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2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Chryst and competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

2021 Wisconsin Badgers football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Rudolph (7th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJim Leonhard (5th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPLeo Chenal
CaptainJake Ferguson
Faion Hicks
Jack Sanborn
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Ohio State x   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 8  
Indiana   0 – 9     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Minnesota   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Illinois   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Nebraska   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Northwestern   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason edit

2021 NFL draft edit

See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 156 Isaiahh Loudermilk DE Pittsburgh Steelers
6 213 Rachad Wildgoose CB Buffalo Bills
6 214 Cole Van Lanen OT Green Bay Packers
Undrafted Jon Dietzen G Green Bay Packers
Eric Burrell S New Orleans Saints
Mason Stokke FB Carolina Panthers
Garrett Groshek RB Las Vegas Raiders

Transfers edit

Outgoing

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Reggie Pearson #2 S 5'10 180 Sophomore   Inkster, MI Texas Tech
Jack Coan #17 QB 6'3 190 Senior West Sayville, NY Notre Dame
Nakia Watson #14 RB 5'11 212 Sophomore   Austin, TX Washington State
Gabe Lloyd #46 TE 6'5 220 Senior   Green Bay, WI North Dakota State
Madison Cone #31 S 5'8 165 Senior Kernersville, NC Appalachian State
Dante Caputo #38 S 5'11 185 Freshman   Wexford, PA Pittsburgh
Malik Reed #53 LB 6'2 220 Freshman Chandler, AZ Arizona
Taj Mustapha #81 WR 6'2 175 Sophomore   West Bloomfield, MI Kent State
Loyal Crawford* #22 RB 6'0 190 Freshman Eau Claire, WI Independence CC
Antwan Roberts* #28 RB 6'2 195 Freshman Hendersonville, TN Independence CC
Jalen Berger* #8 RB 6'0 205 Freshman   Ramsey, NJ Michigan State
Devin Chandler* #86 WR 6'0 171 Freshman   Cornelius, NC Virginia
Kayden Lyles* #76 OL 6'3 323 Senior   Middleton, WI Florida State
Donte Burton* #4 CB 5'10 174 Junior   Loganville, GA Tulsa
Quan Easterling* #43 FB 6'2 235 Sophomore   Akron, OH Duquesne
Deron Harrell* #8 CB 6'2 175 Senior   Denver, CO Wyoming
Izayah Green-May* #50 OLB 6'6 205 Senior   Bolingbrook, IL Northern Illinois

*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl

Incoming

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Isaac Townsend #85 DE 6'6 235 Freshman   Arvada, CO Oregon
Chez Mellusi #27 RB 5'11 190 Junior Naples, FL Clemson

Preseason edit

Preseason Big Ten poll edit

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2021 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.[1]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wisconsin 233 (29)
2 Iowa 202 (5)
3 Northwestern 160
4 Minnesota 146
5 Nebraska 91.5
6 Purdue 72.5
7 Illinois 47

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:00 a.m.No. 19 Penn StateNo. 12
FOXL 10–1676,832
September 116:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan*No. 18
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
FS1W 34–770,967
September 2511:00 a.m.vs. No. 12 Notre Dame*No. 18
FOXL 13–4159,571
October 211:00 a.m.No. 14 Michigan
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (Big Noon Kickoff)
FOXL 17–3874,855
October 92:30 p.m.at Illinois
BTNW 24–040,168
October 167:00 p.m.Army*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNW 20–1476,314
October 232:00 p.m.at No. 25 Purdue
BTNW 30–1361,320
October 3011:00 a.m.No. 9 Iowa 
ESPNW 27–774,209
November 62:30 p.m.at RutgersNo. 21
BTNW 52–3 40,280
November 1311:00 a.m.NorthwesternNo. 18
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 35–773,194
November 202:30 p.m.NebraskaNo. 15
ABCW 35–2867,888
November 273:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 14
FOXL 13–2349,736
December 309:30 p.m.vs. Arizona State*
ESPNW 20–1332,515

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Wisconsin football 2021 coaching staff[2]
Name Position Alma mater Years at Wisconsin
Paul Chryst Head coach Wisconsin–Madison 7th
Jim Leonhard Defensive coordinator / Safeties Wisconsin–Madison 5th
Joe Rudolph Associate head coach / run game coordinator / OL Wisconsin–Madison 7th
Bobby April Outside Linebackers / defensive run game coordinator Louisiana at Lafayette 4th
Bob Bostad Inside Linebackers Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5th
Gary Brown Running backs Penn State University 1st
Chris Haering Special Teams West Virginia University 7th
Ross Kolodziej Defensive line Wisconsin–Madison 1st
Hank Poteat Cornerbacks University of Pittsburgh 1st
Mickey Turner Tight ends Wisconsin–Madison 7th
Alvis Whitted Wide receivers North Carolina State University 2nd
Shaun Snee Director of Football Strength and Conditioning California University of Pennsylvania 1st
Keller Chryst Graduate assistant University of Tennessee 1st

Roster edit

2021 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

  •  2 Chase Wolf –   junior (6'1, 200)
  •  5 Graham Mertz –   sophomore (6'3, 227)
  • 10 Deacon Hill – freshman (6'3, 248)
  • 15 Danny Vanden Boom –   senior (6'5, 207)

Running back

  •  0 Braelon Allen – freshman (6'2, 238)
  •  6 Chez Mellusi – junior (5'11, 204)
  • 20 Isaac Guerendo –   junior (6'0, 219)
  • 29 Brady Schipper –   junior (5'11, 205)
  • 32 Julius Davis –   sophomore (5'10, 201)
  • 34 Jackson Acker – freshman (6'1, 229)
  • 36 Grover Bortolotti – freshman (5'9, 188)

Fullback

  • 44 John Chenal – senior (6'2, 256)

Wide receiver

  •  3 Kendric Pryor –   senior (5'11, 189)
  •  4 Markus Allen – freshman (6'1, 215)
  •  7 Danny Davis III –   senior (6'1, 196)
  • 10 Stephan Bracey –   sophomore (5'10, 184)
  • 11 Skyler Bell – freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 13 Chimere Dike – sophomore (6'1, 199)
  • 16 Jack Dunn –   senior (5'7, 176)
  • 25 Isaac Smith –   freshman (6'2, 199)
  • 27 Haakon Anderson –   freshman (6'1, 209)
  • 30 Alex Moeller – freshman (5'11, 166)
  • 31 Jordan DiBenedetto – junior (6'1, 193)
  • 39 Mike Gregoire –   junior (5'10, 189)
  • 89 A.J. Abbott –   junior (6'2, 196)

Tight end

  • 47 Jack Pugh – freshman (6'5, 241)
  • 48 Cole Dakovich –   freshman (6'5, 239)
  • 49 Cam Large –   freshman (6'3, 245)
  • 81 Jaylan Franklin –   junior (6'4, 240)
  • 82 Jack Eschenbach –   junior (6'6, 245)
  • 84 Jake Ferguson –   senior (6'5, 244)
  • 85 Clay Cundiff –   sophomore (6'3, 244)
  • 87 Hayden Rucci –   sophomore (6'4, 260)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Logan Brown –   sophomore (6'6, 311)
  • 60 Logan Bruss –   senior (6'5, 316)
  • 61 Dylan Barrett –   freshman (6'5, 303)
  • 62 Cormac Sampson –   junior (6'4, 305)
  • 63 Tanor Bortolini –   freshman (6'4, 306)
  • 64 Sean Timmis –   freshman (6'4, 306)
  • 65 Tyler Beach –   senior (6'6, 312)
  • 66 Nolan Rucci – freshman (6'8, 294)
  • 67 JP Benzschawel – freshman (6'6, 302)
  • 68 Ben Barten –   freshman (6'5, 303)
  • 70 Josh Seltzner –   senior (6'4, 310)
  • 71 Riley Mahlman – freshman (6'8, 300)
  • 73 Kerry Kodanko –   freshman (6'2, 301)
  • 74 Michael Furtney –   junior (6'5, 312)
  • 75 Joe Tippmann –   sophomore (6'6, 320)
  • 77 Blake Smithback –   senior (6'2, 304)
  • 78 Trey Wedig –   freshman (6'7, 315)
  • 79 Jack Nelson –   freshman (6'7, 304)

Defensive lineman

  • 56 Rodas Johnson – DE –   sophomore (6'2, 286)
  • 75 Michael Balistreri – DE –   senior (6'4, 278)
  • 76 Tommy Brunner – DE –   sophomore (6'3, 254)
  • 90 James Thompson Jr. – DE –   freshman (6'5, 290)
  • 91 Bryson Williams – DT – senior (6'2, 291)
  • 92 Matt Henningsen – DE –   senior (6'3, 291)
  • 93 Isaac Townsend – DE –   sophomore (6'5, 275)
  • 94 Gio Paez – DE –   sophomore (6'3, 310)
  • 95 Keeanu Benton – DT – junior (6'4, 317)
  • 96 Cade McDonald – DE –   freshman (6'6, 278)
  • 97 Mike Jarvis – DE – freshman (6'4, 274)
  • 99 Isaiah Mullens – DE –   junior (6'4, 297)

Long snappers

  • 47 Peter Bowden –   sophomore (6'2, 230)
  • 64 Duncan McKinley – freshman (6'2, 222)
  • 69 Zach Zei – freshman (6'2, 214)

Kicker

  • 19 Collin Larsh –   senior (5'10, 194)
  • 22 Jack Van Dyke – sophomore (6'5, 215)
  • 28 Gavin Meyers –   freshman (6'1, 189)
  • 29 Nate Van Zelst – freshman (5'11, 190)

Punter

  • 38 Andy Vujnovich – senior (6'3, 230)
  • 96 Conor Schlichting –   senior (6'2, 237)
  

Linebacker

  •  3 T.J. Bollers – OLB – freshman (6'2, 258)
  •  5 Leo Chenal – ILB – junior (6'2, 261)
  •  7 Spencer Lytle – OLB –   sophomore (6'2, 230)
  • 17 Darryl Peterson – OLB – freshman (6'1, 247)
  • 19 Nick Herbig – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 227)
  • 25 Jake Ratzlaff – ILB – freshman (6'2, 206)
  • 32 Marty Strey – OLB –   junior (6'2, 234)
  • 34 Ross Gengler – ILB –   freshman (6'2, 225)
  • 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – freshman (5'11, 222)
  • 37 Riley Nowakowski – OLB –   freshman (6'1, 244)
  • 39 Tatum Grass – ILB –   sophomore (6'2, 231)
  • 41 Noah Burks – OLB –   senior (6'2, 245)
  • 45 Garrison Solliday – ILB – freshman (5'11, 230)
  • 46 Ayo Adebogun – OLB – freshman (6'2, 214)
  • 50 Izayah Green-May – OLB –   senior (6'6, 234)
  • 51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB – freshman (6'1, 229)
  • 52 Kaden Johnson – OLB –   freshman (6'2, 233)
  • 54 Jordan Turner – ILB –   freshman (6'1, 228)
  • 55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB –   sophomore (6'0, 227)
  • 57 Jack Sanborn – ILB –   senior (6'2, 236)
  • 58 Mike Maskalunas – ILB –   junior (6'3, 239)
  • 59 Aaron Witt – OLB – sophomore (6'6, 249)
  • 98 C.J. Goetz – OLB –   junior (6'3, 243)

Defensive back

  •  1 Faion Hicks – CB –   senior (5'10, 192)
  •  2 Ricardo Hallman – CB – freshman (5'10, 173)
  •  6 Dean Engram – CB –   sophomore (5'9, 168)
  •  9 Scott Nelson – S –   senior (6'2, 205)
  • 11 Alexander Smith – CB –   junior (5'11, 176)
  • 12 Max Lofy – CB –   freshman (5'10, 181)
  • 14 Preston Zachman – S –   freshman (6'1, 211)
  • 15 John Torchio – S –   junior (6'1, 208)
  • 16 Amaun Williams – CB –   freshman (5'10, 182)
  • 18 Collin Wilder – S –   senior (5'10, 199)
  • 20 Semar Melvin – CB –   sophomore (5'11, 170)
  • 21 Caesar Williams – CB –   senior (6'0, 188)
  • 24 Hunter Wohler – S – freshman (6'2, 201)
  • 26 Travian Blaylock – S –   junior (5'11, 205)
  • 27 Al Ashford – CB – freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 30 Tyler Mais – S –   senior (6'1, 201)
  • 48 Owen Arnett – S – freshman (5'11, 215)

