Wisconsin landed one of the best high school running backs this recruiting cycle

Wisconsin landed one of the best high school running backs this recruiting cycle

Wisconsin football rebuilt its running back room this offseason.

Most notably, the program landed one of the best transfer portal running backs, Tawee Walker.

However, the program’s incoming class of 2024 includes three RBs: four-star Dilin Jones, three-star Darrion Dupree and three-star Gideon Ituka.

Related: Where Wisconsin Badgers stand in first expanded Big Ten 2024 recruiting rankings

Jones is the headliner of the group, and recently finished the 2024 recruiting cycle as one of the top running backs in the class.

Overall, the Olney, Maryland, native is the No. 139 player in the class, the No. 10 player at his position and No. 4 recruit from the state of Maryland.

Wisconsin returns Chez Mellusi to lead the room this season. But the program can now boast high-level depth that should pay dividends in the coming years. That is especially the case with Jones, who appears to be a star in the making:

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