Wisconsin Badgers land walk-on commitment from 2026 in-state offensive lineman

The University of Wisconsin football program found another piece to its 2026 class.

Aiden Dirksen, who plays for in-state prep powerhouse Green Bay Bay Port, announced Saturday his commitment to Wisconsin. Dirksed posted Sunday that he received a preferred walk-on offer from the program after participating in a Badgers camp that day.

"I think every kid in Wisconsin who watches football has at one point or another been like, 'Wow, I want to be a Badger,'" Dirksen told Wisconsin Badgers On SI earlier this week about the walk-on offer. "And to have that opportunity, it means a lot to me, to have coaches in such an elite program think that I'm good enough to be a part of their program.

"And that's special to me, and I want to take advantage of that and and see where everything goes."