Wisconsin extends first offers in the class of 2023

Wisconsin made its first moves on the recruiting trail in the class of 2023 last week, offering Cameron Edge and Richard Young.

Wisconsin has officially added the first couple of pieces to its board in the 2023 recruiting class.

The Badgers extended their first two scholarship offers in the class last week, with Lehigh Senior (Lehigh, Fla.) athlete Richard Young earning the distinction as the first known player to receive one.

As Young mentioned in his tweet, Wisconsin became the sixth school to extend an offer last Wednesday, as Georgia Tech, Florida, Miami, Maryland and Kentucky (in that order) all beat Bucky to the punch here. He has announced additional offers from Indiana and Iowa State in the days since.

The 6-0, 190-pound prospect is listed as an athlete by the recruiting services but plays both running back and linebacker for Lehigh Senior.

Young looks like a player who will eventually have a pretty loaded offer list when all is said and done, so Wisconsin will have its work cut out staying relevant in this recruitment. That being said, the Badgers have proven they can recruit with the best of them at both the running back and linebacker positions. Additionally, Wisconsin recently offered 2021 linebacker Jake Chaney, a teammate of Young and a guy who appears to have a good amount of interest in the Badgers. If they are ultimately able to land Chaney, it certainly can’t hurt their chances with Young.

Two days after offering Young, Wisconsin extended its second offer in the class to quarterback Cameron Edge.

The 6-2, 190-pound signal-caller out of powerhouse DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) had previously only been offered by Maryland and Massachusetts, but, just two hours after announcing his offer from the Badgers, announced another from LSU.

As with Young, Edge is a prospect who is likely to have his pick of some of the best schools in the country when he’s ready to decide. After all, if a juggernaut like LSU is offering a guy this early, odds are he’s an elite prospect.

The initial class of 2023 recruiting rankings have not yet been released, but both Young and Edge will probably end up slotted fairly high when they are.