Teams Wisconsin 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Wisconsin roster 113 players: 19 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 12 juniors, 23 seniors, 41 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from Wisconsin (46) and Ohio (9). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 14 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 15 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 216 Overland Park, KS 1,958 passing yards, 10 TD 2 Chase Wolf QB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 124 passing yards, 1 TD 12 Daniel Wright QB Fr. 6′8″ 257 Sergeant Bluff, IA 15 Danny Vanden Boom QB Sr. 6′5″ 209 Kimberly, WI
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 Braelon Allen RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 245 Fond Du Lac, WI 1,268 rushing yards, 12 TD 1 Chez Mellusi RB Transfer from Clemson 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 212 Naples, FL 815 rushing yards, 5 TD 44 John Chenal FB Sr. 6′2″ 256 Grantsburg, WI 78 rushing yards, 2 TD 29 Brady Schipper RB Jr. 5′11″ 202 Stoughton, WI 128 rushing yards 0 Jalen Berger RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Newark, NJ 88 rushing yards, 1 TD 23 Isaac Guerendo RB 6′1″ 225 Clayton, IN 160 rushing yards, 1 TD 32 Julius Davis RB 5′10″ 195 Menomonee Falls, WI 109 rushing yards 43 Grover Bortolotti RB 5′9″ 204 Whitefish Bay, WI 48 rushing yards
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Kendric Pryor WR Sr. 5′11″ 189 Hazel Crest, IL 32 catches, 416 yards, 3 TD 7 Danny Davis III WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 193 Springfield, OH 32 catches, 478 yards, 2 TD 17 Chimere Dike WR 6′0″ 195 Waukesha, WI 19 catches, 272 yards, 1 TD 10 Stephan Bracey WR 5′10″ 190 Grand Rapids, MI 6 returns, 193 yards 15 Devin Chandler WR So. 6′0″ 184 Huntersville, NC 4 returns, 85 yards 16 Jack Dunn WR Sr. 5′7″ 178 Madison, WI 4 catches, 24 yards 1 Markus Allen WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Dayton, OH 3 catches, 65 yards 27 Haakon Anderson WR Fr. 6′1″ 212 Verona, WI 1 return, 14 yards 1 A.J. Abbott WR Jr. 6′2″ 200 Northville, MI 1 catch, 7 yards 1 Skyler Bell WR 6′0″ 185 Bronx, NY 1 catch, 15 yards 14 Isaac Smith WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Memphis, TN 21 Cooper Nelson WR So. 6′4″ 205 Sun Prairie, WI 28 Mike Gregoire WR Jr. 5′10″ 187 Green Bay, WI 31 Jordan DiBenedetto WR Jr. 6′0″ 200 Stoughton, WI
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 84 Jake Ferguson TE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 242 Madison, WI 46 catches, 450 yards, 3 TD 34 Jackson Acker TE 6′1″ 250 Madison, WI 34 rushing yards, 1 TD 82 Jack Eschenbach TE Jr. 6′6″ 240 Downers Grove, IL 3 catches, 32 yards 85 Clay Cundiff TE So. 6′3″ 240 Wichita, KS 3 catches, 86 yards, 1 TD 19 Jaylan Franklin TE 6′5″ 240 Brownstown, MI 1 tackle 37 TE 6′2″ 243 Milwaukee, WI 48 Cole Dakovich TE Fr. 6′5″ 255 Waukesha, WI 49 Cam Large TE So. 6′3″ 237 Pomfret, CT 87 Hayden Rucci TE So. 6′4″ 253 Lititz, PA 88 Quan Easterling TE So. 6′3″ 230 Akron, OH 89 Jack Pugh TE RS 6′5″ 257 Columbus, OH
