Wisconsin enters 2022 with a mixed bag of new faces and experience. On defense, the Badgers will be lead by rising junior linebacker Nick Herbig, one of the most explosive backers in the conference since stepping foot on campus in 2020.
Offensively, Wisconsin turns towards its old reliable. The running game will headline that side of the football, as Braelon Allen and Chez Mellusi form one of the best one-two tandems in the nation. Can Graham Mertz take a needed step forward to steady the ship when things go south on the ground or the Badgers find themselves in a hole? The answer to that question will determine Wisconsin’s potential in 2022.
College Football News recently ranked the top ten players on the 2022 Wisconsin Badgers. Headlined by two aforementioned names, here is a look at their rankings: