Teams Wisconsin 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Wisconsin roster 99 players: 21 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 5 juniors, 14 seniors, 35 with no class listed. From 23 states and 2 other countries; the most from Wisconsin (46) and Illinois (8). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 11 Receivers 10 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 10 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 9
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 23 RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 219 Salem, NJ 2,194 rushing yards, 16 TD 28 Taiwan Deal RB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Capitol Heights, MD 545 rushing yards, 6 TD 37 Garrett Groshek RB So. 5′11″ 220 Amherst Junction, WI 425 rushing yards, 1 TD 45 FB Sr. 6′2″ 246 Green Bay, WI 143 rushing yards, 6 TD 5 Chris James RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 219 Chicago, IL 108 rushing yards 34 Mason Stokke FB So. 6′2″ 239 Menomonie, WI 13 rushing yards 9 Bradrick Shaw RB 6′1″ 225 Birmingham, AL 21 Mark Saari RB Sr. 6′0″ 206 Montrel, WI 32 Jake Collinsworth FB 6′1″ 240 Merrill, WI 36 Hunter Johnson RB RS 6′0″ 220 Darlington, WI 44 John Chenal FB Fr. 6′2″ 256 Grantsburg, WI
Receivers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 Aron Cruickshank WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 170 Brooklyn, NY 26 returns, 533 yards 7 Danny Davis III WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 193 Springfield, OH 40 catches, 464 yards, 5 TD 16 Jack Dunn WR Fr. 5′7″ 178 Madison, WI 17 returns, 94 yards 4 A.J. Taylor WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Kansas City, MO 32 catches, 521 yards, 3 TD 3 Kendric Pryor WR 5′11″ 189 Hazel Crest, IL 23 catches, 273 yards, 3 TD 24 Adam Krumholz WR So. 6′1″ 193 Stoughton, WI 1 catch, 5 yards 86 Taj Mustapha WR So. 6′1″ 185 Southfield, MI 1 catch, 3 yards, 1 TD 22 Cade Green WR RS 5′11″ 185 Austin, TX 82 Emmet Perry WR RS 6′2″ 186 Grand Prairie, TX 87 Quintez Cephus WR 6′1″ 207 Macon, GA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 84 Jake Ferguson TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 242 Madison, WI 35 catches, 452 yards, 4 TD 84 Seth Currens TE So. 6′4″ 227 Pickerington, OH 2 tackles 49 Kyle Penniston TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 243 Orange, CA 3 catches, 18 yards, 1 TD 85 Zander Neuville TE 6′5″ 252 Waupaca, WI 1 catch, 3 yards 30 Coy Wanner TE RS 6′3″ 236 Green Bay, WI 46 Gabe Lloyd TE So. 6′4″ 231 Green Bay, WI 86 Luke Benzschawel TE Fr. 6′6″ 276 Grafton, WI
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 54 Kayden Lyles OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 315 Madison, WI 6 tackles 61 OL So. 6′3″ 321 Amherst, WI 1 tackle 63 Michael Deiter OL Sr. 6′6″ 321 Curtice, OH 1 tackle 69 Aaron Vopal OL Fr. 6′6″ 312 De Pere, WI 1 tackle 79 OL Jr. 6′7″ 319 Downers Grove, IL 1 tackle 60 Logan Bruss OL Fr. 6′5″ 319 Appleton, WI 65 Tyler Beach OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 317 Grafton, WI 66 OL Sr. 6′6″ 322 Grafton, WI 67 Jon Dietzen OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 319 Black Creek, WI 68 David Moorman OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 307 Northville, MI 70 Josh Seltzner OL Fr. 6′4″ 322 Columbus, WI 71 Cole Van Lanen OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 312 Green Bay, WI 73 Alex Fenton OL 6′4″ 313 Menomonie, WI 75 Micah Kapoi OL 6′3″ 308 Kapolei, HI 77 Blake Smithback OL Fr. 6′2″ 303 Waunakee, WI 78 Jason Erdmann OL So. 6′6″ 328 Richfield, WI
Defensive line 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 99 Olive Sagapolu NT Sr. 6′2″ 338 Pago Pago, American Samoa 23 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 92 Matt Henningsen DE Fr. 6′3″ 292 Menomonee Falls, WI 28 tackles, 1 sack 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk DE So. 6′7″ 293 Howard, KS 14 tackles, 1 sack 52 David Pfaff DE So. 6′2″ 288 Mequon, WI 11 tackles 91 Bryson Williams NT Fr. 6′2″ 280 Lincoln, NE 11 tackles 15 Izayah Green-May DE RS 6′6″ 242 Bolingbrook, IL 67 Gunnar Roberge NT So. 6′4″ 292 Seymour, WI 75 Michael Balistreri DE Fr. 6′4″ 290 Grafton, WI 93 Garrett Rand DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 279 Chandler, AZ 98 Kraig Howe DE Jr. 6′3″ 277 Dayton, OH
