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Top Five Opposing Wide Receivers Wisconsin Will Face in 2026

Top Five Opposing Wide Receivers Wisconsin Will Face in 2026

As the season approaches, Badgers On SI is ranking the top players at each position among Wisconsin’s 12 regular-season opponents. With quarterbacks and running backs in the books, here are the top five wide receivers the Badgers will match up with in 2026.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 11

One Wisconsin Football Position Battle That's Already Taken an Interesting Turn

One of the biggest position battles expected to unfold and ultimately climax in fall camp is off to an unexpected start. Wisconsin's left tackle position, which was tentatively held by Ole Miss transfer PJ Wilkins following spring practice, was expected to be hotly contested.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 11

Badgers Fall Camp Day 5 Notebook: Intensity Soars, Unexpected Playmaker on Offense

Wisconsin football had another eventful practice on Tuesday, completing session No. 5 of fall camp indoors as inclement weather pushed practice inside.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 11

Updating Several Key Injuries 5 Practices Into Wisconsin Football Fall Camp

Wisconsin football had some of the worst injury luck in the country last season. Left tackle, quarterback and safety were just a few of the positions ravaged by injuries — a mere two games into the 2025 campaign.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 11

6 Players who Stood out From Day 5 of Wisconsin Football Fall Camp

Wisconsin football is officially a third of the way done with fall camp, having wrapped up practice No. 5 on Tuesday morning inside the Kellner Family Athletic Center.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 10

This Tweak to Wisconsin Football's Defense Could be the Badgers' X-Factor

How do you improve a linebacker room that already features two of the best young inside backers in the game in Mason Posa and Cooper Catalano? You add a third, uber-athletic linebacker to said room and get all three of them on the field frequently.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 10

Posa, Catalano see Vastly Upgraded Badgers' Defense: 'We're A Lot More Athletic'

You can pick any number of reasons that the Badgers are coming off their worst campaign since 1990; bad coaching, horrible injury luck, a brutal schedule or whatever else you fancy.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 10

Three Badgers Earn 'Freaks List' Honors Ahead of 2026 Season

By just about every metric, Wisconsin football has more freak athletes on its team ahead of the 2026 season. Talk to the coaches, watch a practice or even

Wisconsin Badgers News / Big Ten Network / August 10
Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 9

Winners and Losers From Day 4 of Wisconsin Football's Fall Camp

The fourth practice of Wisconsin football's fall camp was quite an eventful one. Donning at least partial pads and practicing for the fourth day in a row before the team's first off day of camp, the plenty of Badgers made statements Sunday morning inside the Kellner Family Athletic Center — both good and bad.

Kevin Heywood News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 9

Updating Wisconsin Football's Right Tackle Situation With Kevin Heywood Injured

The Badgers are in something of a bind along their offensive line early in fall camp. Nothing catastrophic has happened yet — we're not quite at Defcon

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 9

Former Blue-Chip Wide Receiver Makes Serious Noise at Day 4 of Badgers Fall Camp

Wisconsin Badgers' wideout Malachi Coleman ran a dig route, caught a pass over the middle and zipped through the middle of the defense, turning on the afterburners for an enormous gain during day four of fall camp.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 9

Badgers Fall Camp Day 4 Notebook: QB Play, Upgraded Secondary, OL Concerns

After four straight days of practice, the Badgers are nearly a quarter of the way through fall camp already. Wisconsin wrapped up its fourth practice of fall camp inside the Kellner Family Athletic Center Sunday morning, and will get a break Monday before taking the field once again Tuesday for practice No.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 9

6 Players who Stood out at Day 4 of Wisconsin Football Fall Camp

Wisconsin football hit the Camp Randall turf for spring practice No. 4 — very briefly. Rain and lightning in the area quickly moved the practice inside to the Kellner Family Athletic Center, but it was still a padded, spirited practice Sunday morning.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / August 8
The fullback is back as the Badgers look to rebuild a physical identity

The fullback is back as the Badgers look to rebuild a physical identity

Luke Fickell wants his team to be tough, nasty and disciplined, and for the first time as Wisconsin’s head coach, his roster features a position that embodies those traits more than any other: fullback.

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