilin Jones (Olney, MD) and three-stars Darrion Dupree (Chicago, IL) and Gideon Ituka (Gaithersburg, MD). Wisconsin has yet to receive a commitment from a running back for their class of 2025.

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Four-star defensive lineman includes Wisconsin in top eight programs

Four-star defensive lineman includes Wisconsin in top eight programs

The Wisconsin Badgers football team was included in the top eight programs for four-star class of 2025 defensive lineman Juju Marks on Sunday.

Marks is a junior at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Kansas and he has slowly been narrowing down his potential college destinations.

He is 247Sports’ No. 370 player in the class of 2025, No. 31 offensive tackle and No. 6 recruit from his home state of Kansas.

In total, the 6-foot-7, 270-pound athlete has received 35 Division 1 offers, so Wisconsin being in his top eight certainly is notable. The Badgers are competing with Oregon and USC within the Big Ten, plus Alabama, Ole Miss, Oregon, Tennessee, Kansas and Missouri.

Marks still has plenty of time to make a decision on where he’ll attend college in 2025, but if Luke Fickell and his staff can reel him in, he’d be a huge addition to their recruiting class.

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Wisconsin extends scholarship offer to three-star DT from Cincinnati

Wisconsin extends scholarship offer to three-star DT from Cincinnati

The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Drayden Pavey, a three-star class of 2025 defensive lineman from Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sunday. The 6-foot-3, 305-pound athlete is a junior in high school, so he has two years before making the jump to the collegiate level.

Pavey has now reeled in 19 Division 1 offers, including Indiana, Purdue and Wisconsin in the Big Ten, and Cincinnati from the Big 12. He has experience playing both sides of the ball, also operating as an offensive lineman in high school.

Based on his overall size, Pavey is an intriguing option for Luke Fickell’s staff in Madison, who have not received a commitment on the defensive line for their class of 2025.

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Three-star cornerback from Florida picks up offer from Wisconsin

Three-star cornerback from Florida picks up offer from Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Jojo Scott, a three-star class of 2025 cornerback from Lakeland, Florida, on Sunday. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound athlete is a junior at Victory Christian Academy and still has one more year before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level.

Scott has now received 20 Division 1 offers, including from Kansas, Kansas State and Oregon State. Wisconsin was the first Big Ten program to offer him, though Maryland has also shown interest.

Scott has played both wide receiver and cornerback in high school. He is also a multi-sport athlete, playing basketball and competing in track & field events.

So far, Wisconsin has received a commitment from one cornerback in the class of 2025: three-star Jaimer Scott from Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Wisconsin cracks the final list of programs for four-star edge rusher

Wisconsin cracks the final list of programs for four-star edge rusher

The Wisconsin Badgers football team was included in the narrowed-down list of programs that four-star class of 2025 edge rusher Jayden Woods is considering for his commitment.

Woods initially trimmed down his list of potential landing spots to 13 teams in February and he is now choosing between Wisconsin, Purdue, Penn State, Florida and Tennessee.

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound athlete is from Shawnee, Kansas, and he still has one more year of high school football before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level. He is currently ranked as the No. 155 player in the class of 2025, No. 18 edge rusher and No. 5 recruit from the state of Kanssa.

As of right now, Wisconsin has received commitments from three three-star linebackers in the class of 2025, reeling in Cooper Catalano, Brenden Anes and Samuel Lateju so far.

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