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Wisconsin freshman earns Badgers' highest honors on All-Big Ten teams

The Wisconsin Badgers only had one player make it onto any of the first, second or third-team All-Big Ten teams, and it was a true freshman who barely played in the first half of the season.

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'We call them draft picks now' Wisconsin Badgers changing high school recruiting philosophy

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell and director of recruiting Pat Lambert spoke to the media Wednesday afternoon for National Signing Day.

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National Signing Day: Badgers’ staff still pushing to land a 2026 class safety

The Wisconsin Badgers have signed all but one scholarship player today as the staff is pushing to fit a safety into the plans before the end of the day.

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Wisconsin Badgers early signing day tracker: Every player coming to the program in 2026

It's Early Signing Day for Wisconsin football and the Badgers are expected to sign most, if not all, of their 2026 class on Wednesday. Stay tuned to this page for instant updates once players start to sign their Letters of Intent.

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Early Signing Day: Dual-threat quarterback Ryan Hopkins signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – Ryan Hopkins could use his 10.66 100-meter dash speed and rack up a thousand-yard season if he wanted to. That's appealing to the University of Wisconsin, but what the Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei quarterback does when he doesn't run is equally impressive.

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Early Signing Day: Athletic tight end Jack Sievers signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – There are multi-sport athletes and then there are players like Jack Sievers, who seems to thrive in whatever sport is put in front of him.

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Wisconsin Badgers QB Carter Smith set to navigate uncertain 2026 future

With the 2025 season coming to a close for the Wisconsin Badgers, freshman quarterback Carter Smith will now enter a potentially pivotal off-season. Entering the season, Smith was buried on the depth chart behind presumed starter Billy Edwards Jr., Danny O’Neil, and Hunter Simmons.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / December 3

Early Signing Day: Physical cornerback Donovan Dunmore signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – Building the ideal cornerback for the University of Wisconsin, as well as many other colleges, starts with height and physicality. Coaches will overlook a deficiency in one of those areas as long as the prospect has top-end speed.

Wisconsin Badgers News / WI Sports Heroics / December 3

Breaking Down Wisconsin Badgers’ key 2026 LB signee Ben Wenzel

As expected, a key Wisconsin Badgers’ in-state pledge signed his letter of intent this morning and has effectively become a member of the program. Three-star Appleton North (WI) linebacker Ben Wenzel was a notable commitment to the Badgers’ program back in June.

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Early Signing Day: High-potential receiver Zion Legree signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – According to the recruiting metrics, Zion Legree is not one of the top 100 players in the state of Florida. Not only that, Legree and his three-star rating is not even listed among the top thousand overall players in the country.

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Early Signing Day: Instinctual in-state linebacker Ben Wenzel signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – Ben Wenzel grew up in a family full of Badgers fans. His favorite player? As a want-to-be linebacker, naturally it was T.J. Watt. Now, the Appleton North standout has a chance to emulate one of the best UW linebackers of the past two decades.

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Early Signing Day: Versatile DL Djidjou Bah signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – Djidjou Bah loved the recruiting process. Transforming from a soccer player in Guinea to a sought-after college prospect in Tennessee, Bah visited multiple campuses and talked to dozens of coaches during a whirlwind recruiting process.

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Early Signing Day: Big-play receiver Keeyshawn Tabuteau signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – It couldn't have been easy for Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell to watch his recruiting class's highest-rated recruit decommit and jump to a SEC school a day later.

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Early Signing Day: Physical tailback Qwantavius 'Fatboy' Wiggins signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – It didn't take long for Qwantavius Wiggins to fall in love with the University of Wisconsin. With a strong senior season opening up power-conference

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Early Signing Day: Physical, blue-collared offensive lineman Brady Bekkenhuis signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – It took a three-day span in November for the University of Wisconsin to go from two committed offensive line prospects to none. The Badgers responded by flipping a committed offensive lineman a week later, not to mention one rated higher than the ones they lost.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / December 3

Early Signing Day: Fluid cornerback Carsen Eloms signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – Carsen Eloms doesn't particularly care what coverage he's put in. Press-man, off-man, zone, mano e mano, the Fishers (IN) HS cornerback believes he's versatile enough to do whatever is asked of him.

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Early Signing Day: Sleeper defensive lineman Arthur Scott signs with the Wisconsin Badgers

MADISON, Wis. – Landing an elite defensive lineman is no easy task, considering how every major college program needs them to thrive and how sought after the top one percent of those players are.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / December 2

Wisconsin Badgers demanding more from Austin Rapp, freshmen forwards

MADISON, Wis. - With the graduation of three-year starter Steven Crowl and key reserve Carter Gilmore, the University of Wisconsin knew it would have to remake its frontcourt.

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Transfer QB target emerges for Wisconsin Badgers as dual-threat star enters portal

If the Wisconsin Badgers want to swing big for a quarterback in the transfer portal, one of the most intriguing options just officially became available.

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Wisconsin Badgers lose versatile 2026 commit to one of their biggest Big Ten rivals

Early National Signing Day is less than 24 hours away, and the madness of the recruiting cycle is rearing its head. That means plenty of chaos is coming, and there have already been a slew of moves that have impacted the Badgers.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / December 2

Wisconsin Badgers predicted to lose another 2026 commit in flip to Big Ten rival

The start of the early signing period is right around the corner, but the Wisconsin Badgers are expected to lose one more recruit who had been committed for several months.

Wisconsin Badgers News / Wisconsin Badgers on SI / December 2

Badgers transfer portal addition flips to Kansas 2 days after committing to Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Badgers thought they landed a boost to their defensive line in the transfer portal with Jibriel Conde from Grand Valley State. Two days later, he flipped his commitment to Kansas, before Luke Fickell's staff ever had the chance to sign him.