2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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.

2021 Wisconsin Badgers football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
2021 record9–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Rudolph (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Leonhard (5th season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(capacity: 80,321)
Uniform
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Previous season

The 2020 team started the year twelfth in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team finished with three regular season losses, and were invited to the Duke's Mayo Bowl to play Wake Forest. The Badgers won the game 42–28 and finished the year at 4–3.

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownTransfer to
Reggie Pearson#2S5'10180Sophomore Inkster, MITexas Tech
Jack Coan#17QB6'3190SeniorWest Sayville, NYNotre Dame
Nakia Watson#14RB5'11212Sophomore Austin, TXWashington State
Gabe Lloyd#46TE6'5220Senior Green Bay, WINorth Dakota State
Madison Cone#31S5'8165SeniorKernersville, NCAppalachian State
Dante Caputo#38S5'11185Freshman Wexford, PAPittsburgh
Malik Reed#53LB6'2220FreshmanChandler, AZArizona
Taj Mustapha#81WR6'2175Sophomore West Bloomfield, MIKent State
Loyal Crawford*#22RB6'0190FreshmanEau Claire, WIIndependence CC
Antwan Roberts*#28RB6'2195FreshmanHendersonville, TN
Jalen Berger*#8RB6'0205Freshman Ramsey, NJMichigan State
Devin Chandler*#86WR6'0171Freshman Cornelius, NCVirginia
Kayden Lyles*#76OL6'3323Senior Middleton, WIFlorida State
Donte Burton*#4CB5'10174Junior Loganville, GA
Quan Easterling*#43FB6'2235Sophomore Akron, OHDuquesne
Deron Harrell*#8CB6'2175Senior Denver, CO
Izayah Green-May*#50OLB6'6205Senior Bolingbrook, ILNorthern Illinois

*Transferred midseason

Incoming

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrev. school
Isaac Townsend#85DE6'6235Freshman Arvada, COOregon
Chez Mellusi#27RB5'11190JuniorNaples, FLClemson

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.[2]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wisconsin233 (29)
2Iowa202 (5)
3Northwestern160
4Minnesota146
5Nebraska91.5
6Purdue72.5
7Illinois47

Schedule

In Big Ten Conference play, Wisconsin will play all members of the West Division, and draws Penn State, Michigan, and Rutgers from the East Division.

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 Iowa
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[3]
    Name Position Alma Mater Years at Wisconsin
    Paul ChrystHead CoachWisconsin–Madison7th
    Jim LeonhardDefensive Coordinator / SafetiesWisconsin–Madison5th
    Joe RudolphAssociate Head Coach / Run Game Coordinator / OLWisconsin–Madison7th
    Bobby AprilOutside Linebackers / Defensive Run Game CoordinatorLouisiana at Lafayette4th
    Bob BostadInside LinebackersWisconsin–Stevens Point5th
    Gary BrownRunning BacksPenn State University1st
    Chris HaeringSpecial TeamsWest Virginia University7th
    Ross KolodziejDefensive LineWisconsin–Madison1st
    Hank PoteatCornerbacksUniversity of Pittsburgh1st
    Mickey TurnerTight EndsWisconsin–Madison7th
    Alvis WhittedWide ReceiversNorth Carolina State University2nd
    Shaun SneeDirector of Football Strength & ConditioningCalifornia University of Pennsylvania1st
    Keller ChrystGraduate AssistantUniversity of Tennessee1st

    Roster
    2021 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

    Quarterback

    •  2 Chase Wolf – Junior (6'1, 200)
    •  5 Graham Mertz – Sophomore (6'3, 227)
    • 10 Deacon Hill – Freshman (6'3, 248)
    • 15 Danny Vanden Boom – Senior (6'5, 207)

    Running Back

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

    Tight End

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

    Offensive Lineman

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

    Defensive Lineman

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

    Long Snappers

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

    Kicker

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

    Punter

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

    Defensive Back

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

    Source:[4]

    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
    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)
    Game information

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

    No. 12 Notre Dame
    See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Shamrock Series
    Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
    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)
    Game information

    No. 14 Michigan
    See also: 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team
    Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
    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)
    Game information

    Illinois
    See also: 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
    Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary
    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
    Game information

    Army
    See also: 2021 Army Black Knights football team
    Army vs Wisconsin – Game summary
    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
    Game information

    No. 25 Purdue
    See also: 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team
    Wisconsin vs Purdue – Game summary
    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
    Game information

    No. 9 Iowa
    See also: 2021 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Heartland Trophy
    Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary
    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
    Game information

    Rutgers
    See also: 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
    Wisconsin vs Rutgers – Game summary
    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
    Game information

    Northwestern
    See also: 2021 Northwestern Wildcats football team
    Northwestern vs Wisconsin – Game summary
    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
    Game information

    Nebraska
    See also: 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Freedom Trophy
    Nebraska vs Wisconsin – Game summary
    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
    Game information

    Minnesota
    See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe
    Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary
    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
    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)
    Game information

    Awards and honors
    Weekly Awards
    Player Award Date awarded Ref.
    Braelon Allen Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week October 18, 2021 [5]
    Leo Chenal Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week October 24, 2021 [6]
    Leo Chenal Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 25, 2021 [7]
    Collin Larsh Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week October 25, 2021 [7]
    Braelon Allen Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week November 8, 2021 [8]
    Braelon Allen Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week November 15, 2021 [9]
    Individual Awards
    Player Award Ref.
    Leo Chenal Butkus/Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year [10]
    Leo Chenal First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Josh Seltzner First Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media) [10]
    Jack Sanborn First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media) [10]
    Jake Ferguson First Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media) [10]
    Braelon Allen Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Logan Bruss Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Keeanu Benton Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [10]
    Matt Henningsen Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Tyler Beach Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Offense (Media) [10]
    Caesar Williams Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [10]
    Noah Burks Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Nick Herbig Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Faion Hicks Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Isiah Mullens Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Scott Nelson Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
    Collin Wilder Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]

    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

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