2026 Wisconsin Badgers

Bucky

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Year 4 of Fickell Era. He’s 17-21 at Wisconsin.
2022 1-0
2023 7-6
2024 5-7
2025 4-8

Yeah he’s had some lousy luck with QBs getting injured but the amount of hype he’s received this offseason is nauseating. The fan base is still split. Half want him gone. The other half believe he’s assembled a 10 win team!

Still hasn’t produced a 1k rusher in his tenure, last season was the first time Wisconsin hasn’t had a player selected in NFL Draft since 1978!

Since 2016 Wisconsin has started 14,12,12,12, 14, 16, 12,10, 9, 11 and 8 in 2026.

OFFENSE = 5

QB RSr. Colton Joseph 6’1 215 *Old Dominion transfer. Talented runner. Worried for him as a passer.

TE RSo. Grant Stec 6’5 240

LG So. Collin Cuberly 6’6 325

C RSr. Austin Kawecki 6’4 310 *OKSt transfer

RT Kevin Haywood 6’8 320 *coming off ACL surgery. Racially slotted to RT to make room for sumo LT transfer.

DEFENSE = 3

LB So. Mason Posa 6’3 235

LB So. Cooper Catalano 6’1 230

SS RSr. Matt Jung 6’2 220

A lot of pressure put on 2nd year LBs Posa and Catalano to lead the Defense…

Key Backups: QB Ryan Hopkins(true freshman, I expect him to win number 2 job over upside QB deuce Adams). TE Ryan Schwendaman, OL Blake Cherry, Barrett Nelson, Nolan Davenport, and Ryan Cory. DL Jake Andersen, LBS Thomas Heiberger, Aaron Witt, Thomas Schareder, and Liam Danitz. Safeties Carson Van Dinter and Grant Dean.
 
I should add that Blake Cherry is taking the reps
At RG while Mendell (mixed) is out with foot surgery. May be a slight bump to 9. I’ll keep an eye on the Guard position as summer closes.

Also Tyler Jansey, a converted LB, will be the team’s FB. Not sure how much he will be used.
 
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