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 53 ILB Sr. 6′1″ 248 Lake Villa, IL 103 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT 43 Ryan Connelly ILB Sr. 6′3″ 236 Eden Prairie, MN 89 tackles, 3 sacks 56 LB Jr. 6′3″ 235 Brown Deer, WI 59 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 17 Andrew Van Ginkel LB Sr. 6′4″ 233 Rock Valley, IA 51 tackles, 4.5 sacks 54 Chris Orr LB Jr. 6′0″ 224 Desoto, TX 19 tackles, 1 INT 59 Tyler Johnson LB So. 6′3″ 241 Menasha, WI 11 tackles 57 Jack Sanborn LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 235 Deer Park, IL 7 tackles 47 Griffin Grady ILB So. 6′3″ 216 Dublin, OH 6 tackles 41 Noah Burks LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Carmel, IN 3 tackles 49 Christian Bell LB 6′4″ 245 Birmingham, AL 3 tackles 58 Mike Maskalunas LB 6′3″ 241 Long Grove, IL 2 tackles 37 Ethan Cesarz ILB 6′0″ 231 Delavan, WI 38 Paul Jackson OLB 6′3″ 234 Miami Gardens, FL 46 Hegeman Tiedt LB Fr. 6′4″ 243 Burlington, WI 48 Mason Platter OLB 6′4″ 222 Menomonie, WI 48 Travis Wiltjer LB So. 6′2″ 225 Maple City, MI
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 25 Eric Burrell S So. 6′0″ 195 Severn, MD 40 tackles, 1 INT 9 Scott Nelson S Fr. 6′2″ 204 Detroit, MI 39 tackles, 1 INT 14 D’Cota Dixon S Sr. 5′10″ 200 Oak Hill, FL 43 tackles 1 Faion Hicks CB Fr. 5′10″ 194 Miami, FL 33 tackles, 1 INT 5 Rachad Wildgoose CB Fr. 5′11″ 197 Miramar, FL 28 tackles 21 Caesar Williams CB 6′0″ 188 Grand Prairie, TX 23 tackles, 1 INT 31 Madison Cone S 5′9″ 182 Kernersville, NC 18 tackles, 2 INT 13 Evan Bondoc S Sr. 6′1″ 200 Madison, WI 15 tackles, 2 INT 5 Deron Harrell CB 6′2″ 182 Denver, CO 10 tackles 12 Donte Burton DB 6′0″ 185 Loganville, GA 5 tackles 21 Reggie Pearson DB 5′10″ 198 Inkster, MI 5 tackles 11 Alexander Smith CB 5′11″ 187 Culver City, CA 1 tackle 26 Travian Blaylock S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 208 Humble, TX 27 Cristian Volpentesta CB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Highland Park, IL 30 Tyler Mais S Fr. 6′1″ 198 Waunakee, WI 36 Kobe Knaak CB So. 5′9″ 191 Franklin, WI
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 27 Rafael Gaglianone PK Sr. 5′11″ 236 Sao Paulo, Brazil 10 of 17 field goals 15 Anthony Lotti P 6′0″ 187 Flowery Branch, GA 32 punts, 38.6 average 90 Connor Allen P So. 6′0″ 168 New Berlin, WI 22 punts, 37.5 average 39 Zach Hintze PK So. 6′0″ 190 Fond Du Lac, WI 0 of 1 field goal 19 Collin Larsh PK Fr. 5′10″ 188 Marshall, WI 38 P.J. Rosowski P Sr. 6′3″ 226 Stoughton, WI 51 Adam Bay LS So. 6′0″ 229 Mesa, AZ 52 Josh Bernhagen LS So. 6′2″ 245 Madison, WI 96 Conor Schlichting P Fr. 6′2″ 231 Madison, WI
Evan Bondoc, Jack Dunn, Josh Bernhagen, Kayden Lyles, Jake Ferguson, Conor Schlichting Coy Wanner, Alec Ingold, Gabe Lloyd, Aaron Vopal, Cole Van Lanen David Pfaff, Zack Baun, Jason Erdmann, Matt Henningsen Tyler Beach, Beau Benzschawel, Michael Balistreri, Luke Benzschawel Nate Carter, Tyler Mais, Blake Smithback Caesar Williams, Chris Orr, Emmet Perry Mason Stokke, Mason Platter, Alex Fenton Rachad Wildgoose, Paul Jackson Bradrick Shaw, Christian Bell Danny Vanden Boom, Logan Bruss Adam Krumholz, P.J. Rosowski Gunnar Roberge, Jon Dietzen Aron Cruickshank Faion Hicks Kendric Pryor A.J. Taylor Chris James Deron Harrell Danny Davis III Scott Nelson Alexander Smith Alex Hornibrook Donte Burton D’Cota Dixon Anthony Lotti Izayah Green-May Andrew Van Ginkel Jack Coan Collin Larsh Reggie Pearson Cade Green Jonathan Taylor Eric Burrell Travian Blaylock Cristian Volpentesta Taiwan Deal Madison Cone Jake Collinsworth Hunter Johnson Kobe Knaak Ethan Cesarz Garrett Groshek Zach Hintze Noah Burks Ryan Connelly John Chenal Hegeman Tiedt Griffin Grady Travis Wiltjer Kyle Penniston Adam Bay T.J. Edwards Jack Sanborn Mike Maskalunas Tyler Johnson Tyler Biadasz Michael Deiter David Moorman Josh Seltzner Micah Kapoi David Edwards Seth Currens Zander Neuville Taj Mustapha Quintez Cephus Connor Allen Bryson Williams Garrett Rand Isaiahh Loudermilk Kraig Howe WI 46 IL 8 MI 5 OH 5 TX 5 Hometowns of the 2018 Wisconsin roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Wisconsin 46 Illinois 8 Ohio 5 Michigan 5 Texas 5 Florida 4 Georgia 3 New York 2 Top counties Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 12 Brown County, Wisconsin pop. 271,000 5 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 92,966 5 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 4 Outagamie County, Wisconsin pop. 193,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2018 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Alex Hornibrook QB
Jack Coan QB
Jonathan Taylor RB3-star recruit
Alec Ingold FB
Tyler Biadasz OL
David Edwards OL
Beau Benzschawel OL
T.J. Edwards ILB
Zack Baun LB