Wisconsin Badgers

Head Coach: Luke Fickell (3rd year)

Offensive Coordinator: Jeff Grimes

Defensive Coordinator: Mike Tressel

Spring Game: No spring game. Practice concludes on 19-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 5-7(expected 5.2)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

vs Notre DameSep 629% +15.0

Western IllinoisSep 12W

Eastern MichiganSep 1964% -9.5

@ Penn StateSep 2619% +24.0

Michigan StateOct 3⚡ 48% +1.5

@ UCLAOct 1726% +17.5

USCOct 2443% +5.0

@ IowaOct 3142% +5.0

RutgersNov 743% +5.0

@ MarylandNov 1432% +12.5

@ PurdueNov 2144% +4.0

MinnesotaNov 2833% +11.5

Luke Fickell's Badgers feature QB Colton Joseph (139) and RB Abu Sama III (114) leading the offense. DL Hammond Russell IV (87), DB Marvin Burks Jr. (87), and LB Justus Boone (82) anchor the defense. Fifteen transfer starters — the most portal-heavy roster in Wisconsin history as Fickell accelerates the rebuild.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails Michigan State (Big Ten)48% win

Toss-up: trails Purdue (Big Ten)44% win

Toss-up: trails USC (Big Ten)43% win

Toss-up: trails Rutgers (Big Ten)43% win

Toss-up: trails Iowa (Big Ten)42% win

96Total Players

33Transfers

48Returning

15Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(6)

#18Danny O'Neil

6'0" · 196 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#1Deuce Adams

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#4Colton Joseph

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#3Carter Smith

6'3" · 197 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#16Milos Spasojevic

6'4" · 236 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Ryan Hopkins

6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(7)

#5Abu Sama III

5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#33Bryan Jackson II

6'0" · 235 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#6Darrion Dupree

5'10" · 212 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#26Nate Palmer

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#10Gideon Ituka

5'9" · 227 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#38Mason Lane

6'1" · 209 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Qwantavius Wiggins

5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Wide Receivers(11)

#84Chris Brooks Jr.

6'2" · 222 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#9Shamar Rigby

6'3" · 190 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#2Zion Kearney

6'1" · 207 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#23Davion Thomas-Kumpula

5'11" · 183 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#8Eli Adams

6'0" · 170 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#14Jaylon Domingeaux

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Kash Brock

6'2" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Keeyshawn Tabuteau

5'11" · 165 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#19Langdon Nordgaard

6'3" · 212 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Malachi Coleman

6'5" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Zion Legree

5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(6)

#41JT Seagreaves

6'6" · 254 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#86Ryan Schwendeman

6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#82Emmett Bork

6'5" · 249 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#85Grant Stec

6'6" · 255 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jack Sievers

6'4" · 225 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#87Jackson McGohan

6'3" · 226 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(15)

#70Barrett Nelson

6'6" · 308 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#61Joey Okla

6'2" · 317 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#76John Clifford

6'5" · 306 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#66Leyton Nelson

6'6" · 308 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#63Stylz Blackmon

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#62Austin Kawecki

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#73Blake Cherry

6'5" · 316 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#64Evan Brown

6'2" · 298 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#55Kevin Heywood

6'8" · 325 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#79Lucas Simmons-Johansson

6'8" · 311 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#65PJ Wilkins

6'5" · 340 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#77Peyton Lange

6'9" · 372 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Brady Bekkenhuis

6'6" · 295 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#78Colin Cubberly

6'6" · 317 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#60Nolan Davenport

6'6" · 293 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(13)

#30Charles Perkins

6'2" · 316 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#95DeNigel Cooper

6'3" · 260 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#76Dillan Johnson

6'2" · 293 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Djidjou Bah

6'3" · 265 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#99Hammond Russell IV

6'3" · 308 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#93Jake Anderson

6'5" · 295 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#77Will McDonald

6'4" · 283 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Arthur Scott

6'3" · 312 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#90Hayden Metzger

6'4" · 280 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#91Jamel Howard

6'2" · 313 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#85Nolan Vils

6'2" · 295 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#98Torin Pettaway

6'5" · 273 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#94Xavier Ukponu

6'2" · 305 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(15)

#40Jon Jon Kamara

6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#50Justus Boone

6'4" · 278 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#51Micheal Garner

6'6" · 300 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#15Sebastian Cheeks

6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#7Tyreese Fearbry

6'4" · 249 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#43Liam Danitz

6'5" · 227 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#42Tyler Jansey

6'0" · 234 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Ben Wenzel

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#44Cooper Catalano

6'1" · 223 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#55Drew Braam

6'1" · 222 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#47Evan Van Dyn Hoven

6'3" · 229 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#45Jayden Loftin

6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#12Nicolas Clayton

6'5" · 223 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Taylor Schaefer

6'4" · 240 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Yahya Gaad

6'5" · 260 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(18)

#3Bryce West

5'11" · 197 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#34Charlie Jarvis

6'1" · 212 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#21Eric Fletcher Jr.

6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#32Marvin Burks Jr.

6'1" · 204 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#29Matthew Jung

6'3" · 225 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#17Cai Bates

6'2" · 192 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#35Carson Van Dinter

6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#31Javan Robinson

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#13Matthew Traynor

6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#25Cairo Skanes

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Carsen Eloms

6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Donovan Dunmore

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#16Grant Dean

6'1" · 196 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#10Jahmare Washington

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#24Jai'Mier Scott

6'1" · 189 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kah'ni Watts

6'1" · 170 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#20Luke Emmerich

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#27Raphael Dunn

6'4" · 215 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kickers(1)

#91Sean West

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Punters(2)

#49Ethan Tranel

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#92Stone Anderson

6'2" · 189 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Long Snappers(2)

#48Andrew Goodman

6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#46James Roe

5'11" · 194 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation