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Breaking down the Wisconsin Badgers 2021 recruiting class by position
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Breaking down the Wisconsin Badgers 2021 recruiting class by position

  • COLTEN BARTHOLOMEW
  • Mar 30, 2021
  • Mar 30, 2021 Updated Jun 30, 2022

National Signing Day saw the University of Wisconsin football team bring in its highest-rated class in the internet rankings era.

The Badgers secured players who have a chance to make immediate impacts, from a couple of big-play receivers, a stout crew of linebackers, another crop of standout linemen and a few other notables.The Badgers’ class was ranked No. 15 by Rivals and ESPN, and No. 16 by 247Sports as of mid-afternoon Wednesday.

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QUARTERBACK

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Courtesy of Noozhawk.com, Santa Barbara

Number of players: 1

Who are they: Deacon Hill (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

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RUNNING BACK

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Greg Dixon

Number of players: 3

Who are they: Jackson Acker (Madison), Braelon Allen, (Fond du Lac), Loyal Crawford (Eau Claire), Antwan Roberts (Nashville, Tenn.)

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WIDE RECEIVER

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Number of players: 2

Who are they: Skyler Bell (Bronx, N.Y.), Markus Allen (Clayton, Ohio)

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TIGHT END

Number of players: 1

Who are they: Jack Pugh (Columbus, Ohio)

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OFFENSIVE LINE

Nolan Rucci feature photo
CHRIS KNIGHT, LNP

Number of players: 3

Who are they: JP Benzschawel (Grafton), Riley Mahlman (Lakeville, Minn.), Nolan Rucci (Lititz, Pa.)

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DEFENSIVE LINE

Number of players: 1

Who are they: Mike Jarvis (Medford, N.J.)

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INSIDE LINEBACKERS

Number of players: 3

Who are they: Jake Chaney (Cape Coral, Fla.), Jake Ratzlaff (Rosemount, Minn.), Bryan Sanborn (Lake Zurich, Ill.)

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OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

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Nick Schurr, For the State Journal

Number of players: 3

Who are they: Ayo Adebogun (Mequon), TJ Bollers (Tiffin, Iowa), Darryl Peterson (Akron, Ohio)

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