Source:[3]

Rankings edit

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP12181818RV————RV201918RVRVRV
Coaches15171715RV————RV242018RVRVRV
CFPNot released21181514——Not released

Game summaries edit

No. 19 Penn State edit

See also: 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Penn State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Nittany Lions 0 0 7916
No. 12 Badgers 0 0 7310

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Cloudy; Wind at W6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,832
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
  • [1]
Game information

Eastern Michigan edit

See also: 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 077
No. 18 Badgers 7 17 3734

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 70,967
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
  • [2]
Game information

No. 12 Notre Dame edit

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Shamrock Series
Pregame line Over/under
WIS –6 43.5[4]
Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Fighting Irish 0 10 03141
No. 18 Badgers 3 0 7313

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 59,571
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
  • [3]
Game information

No. 14 Michigan edit

See also: 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Wolverines 7 6 71838
Badgers 0 10 0717

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Sunny; Wind at S7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 74,855
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
  • [4]
Game information

Illinois edit

See also: 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 3 7 14024
Fighting Illini 0 0 000

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at n/a MPH
  • Game attendance: 40,168
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV: BTN
  • [5]
Game information

Army edit

See also: 2021 Army Black Knights football team
Army vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 0 0 01414
Badgers 0 13 0720

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Sunny; Wind at W6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,314
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV: BTN
  • [6]
Game information

No. 25 Purdue edit

See also: 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Wisconsin vs Purdue – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 6 71030
No. 25 Boilermakers 0 13 0013

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 61,320
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV: BTN
  • [7]
Game information

No. 9 Iowa edit

See also: 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Heartland Trophy
Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Hawkeyes 0 0 707
Badgers 7 13 0727

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 74,209
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
  • [8]
Game information

Rutgers edit

See also: 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Wisconsin vs Rutgers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Badgers 7 24 21052
Scarlet Knights 3 0 003

at SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Cloudy; Wind at E 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 40,280
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV: BTN
  • [9]
Game information

Northwestern edit

See also: 2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 077
No. 18 Badgers 0 21 14035

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NW 11 MPH
  • Game attendance: 73,194
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [10]
Game information

Nebraska edit

See also: 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Freedom Trophy
Nebraska vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 7 7 7728
No. 15 Badgers 14 0 14735

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); Cloudy; Wind at W 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 67,888
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
  • [11]
Game information

Minnesota edit

See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe
Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Badgers 0 10 3013
Golden Gophers 3 3 14323

at Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 27, 2021
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); Sunny; Wind at NW 12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 49,736
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV: FOX
Game information

Arizona State edit

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2021 Las Vegas Bowl
Wisconsin vs Arizona State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 14 6 0020
Sun Devils 3 3 7013

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: December 30, 2021
  • Game time: 9:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 32,515
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
  • [12]
Game information

Awards and honors edit

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Braelon Allen Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week October 18, 2021 [5]
Leo Chenal Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week October 24, 2021 [6]
Leo Chenal Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 25, 2021 [7]
Collin Larsh Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week October 25, 2021 [7]
Braelon Allen Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week November 8, 2021 [8]
Braelon Allen Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Week November 15, 2021 [9]
Individual Awards
Player Award Ref.
Leo Chenal Butkus/Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year [10]
Leo Chenal First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Josh Seltzner First Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media) [10]
Jack Sanborn First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media) [10]
Jake Ferguson First Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media) [10]
Braelon Allen Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Logan Bruss Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Keeanu Benton Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [10]
Matt Henningsen Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Tyler Beach Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Offense (Media) [10]
Caesar Williams Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [10]
Noah Burks Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Nick Herbig Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Faion Hicks Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Isiah Mullens Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Scott Nelson Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Collin Wilder Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]

Players drafted into the NFL edit

See also: 2022 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 103 Leo Chenal ILB Kansas City Chiefs
3 104 Logan Bruss OG Los Angeles Rams
4 129 Jake Ferguson TE Dallas Cowboys
6 206 Matt Henningsen DT Denver Broncos
7 232 Faion Hicks CB Denver Broncos

References edit

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  6. ^ "Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman and Wisconsin LB Leo Chenal Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN". Al Carbone. Walter Camp Football Foundation. October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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