Wisconsin offensive line coach AJ Blazek is shown during spring football practice Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

What a new offer to rival Big Ten transfer lineman could mean for the Wisconsin football

Originally posted on Wisconsin Badgers on SI
By Jake Kocorowski | Last updated May 2, 2025 10:15 AM ET

The University of Wisconsin football team may not be done in the transfer portal at a key position group with a glaring question to answer in the coming months.

Wisconsin already received a commitment from former Central Michigan offensive lineman Davis Heinzen last week , but former Nebraska tackle Grant Seagren announced Thursday an offer from the Badgers.

Seagren is a former two-star recruit by 247Sports and will be a redshirt sophomore this season after initially walking on to the homestate Huskers program as part of the 2023 class. The 6-foot-6, 305-pound lineman played in seven games last season and will have three years of eligibility remaining, according to Nebraska's profile of the Oakland-Craig product. There has been other interest from FBS schools, as he's also tweeted offers from Washington State, Rutgers and Kentucky since April 29.

After an amazing visit I am excited to have received an offer from the University of Wisconsin! pic.twitter.com/6JtSCy9px8
— Grant Seagren (@seagren_grant) May 2, 2025

Seagren has experience at a position of need and uncertainty for Wisconsin after the ACL injury to starting left tackle Kevin Heywood during the Badgers' April 10 practice. If he joined the program, Seagren could potentially provide another option to interchange for Blazek and assistant offensive line coach Casey Rabach come preseason camp.

The current in-house options for the Badgers' left tackle spot include Heinzen, Leyton Nelson, or even sliding left guard Joe Brunner outside. But there's uncertainty in projecting who will start Aug. 28 against Miami (Ohio). Redshirt junior Barrett Nelson also missed spring practices.

Seagren played both left and right tackle for Nebraska in 2024, according to PFF, though the site only credits him with 36 total offensive snaps last season. He also was listed on Nebraska's depth chart as second-team left tackle for the 2024 Pinstripe Bowl.

Wisconsin also did not have a scholarship lineman from the 2023 class on its spring roster after former four-star recruit James Durand entered the transfer portal in the winter, and Seagren could provide another body with multiple years of eligibility for Blazek to develop further. He would also bridge the gap between some of the older upperclassmen such as Brunner, Riley Mahlman, Leyton and Barrett Nelson and sixth-year senior Jake Renfro with the younger talent on the line that signed in the 2024 and 2025 classes.

This article first appeared on Wisconsin Badgers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads: