2016 Wisconsin Badgers Football Roster

Head Coach: Paul Chryst

Season: 8th

Avg. NIL: $25K

Total NIL: $25K

Kendric Pryor

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175

High School:: Homewood-Flossmoor
Hometown:: (Flossmoor, IL)

82.83

Natl: 1069

Pos: 179

St: 32

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Deron Harrell

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 175

High School:: East
Hometown:: (Denver, CO)

80.08

Natl: 1670

Pos: 153

St: 9

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Jack Dunn

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-7
Weight: 178

High School:: Edgewood
Hometown:: (Madison, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Caesar Williams

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 178

High School:: South Grand Prairie
Hometown:: (Grand Prairie, TX)

80.48

Natl: 1574

Pos: 147

St: 182

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Mason Stokke

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205

High School:: Menomonie
Hometown:: (Menomonie, WI)

80.95

Natl: 1443

Pos: 124

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Noah Burks

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230

High School:: Carmel
Hometown:: (Carmel, IN)

88.17

Natl: 448

Pos: 50

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

RS-SR

Eric Steffes

Class year: 2011 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 244

High School:: St. Mary's Springs
Hometown:: (Fond Du Lac, WI)

85.60

Natl: 686

Pos: 46

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

RS-JR

Jack Cichy

Class year: 2012 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 223

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Hill Murray School
Hometown:: (Saint Paul, MN)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Age: 29

Aaron Maternowski

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 250

High School:: Slinger
Hometown:: (Slinger, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Beau Benzschawel

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 291

High School:: Grafton
Hometown:: (Grafton, WI)

79.90

Natl: 1637

Pos: 129

St: 14

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Ben Hemer

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 299

High School:: Medford
Hometown:: (Medford, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Billy Hirschfeld

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 271

High School:: Arrowhead
Hometown:: (Hartland, WI)

89.03

Natl: 391

Pos: 45

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

RS-FR

Bradrick Shaw

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205

High School:: Hoover
Hometown:: (Hoover, AL)

89.66

Natl: 350

Pos: 39

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Bret Verstegen

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 182

High School:: Kimberly
Hometown:: (Kimberly, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Brett Connors

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 311

High School:: New Berlin Middle/high
Hometown:: (New Berlin, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Christian Bell

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 246

High School:: Hoover
Hometown:: (Hoover, AL)

89.49

Natl: 357

Pos: 21

St: 14

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

D'Cota Dixon

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 204

High School:: New Smyrna Beach
Hometown:: (New Smyrna Beach, FL)

84.30

Natl: 859

Pos: 68

St: 122

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Dare Ogunbowale

Class year: 2012 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 188

High School:: Marquette University
Hometown:: (Milwaukee, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

RS-FR

David Edwards

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 315

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Comm Dist 99 - North
Hometown:: (Downers Grove, IL)

86.53

Natl: 640

Pos: 61

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Age: 28

Dontye Carriere-Williams

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Miami, FL)

88.82

Natl: 44

Pos: 5

St: 11

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Garret Dooley

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 227

High School:: Rochester
Hometown:: (Rochester, IL)

88.90

Natl: 417

Pos: 56

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Griffin Grady

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205

High School:: Dublin Coffman
Hometown:: (Dublin, OH)

86.20

Natl: 638

Pos: 73

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Jack Popp

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210

High School:: Homestead
Hometown:: (Thiensville, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Jacob Maxwell

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 295

High School:: Greendale
Hometown:: (Greendale, WI)

77.63

Natl: 2040

Pos: 160

St: 17

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Jake Hescock

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 252

High School:: Salisbury School
Hometown:: (Salisbury, CT)

86.03

Natl: 654

Pos: 40

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

RS-FR

Jake Whalen

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 220

High School:: Wausau West
Hometown:: (Wausau, WI)

80.27

Natl: 1682

Pos: 165

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Jeremy Patterson

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 326

High School:: Wayne County
Hometown:: (Jesup, GA)

86.90

Natl: 559

Pos: 61

St: 50

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

RS-FR

Jon Dietzen

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 330

High School:: Seymour
Hometown:: (Seymour, WI)

87.20

Natl: 570

Pos: 55

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Kare' Lyles

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

High School:: Saguaro
Hometown:: (Scottsdale, AZ)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Keelon Brookins

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 209

High School:: Tartan
Hometown:: (Saint Paul, MN)

85.50

Natl: 743

Pos: 102

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Keldric Preston

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 245

High School:: Robinson
Hometown:: (Tampa, FL)

82.20

Natl: 1172

Pos: 90

St: 157

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Kevin Estes

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 270

High School:: San Marcos
Hometown:: (San Marcos, CA)

90.18

Natl: 301

Pos: 27

St: 40

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

RS-FR

Kyle Penniston

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 230

High School:: Mater Dei
Hometown:: (Santa Ana, CA)

91.71

Natl: 197

Pos: 6

St: 26

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Luke Benzschawel

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 250

High School:: Grafton
Hometown:: (Grafton, WI)

79.63

Natl: 1738

Pos: 92

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Matt Austin

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 210

High School:: St. Mary's Springs
Hometown:: (Fond Du Lac, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Max Praschak

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 198

High School:: Somerset
Hometown:: (Somerset, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Michael Deiter

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-5.1
Weight: 309

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Genoa
Hometown:: (Genoa, OH)

82.07

Natl: 1257

Pos: 94

St: 76

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 29

Mitchell Herl

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 217

High School:: Middleton
Hometown:: (Middleton, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Nick Nelson

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 200

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Suitland
Hometown:: (District Heights, MD)

78.18

Natl: 1959

Pos: 191

St: 39

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Age: 28

Nick Thomas

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 230

High School:: IMG Academy
Hometown:: (Bradenton, FL)

84.07

Natl: 952

Pos: 102

St: 123

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Noah Stengel

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190

High School:: North
Hometown:: (Sheboygan, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Quintez Cephus

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Stratford Academy
Hometown:: (Macon, GA)

84.83

Natl: 771

Pos: 134

St: 69

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Age: 27

Ricky Finco

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 5-8
Weight: 185

High School:: Arrowhead
Hometown:: (Hartland, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Ryan Connelly

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 233

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Eden Prairie
Hometown:: (Eden Prairie, MN)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Age: 29

Ryan Ramczyk

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 314

Age: 31 yrs

High School:: Stevens Point Area Senior
Hometown:: (Stevens Point, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Age: 31

Sam Brodner

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 210

High School:: Glenbard West
Hometown:: (Glen Ellyn, IL)

83.90

Natl: 898

Pos: 76

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Sam Eckert

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220

High School:: East Troy
Hometown:: (East Troy, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Seth Currens

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230

High School:: Pickerington Central
Hometown:: (Pickerington, OH)

81.57

Natl: 1290

Pos: 70

St: 69

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

T.J. Edwards

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 244

High School:: Lakes Community
Hometown:: (Lake Villa, IL)

76.24

Natl: 2281

Pos: 241

St: 63

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

T.J. Watt

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 243

Age: 30 yrs

High School:: Pewaukee
Hometown:: (Pewaukee, WI)

83.47

Natl: 954

Pos: 59

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Age: 30

RS-FR

Titus Booker

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 187

High School:: Grayslake Comm North
Hometown:: (Grayslake, IL)

83.23

Natl: 1083

Pos: 102

St: 26

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Troy Fumagalli

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 248

Age: 30 yrs

High School:: Waubonsie Valley
Hometown:: (Aurora, IL)

79.93

Natl: 1575

Pos: 86

St: 42

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Age: 30

Troy Laufenberg

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190

High School:: Waunakee
Hometown:: (Waunakee, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Tyler Biadasz

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 270

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Amherst
Hometown:: (Amherst, WI)

83.40

Natl: 986

Pos: 80

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 27

Vince Biegel

Class year: 2012 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 246

Age: 32 yrs

High School:: Lincoln
Hometown:: (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

92.87

Natl: 111

Pos: 10

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Age: 32

RS-FR

Zack Baun

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 221

Age: 28 yrs

High School:: Brown Deer
Hometown:: (Milwaukee, WI)

83.40

Natl: 1066

Pos: 120

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Age: 28

Eric Burrell

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170

High School:: McDonogh School
Hometown:: (Owings Mills, MD)

Natl: 389

Pos: 27

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Garrett Groshek

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195

High School:: Amherst
Hometown:: (Amherst, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Adam Krumholz

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 189

High School:: Stoughton
Hometown:: (Stoughton, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Gabe Lloyd

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220

High School:: Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran
Hometown:: (Green Bay, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Anthony Lotti

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190

High School:: West Hall
Hometown:: (Oakwood, GA)

81.50

Natl: 1312

Pos: 4

St: 108

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: P

Isaiahh Loudermilk

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-6.38
Weight: 274

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: West Elk
Hometown:: (Howard, KS)

86.83

Natl: 571

Pos: 58

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Age: 27

Garrett Rand

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 261

High School:: Hamilton
Hometown:: (Chandler, AZ)

90.80

Natl: 253

Pos: 30

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

A.J. Taylor

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190

High School:: Rockhurst
Hometown:: (Kansas City, MO)

91.50

Natl: 218

Pos: 48

St: 1

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Cole Van Lanen

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-4.25
Weight: 305

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Bay Port
Hometown:: (Green Bay, WI)

92.26

Natl: 174

Pos: 14

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Age: 27

Christian Volpentesta

Class year: 0 H.S.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 191

High School:: Highland Park
Hometown:: (Highland Park, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Leon Jacobs

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 246

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Golden Valley
Hometown:: (Bakersfield, CA)

80.95

Natl: 1367

Pos: 181

St: 161

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Age: 29

RS-FR

Alex Hornibrook

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210

High School:: Malvern Prep
Hometown:: (Malvern, PA)

83.47

Natl: 1052

Pos: 64

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

RS-FR

Kraig Howe

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 253

High School:: Archbishop Alter
Hometown:: (Dayton, OH)

84.37

Natl: 912

Pos: 64

St: 39

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Natrell Jamerson

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 201

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Vanguard
Hometown:: (Ocala, FL)

83.55

Natl: 982

Pos: 79

St: 137

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Age: 29

Alec Ingold

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 240

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Bay Port
Hometown:: (Green Bay, WI)

79.78

Natl: 1776

Pos: 175

St: 9

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Age: 29

Patrick Johnson II

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 204

High School:: McKinley Technology
Hometown:: (Potomac, MD)

83.50

Natl: 959

Pos: 82

St: 8

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Dallas Jeanty

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 220

High School:: Fort Lauderdale
Hometown:: (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

81.93

Natl: 1226

Pos: 154

St: 169

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Patrick Kasl

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 278

High School:: Forest Lake Senior
Hometown:: (Forest Lake, MN)

88.09

Natl: 456

Pos: 33

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Henry Houden

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: -

High School:: Vel Phillips Memorial
Hometown:: (Madison, WI)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Chris James

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 211

High School:: Notre Dame For Boys
Hometown:: (Niles, IL)

88.37

Natl: 452

Pos: 54

St: 17

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Arrington Farrar

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215

High School:: Woodward Academy
Hometown:: (Atlanta, GA)

90.55

Natl: 272

Pos: 32

St: 26

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

David Moorman

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 288

High School:: Northville
Hometown:: (Pinckney, MI)

87.70

Natl: 529

Pos: 50

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Olive Sagapolu

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 332

High School:: Mater Dei
Hometown:: (Santa Ana, CA)

85.03

Natl: 813

Pos: 78

St: 96

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

RS-FR

David Pfaff

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 227

High School:: Homestead
Hometown:: (Thiensville, WI)

81.75

Natl: 1378

Pos: 97

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Chris Orr

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 228

High School:: DeSoto
Hometown:: (DeSoto, TX)

80.72

Natl: 1592

Pos: 183

St: 199

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

RS-FR

Nick Thomas

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 225

High School:: IMG Academy
Hometown:: (Bradenton, FL)

84.07

Natl: 953

Pos: 103

St: 124

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB