Wisconsin Football: Former 5-Star Recruit Enters the Transfer Portal

Rucci was a five-star prospect coming out of high school and committed to Wisconsin despite having 29 scholarship offers as a member of the 2021 recruiting class put together by Paul Chryst. 

The 6-foot-8, 300-pound offensive lineman will have two years of eligibility remaining at his next stop and should have plenty of suitors. 

Wisconsin Football OT Nolan Rucci Enters the Transfer Portal 

Well, I can’t say that I’m surprised. It felt like the clock was ticking for Nolan Rucci after his brother Hayden announced that he was declaring for the NFL Draft. Then, Rucci’s current road, Jack Nelson, decided to return for another season, casting doubt on his prospects of seeing the field.

The Pennslyvania native will end his tenure with the Wisconsin Badgers having played just 70 total offensive snaps, including a career-high 35 snaps in the ReliaQuest Bowl against LSU.

Pro Football Focus gave Rucci a 76.2 grade this past season, which is considered high quality by their grading metric. Hopefully, the big fella will find a landing spot where he can try and re-establish himself.

Regardless, we’ll always have the game-winning Thicc-6 against Illinois.