Wisconsin Badgers’ star safety Hunter Wohler was omitted from ProFootballFocus’ recent 2025 NFL draft safety rankings on Tuesday.
Composed by PFF’s lead NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema, the list includes eight of the most elite safeties across college football.
Georgia’s Malaki Starks, Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr., Oklahoma’s Billy Bowman Jr., Ohio State’s Lathan Ransom, Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts, Iowa’s Xavier Nwankpa, Michigan’s Rod Moore and USC’s Akili Arnold were placed ahead of UW’s defensive anchor.
Considering Wohler’s 2023 output, his omission is certainly questionable. The Muskego, Wisconsin native was named First Team All-Big Ten by the Associated Press and led all Big Ten defensive backs with 120 total tackles.
The safety’s 74 solo tackles also ranked No. 1 among all qualified defensive backs in NCAA Division I college football. He became the first Big Ten defensive back to post over 110 tackles, a sack and multiple INTs in the same season since 2010.
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As of Sept. 5, Wohler projects to land someone in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
With contests against Penn State, USC, Oregon, Alabama, Iowa and Nebraska on the Badgers’ 2024 slate, the spotlight provides Wohler an opportunity to improve his stock and vault some of his peers prior to the professional jump.
He’s off to a respectable start. In Week 1 against Western Michigan, Wohler recorded six solo tackles, the most among all Wisconsin defenders. He will look to continue his dominance against South Dakota State on Sept. 7 at Camp Randall.