Wisconsin Badgers 2026 recruiting class moving up in national rankings after official visits

The month of June has been good to Luke Fickell and the University of Wisconsin football program on the recruiting trail, though there's still work to be done.

Wisconsin's taken advantage of three weekends of official visits in adding to its 2026 class, and the Badgers have moved up nationally as a result. Seven recruits have announced their verbal commitments since the weekend of May 29-June 1, though projected outside linebacker Carmelow Reed flipped to Mississippi during that time.

The most recent Wisconsin commit is wide receiver Zion Legree, a four-star recruit by Rivals, who posted his announcement via On3 on Sunday.

Wisconsin holds 13 recruits in its 2026 class as of June 18, which according to 247Sports, ranks tied for 11th among Big Ten teams for number of commits.

Fickell and his staff still have several key targets that have not announced a decision, such asfour-star wide receiver Jayden Petit (Naples St. John Neumann, Florida), outside linebacker Jackson Samuels Ford (Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania) andrunning back Amari Latimer (Tyrone Sandy Creek, Georgia), among others.

Wisconsin Badgers On SI most recently took a look at where the program stood nationally and among conference rivals as of late May. Here's where it stands as of 2:30 p.m. on June 18.

On3 Industry Rankings

Wisconsin's moved up four places nationally since May 26 but still ranks in the same spot within the Big Ten since our last check in.

The acquisition of Rivals by On3 will result in some significant changes. On3 will no longer have its own individual rankings, according to CEO Shannon Terry, but it will update its algorithm for its "Industry" ranking.