Badgers' 2022 QB recruit Myles Burkett ready to blaze trails, face doubters COLTEN BARTHOLOMEW Feb 14, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Updated Feb 15, 2021 Franklin quarterback Myles Burkett was the first oral commitment of UW's 2022 recruiting class. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save COLTEN BARTHOLOMEW At seemingly each turn of his football career, Myles Burkett has faced doubt.kAmvC@H:?8 FA[ D@>6 5:5?’E D66 9:> 92G:?8 2 7FEFC6 2E BF2CE6C324< 2?5 H2?E65 9:> E@ 492?86 A@D:E:@?D] (96? 96 6?E6C65 9:89 D49@@= :? E96 |:=H2F<66 DF3FC3 @7 uC2?<=:?[ D@>6 5:5?’E E9:?< 96’5 H:? E96 DE2CE:?8 ;@3 F?E:= A@DD:3=J =2E6 :? 9:D 42C66C] p7E6C 96 H2D :?;FC65 =2E6 9:D D@A9@>@C6 D62D@?[ D@>6 36=:6G65 96’5 ?6G6C 86E 324< E@ 36:?8 E96 D2>6 A=2J6C]k^AmkAm$@>6 @7 E96 5@F3E 6G6? 42>6 7C@> H:E9:? 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Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m"F:4< 2?2=JD:Dik^DEC@?8m w:== 92D 2 DEC@?8 2C> 2?5 D9@H? 6?@F89 :? 42>AD E@ C:D6 E@ 2 7@FC\DE2C C64CF:E @? #:G2=D] r@>A6E:E:@? =6G6= :D 2 BF6DE:@? >2C< 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= =6G6=[ 3FE 96’D 8@E E96 E@@=D E@ 36 2 8@@5 4@==686 BF2CE6C324<]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m#F5@=A9’D E9@F89ED @? w:==ik^DEC@?8m "F2CE6C324<D 4@249 y@? qF5>2JC “:56?E:7:65 9:> C62==J 62C=J] (6 E9@F89E 96 925 8C62E 2C> DEC6?8E9 H96? J@F 4@>A2C65 9:> E@ E96 36DE A=2J6CD :? E96 4@F?ECJ H9@ H6C6 @FE E96C6] (6 E9@F89E 96 H2D C:89E E96C6 7C@> E96 ;F>A] … (6 C62==J =:<65 9:>[ H6 76=E A6CD@?2=:EJ\H:D6 E96 A6@A=6 E92E DFCC@F?565 9:> 2?5 DFAA@CE65 9:>[ 9@H 96 H@C<65[ 2== E9@D6 E9:?8D H6C6 2 8C62E 7:E 7@C FD]”k^Am RUNNING BACK Greg Dixon Number of players: 3Who are they: Jackson Acker (Madison), Braelon Allen, (Fond du Lac), Loyal Crawford (Eau Claire), Antwan Roberts (Nashville, Tenn.) × This page requires Javascript. 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J@F D66 {@J2=[ 2?5 {@J2=’D 8@E 8C62E DA665[ 8C62E 492?86 @7 5:C64E:@?[ 2 492?46 7@C 2 9@>6 CF? 9:EE6C] x E9:?< 96’D 8@E 8C62E BF:4<D :? 2?5 @FE 2?5[ 282:?[ x E9:?< 2== E96D6 8FJD[ H6’== 7:?5 @FE 6I24E=J H96C6 E96J’C6 2E H96? E96J 4@>6 :?[ 3FE x E9:?< 8FJD E92E 2C6 ;FDE C62==J 8@@5 7@@E32== A=2J6CD 2D H6==] … p?EH2?[ H92E 96 5@6D E@ E9:D A@:?E[ 4@>A=6E6 324< 2?5 925 2 8C62E D6?:@C J62C]”k^Am WIDE RECEIVER Number of players: 2Who are they: Skyler Bell (Bronx, N.Y.), Markus Allen (Clayton, Ohio) × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m"F:4< 2?2=JD:Dik^DEC@?8m %96 q2586CD =2?565 EH@ A=2J6CD H9@ A@DD6DD 8@@5 DA665 2?5 28:=:EJ 2E 2C8F23=J E96 3:886DE A@D:E:@? @7 ?665 :? E96 4=2DD] … q6== 92D 2 DF556??6DD E@ 9:D 4FED E92E >2<6D 9:> 52?86C@FD 2D 2 C646:G6C 2?5 C6EFC?6C] … p==6? D9@HD 8@@5 32== D<:==D H96? >2<:?8 4@?E6DE65 42E496D 2?5 8C62E 3@5J 4@?EC@=]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m#F5@=A9’D E9@F89ED @? q6==[ H9@ H2D?’E 23=6 E@ G:D:E 42>AFD 367@C6 4@>>:EE:?8ik^DEC@?8m “x ;FDE E9:?< J@F E2<6 E96 E:>6 E@ C6249 @FE] (96E96C :E H2D +@@> >66E:?8D H:E9 9:> 2?5 9:D 72>:=J[ @C H96E96C :E H2D A9@?6 42==D[ J@F E@@< E96 E:>6 E@ 36 23=6 E@ 2?DH6C BF6DE:@?D E92E A@A FA :? E96:C >:?5D] x E9:?< E9@D6 E9:?8D 2C6 2=H2JD 9F86]”k^Am TIGHT END Number of players: 1Who are they: Jack Pugh (Columbus, Ohio) × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDEC@?8m"F:4< 2?2=JD:Dik^DEC@?8m w6 92D =@?8 DEC:56D E92E 96=A 9:> 4@G6C 2 =@E @7 8C@F?5 2?5 96’D D9@H? 2? 2CC2J @7 C@FE6\CF??:?8 D<:==D 7C@> 3@E9 2? @?\=:?6 2?5 DA=:E\@FE A@D:E:@?D]k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDEC@?8m#F5@=A9’D E9@F89ED @? !F89ik^DEC@?8m “y24< A=2J65 9:D 7:CDE J62C @7 7@@E32== =2DE J62C] %9:D H2D 9:D D64@?5 J62C] #62==J 2 8FJ E92E H2D 2 9@@A A=2J6C E92E ;F>A65 :?E@ :E] (2E49:?8 9:D 7:=>[ x E9@F89E 96 H2D C62==J A9JD:42= 7@C 2 8FJ E92E 925?’E A=2J65 7@@E32==] w6 H2D A9JD:42= 2E s\6?5 2D H6== 2D E:89E 6?5] x E9:?< 96’D 8@E E96 23:=:EJ E@ D6A2C2E6] x E9:?< 96’D 8@E C62==J 2 =@E @7 DA665 2?5 6IA=@D:G6?6DD]”k^Am OFFENSIVE LINE CHRIS KNIGHT, LNP Number of players: 3Who are they: JP Benzschawel (Grafton), Riley Mahlman (Lakeville, Minn.), Nolan Rucci (Lititz, Pa.) × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. 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Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m"F:4< 2?2=JD:Dik^DEC@?8m y2CG:D H2D C64CF:E65 2D 3@E9 2? @776?D:G6 2?5 5676?D:G6 =:?6>2?[ 3FE &( H:== =@@< E@ >2<6 9:> 2 5676?D:G6 6?5] w6 92D 8@@5 BF:4<?6DD 3FE H:== ?665 E@ 255 H6:89E 2?5 DEC6?8E9 2E E96 4@==686 =6G6=]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m{6@?92C5’D E9@F89ED @? y2CG:Dik^DEC@?8m “w6 7:ED H92E H6 5@[ E96 C:89E >6?E2=:EJ] w6 42? 86E 27E6C A6@A=6] '6CJ A9JD:42==J :>AC6DD:G6 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= =6G6=] (6’C6 =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ 56G6=@A:?8 9:D D<:==D 2D H6 4@?E:?F6 E@ AFD9 H92E H6 42? 2D< @FC 5676?D:G6 =:?6 E@ 5@] *@F EFC? @? 2 E2A6 2?5 J@F 8@[ ‘s2?8[ 6G6CJE9:?8 H6 2D< @FC 8FJD E@ 5@[ 96’D AFEE:?8 @? E2A6 7@C J@F]’”k^Am INSIDE LINEBACKERS Number of players: 3Who are they: Jake Chaney (Cape Coral, Fla.), Jake Ratzlaff (Rosemount, Minn.), Bryan Sanborn (Lake Zurich, Ill.) × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. 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H2D FD65 2D 2 3=:EK6C :? 9:89 D49@@=]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m{6@?92C5’D E9@F89ED @? #2EK=277ik^DEC@?8m “(6’C6 6I4:E65 7@C 9:> 3642FD6 2D E2=6?E65 2D 96 :D[ 96 C62==J 92D ?@E 7@4FD65 D@=6=J @? 7@@E32==] $@ H6 DE:== 766= =:<6 E96C6’D 2 E@? @7 8C@HE9 :? 9:D 82>6 2?5 4@>:?8 7C@> 2 G6CJ[ G6CJ 9:89[ 9:89 =6G6= @7 A=2J 2=C625J]”k^Am OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS Nick Schurr, For the State Journal Number of players: 3Who are they: Ayo Adebogun (Mequon), TJ Bollers (Tiffin, Iowa), Darryl Peterson (Akron, Ohio) × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m"F:4< 2?2=JD:Dik^DEC@?8m %9:D 8C@FA C:G2=D E96 ~\=:?6 2D E96 566A6DE[ >@DE E2=6?E65 49F?< @7 E96 4=2DD[ 3FE 5@?’E 36 DFCAC:D65 :7 @?6 @C >@C6 @7 E96D6 A=2J6CD 6?5D FA 36:?8 =:DE65 2E 2?@E96C A@D:E:@? :? E96 7FEFC6] … p563@8F?[ 2 =:?6>2? :? 9:89 D49@@=[ 92D 2 EC6>6?5@FD 7:CDE DE6A] … q@==6CD 92D E96 D:K6 E@ A@E6?E:2==J A=2J @? 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Related to this story Get to know the Wisconsin Badgers' 2021 football recruiting class Our Wisconsin State Journal team offers a closer look at the athletes that have committed to playing football at the University of Wisconsin b… Offseason development crucial for Badgers' young offense After a disappointing and disjointed year, there’s reason for optimism for the University of Wisconsin football team’s offense. Badgers' defense has chance to remain one of nation's best With the way its defense performed in 2020, the University of Wisconsin football team believes it should’ve won more than four games.
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