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 79 OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 316 Stoughton, WI 9 tackles 65 Tyler Beach OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 317 Grafton, WI 1 tackle 52 Logan Brown OL 5★ 5-star recruit RS 6′6″ 315 Grand Rapids, MI 54 Kayden Lyles OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 315 Madison, WI 60 Logan Bruss OL Sr. 6′5″ 319 Appleton, WI 61 Dylan Barrett OL RS 6′5″ 325 Saint Charles, IL 62 Cormac Sampson OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Eau Claire, WI 63 Tanor Bortolini OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Kewaunee, WI 64 Sean Timmis OL RS 6′4″ 307 Shorewood, WI 70 Josh Seltzner OL Sr. 6′4″ 322 Columbus, WI 71 OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′8″ 320 Lakeville, MN 73 Kerry Kodanko OL RS 6′4″ 314 Green Bay, WI 74 Michael Furtney OL So. 6′5″ 316 Milan, MI 75 Joe Tippmann OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 317 Fort Wayne, IN 75 Trey Wedig OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 317 Oconomowoc, WI 77 Blake Smithback OL Sr. 6′2″ 303 Waunakee, WI
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 92 Matt Henningsen DE Sr. 6′3″ 292 Menomonee Falls, WI 34 tackles, 3.5 sacks 95 Keeanu Benton NT Jr. 6′4″ 315 Janesville, WI 24 tackles, 2.5 sacks 99 Isaiah Mullens DE 6′4″ 298 Columbus, OH 24 tackles, 2 sacks 56 Rodas Johnson DL 6′2″ 300 Columbus, OH 8 tackles, 1 sack 90 James Thompson Jr. DL 6′6″ 300 Cincinnati, OH 7 tackles 91 Bryson Williams NT Sr. 6′2″ 280 Lincoln, NE 7 tackles 15 Izayah Green-May DE Jr. 6′6″ 242 Bolingbrook, IL 3 tackles 2 Kaden Johnson DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 248 Saint Paul, MN 2 tackles 99 Gio Paez DT Fr. 6′3″ 311 Los Angeles, CA 2 tackles 93 Isaac Townsend DE Transfer from Oregon So. 6′5″ 277 Arvada, CO 1 tackle 68 Ben Barten DL RS 6′5″ 323 Stratford, WI 75 Michael Balistreri DE Sr. 6′4″ 290 Grafton, WI 88 T.J. Bollers DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 305 Tiffin, IA 96 Cade McDonald DL Fr. 6′6″ 285 Houlton, WI 97 Mike Jarvis DL 6′4″ 295 Medford, NJ
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Leo Chenal LB Jr. 6′2″ 257 Grantsburg, WI 96 tackles, 8 sacks 57 Jack Sanborn LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 235 Deer Park, IL 77 tackles, 5 sacks 19 Nick Herbig LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 228 Kauai, HI 61 tackles, 9 sacks 41 Noah Burks LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 245 Carmel, IN 42 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 98 C.J. Goetz LB So. 6′3″ 240 Muskego, WI 17 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Jordan Turner LB Fr. 6′1″ 231 Farmington, MI 6 tackles, 2 INT 51 Bryan Sanborn LB 6′1″ 230 Deer Park, IL 13 tackles 39 Tatum Grass LB So. 6′2″ 234 Holmen, WI 9 tackles 58 Mike Maskalunas LB Sr. 6′3″ 241 Long Grove, IL 5 tackles 55 Maema Njongmeta LB So. 6′0″ 240 Buffalo Grove, IL 4 tackles 57 Spencer Lytle LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 230 Redondo Beach, CA 4 tackles 17 Darryl Peterson LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 260 Akron, OH 2 tackles 1 Jake Chaney LB Fr. 5′11″ 233 Cape Coral, FL 1 tackle 25 Jake Ratzlaff LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Rosemount, MN 1 tackle 32 Marty Strey LB So. 6′2″ 235 Sun Prairie, WI 53 Malik Reed LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Chandler, AZ 53 Ross Gengler LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Delavan, WI 59 Aaron Witt LB 6′6″ 240 Winona, MN
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Scott Nelson S Sr. 6′2″ 204 Detroit, MI 50 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 15 John Torchio S Jr. 6′1″ 211 Lafayette, CA 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT 18 Collin Wilder S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 201 Katy, TX 32 tackles, 3 INT 21 Caesar Williams CB Sr. 6′0″ 188 Grand Prairie, TX 28 tackles, 3 INT 1 Faion Hicks CB Sr. 5′10″ 194 Miami, FL 27 tackles 6 Dean Engram DB 5′10″ 175 Columbia, MD 20 tackles, 1 INT 24 S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 218 Muskego, WI 17 tackles, 1 sack 26 Travian Blaylock S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 208 Humble, TX 20 tackles 11 Alexander Smith CB 5′11″ 187 Culver City, CA 11 tackles, 1 INT 12 Donte Burton DB 6′0″ 185 Loganville, GA 4 tackles, 1 INT 6 Semar Melvin DB 6′0″ 175 Pembroke Pines, FL 4 tackles 12 Max Lofy CB Fr. 5′10″ 188 Colorado Springs, CO 3 tackles 30 Tyler Mais S Sr. 6′1″ 198 Waunakee, WI 3 tackles 2 CB 5′10″ 190 Miami, FL 1 tackle 31 Amaun Williams CB So. 5′10″ 187 Milwaukee, WI 1 tackle 5 Deron Harrell CB 6′2″ 182 Denver, CO 6 Preston Zachman DB 6′2″ 209 Elysburg, PA 22 Titus Toler S So. 5′10″ 201 Long Beach, CA 25 Al Ashford CB 6′0″ 185 Denver, CO
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 19 Collin Larsh PK Sr. 5′10″ 188 Marshall, WI 17 of 22 field goals 38 Andy Vujnovich P Jr. 6′3″ 230 Columbus, WI 49 punts, 46.4 average 96 Conor Schlichting P Sr. 6′2″ 231 Madison, WI 6 punts, 29.8 average 22 Jack Van Dyke PK So. 6′5″ 228 Neenah, WI 1 tackle 47 Peter Bowden LS So. 6′2″ 242 San Diego, CA 1 tackle 28 Gavin Meyers P Fr. 6′1″ 198 Oshkosh, WI 29 Nate Van Zelst PK RS 5′11″ 190 Glenview, IL 64 Duncan McKinley LS Fr. 6′2″ 222 Eau Claire, WI
Jack Dunn, Cooper Nelson, Marty Strey, Jackson Acker, Kayden Lyles, Jake Ferguson, Conor Schlichting Amaun Williams, Riley Nowakowski, Grover Bortolotti, Sean Timmis Brady Schipper, Jordan DiBenedetto, Jack Nelson Rodas Johnson, Jack Pugh, Isaiah Mullens Faion Hicks, Ricardo Hallman Chase Wolf, James Thompson Jr. Deron Harrell, Al Ashford Leo Chenal, John Chenal Stephan Bracey, Logan Brown Danny Vanden Boom, Logan Bruss Chimere Dike, Cole Dakovich Darryl Peterson, Quan Easterling Hunter Wohler, C.J. Goetz Jake Ratzlaff, Riley Mahlman Mike Gregoire, Kerry Kodanko Tyler Mais, Blake Smithback Julius Davis, Matt Henningsen Andy Vujnovich, Josh Seltzner Bryan Sanborn, Jack Sanborn Maema Njongmeta, Mike Maskalunas Cormac Sampson, Duncan McKinley Tyler Beach, Michael Balistreri Jalen Berger A.J. Abbott Chez Mellusi Jake Chaney Markus Allen Skyler Bell Kaden Johnson Kendric Pryor Dean Engram Preston Zachman Semar Melvin Danny Davis III Jordan Turner Scott Nelson Alexander Smith Daniel Wright Donte Burton Max Lofy Isaac Smith Devin Chandler Graham Mertz Izayah Green-May John Torchio Collin Wilder Collin Larsh Jaylan Franklin Caesar Williams Jack Van Dyke Titus Toler Isaac Guerendo Travian Blaylock Haakon Anderson Gavin Meyers Nate Van Zelst Tatum Grass Noah Burks Peter Bowden Cam Large Malik Reed Ross Gengler Spencer Lytle Aaron Witt Dylan Barrett Tanor Bortolini Ben Barten Michael Furtney Joe Tippmann Trey Wedig Jack Eschenbach Clay Cundiff Hayden Rucci T.J. Bollers Bryson Williams Isaac Townsend Keeanu Benton Cade McDonald Mike Jarvis Gio Paez Braelon Allen WI 46 IL 9 OH 9 MI 7 CA 6 Hometowns of the 2021 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 Ohio 9 Illinois 9 Michigan 7 California 6 Florida 5 Minnesota 4 Colorado 4 Top counties Dane County, Wisconsin pop. 573,000 14 Waukesha County, Wisconsin pop. 412,000 7 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 4 Milwaukee County, Wisconsin pop. 926,000 4 Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 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’ 2021 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.
Graham Mertz QB4-star recruit
Riley Nowakowski TE
Jack Nelson OL4-star recruit
Riley Mahlman OL4-star recruit
Hunter Wohler S4-star recruit
Ricardo Hallman CB