Although the 2021 season had many ups and downs for the Badgers’ backfield and offense in general, Wisconsin was able to reestablish its dominant run game last season with the help of several dynamic running backs.
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Braelon Allen finished the season on a high note with over 100 rushing yards in eight of his last nine games. Of course, this was after injuries and some team issues to the running backs group that thrust him into the feature role. Chez Mellusi also had a fantastic season rushing for over 815 yards despite missing the last four games with a torn ACL.
The Badgers will be returning all of their key rushers from last season, and it will be exciting to see how this group will build off of a solid 2021 campaign.
Below are Wisconsin football’s top five rushers from the 2021 season: