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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
(capacity: 80,321)
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

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.

Offseason

2021 NFL draft

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

Outgoing

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Reggie Pearson #2 S 5'10 180 Sophomore Redshirt 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 Redshirt Austin, TX Washington State
Gabe Lloyd #46 TE 6'5 220 Senior Redshirt 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 Redshirt Wexford, PA Pittsburgh
Malik Reed #53 LB 6'2 220 Freshman Chandler, AZ Arizona
Taj Mustapha #81 WR 6'2 175 Sophomore Redshirt 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 Redshirt Ramsey, NJ Michigan State
Devin Chandler* #86 WR 6'0 171 Freshman Redshirt Cornelius, NC Virginia
Kayden Lyles* #76 OL 6'3 323 Senior Redshirt Middleton, WI Florida State
Donte Burton* #4 CB 5'10 174 Junior Redshirt Loganville, GA Tulsa
Quan Easterling* #43 FB 6'2 235 Sophomore Redshirt Akron, OH Duquesne
Deron Harrell* #8 CB 6'2 175 Senior Redshirt Denver, CO Wyoming
Izayah Green-May* #50 OLB 6'6 205 Senior Redshirt 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 Redshirt Arvada, CO Oregon
Chez Mellusi #27 RB 5'11 190 Junior Naples, FL Clemson

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

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

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 Iowadagger
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

Coaching staff

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

2021 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

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

Running back

  •  0 Braelon Allen – freshman (6'2, 238)
  •  6 Chez Mellusi – junior (5'11, 204)
  • 20 Isaac Guerendo – Redshirt junior (6'0, 219)
  • 29 Brady Schipper – Redshirt junior (5'11, 205)
  • 32 Julius Davis – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt senior (5'11, 189)
  •  4 Markus Allen – freshman (6'1, 215)
  •  7 Danny Davis III – Redshirt senior (6'1, 196)
  • 10 Stephan Bracey – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 184)
  • 11 Skyler Bell – freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 13 Chimere Dike – sophomore (6'1, 199)
  • 16 Jack Dunn – Redshirt senior (5'7, 176)
  • 25 Isaac Smith – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 199)
  • 27 Haakon Anderson – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 209)
  • 30 Alex Moeller – freshman (5'11, 166)
  • 31 Jordan DiBenedetto – junior (6'1, 193)
  • 39 Mike Gregoire – Redshirt junior (5'10, 189)
  • 89 A.J. Abbott – Redshirt junior (6'2, 196)

Tight end

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

Offensive lineman

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

Defensive lineman

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

Long snappers

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

Kicker

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

Punter

  • 38 Andy Vujnovich – senior (6'3, 230)
  • 96 Conor Schlichting – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt junior (6'2, 234)
  • 34 Ross Gengler – ILB – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 225)
  • 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – freshman (5'11, 222)
  • 37 Riley Nowakowski – OLB – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 244)
  • 39 Tatum Grass – ILB – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 231)
  • 41 Noah Burks – OLB – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt senior (6'6, 234)
  • 51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB – freshman (6'1, 229)
  • 52 Kaden Johnson – OLB – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 233)
  • 54 Jordan Turner – ILB – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 228)
  • 55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 227)
  • 57 Jack Sanborn – ILB – Redshirt senior (6'2, 236)
  • 58 Mike Maskalunas – ILB – Redshirt junior (6'3, 239)
  • 59 Aaron Witt – OLB – sophomore (6'6, 249)
  • 98 C.J. Goetz – OLB – Redshirt junior (6'3, 243)

Defensive back

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

Source:[3]

Rankings

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

No. 19 Penn State

See also: 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Penn State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Quarter 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

See also: 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Quarter 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

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Shamrock Series
Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Quarter 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

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

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison WI

  • 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

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

at Memorial Stadium

  • 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

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • 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

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

at Ross-Ade Stadium

  • 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

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • 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): Dan Orlovsky
  • [8]
Game information

Rutgers

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

at SHI Stadium

  • 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

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • 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

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • 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 and Dusty Dvoracek
  • [11]
Game information

Minnesota

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

at Huntington Bank Stadium

  • 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

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

at Allegiant Stadium

  • 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

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Braelon Allen Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week October 18, 2021 [4]
Leo Chenal Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week October 24, 2021 [5]
Leo Chenal Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 25, 2021 [6]
Collin Larsh Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week October 25, 2021 [6]
Braelon Allen Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week November 8, 2021 [7]
Braelon Allen Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Week November 15, 2021 [8]
Individual Awards
Player Award Ref.
Leo Chenal Butkus/Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year [9]
Leo Chenal First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Josh Seltzner First Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media) [9]
Jack Sanborn First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media) [9]
Jake Ferguson First Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media) [9]
Braelon Allen Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Logan Bruss Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Keeanu Benton Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [9]
Matt Henningsen Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Tyler Beach Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Offense (Media) [9]
Caesar Williams Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [9]
Noah Burks Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Nick Herbig Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Faion Hicks Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Isiah Mullens Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Scott Nelson Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]
Collin Wilder Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [9]

Players drafted into the NFL

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

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  2. ^ "2021 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Illinois, Ohio State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Illinois, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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