Wisconsin football received two crystal ball predictions to land class of 2026 interior offensive lineman Benjamin Novak on Friday.
The predictions come from 247Sports Wisconsin insiders Evan Flood and Nick Osen. For context, Osen boasts a 98.63% accuracy rate for 2025 predictions while Flood holds a 71.44% clip for this calendar year’s cohort.
At 6-foot-6, 320 pounds, Novak represents Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana. 247Sports ranks the junior as the nation’s No. 48 iOL and No. 11 recruit from Indiana for 2026.
Novak currently holds 10 offers at this stage in the process, Outside of UW, the list includes Bowling Green, Ball State, Toledo, Louisville, Indiana, Akron, Marshall, Kentucky and Western Michigan.
While 247Sports’ forecasts project Novak to land in Madison, On3’s recruiting prediction machine says otherwise. The outlet predicts Novak will commit to Ball State with over a 30.8% likelihood.
Wisconsin has picked a 🔮 to land 2026 OIL Benjamin Novak‼️ pic.twitter.com/COBchSJE8G
— Badger Enthusiast (@Badger_szn) October 4, 2024
Wisconsin has offered nine other interior offensive linemen for its class of 2026, including top 100 recruit Leo Delaney. Its class of 2025 is currently ranked No. 18 in the nation with 22 overall commitments, per Rivals.