2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team will represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers will play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, and compete as members of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by head coach Paul Chryst, in his eighth season.

2022 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2022 record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Engram (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Leonhard (6th season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(capacity: 80,321)
Uniform
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Indiana  0 –0   0 –0  
Maryland  0 –0   0 –0  
Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Michigan State  0 –0   0 –0  
Rutgers  0 –0   0 –0  
Ohio State  0 –0   0 –0  
Penn State  0 –0   0 –0  
West Division
Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
Iowa  0 –0   0 –0  
Minnesota  0 –0   0 –0  
Nebraska  0 –0   0 –0  
Northwestern  0 –0   0 –0  
Purdue  0 –0   0 –0  
Wisconsin  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2021 team started the year twelfth in the pre-season AP Poll.[1] The team finished with four regular season losses, and were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl to play Arizona State. The Badgers won the game 20–13 and finished the year at 9–4.

Offseason

2022 NFL draft
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
Undrafted Scott Nelson DB Seattle Seahawks
Josh Seltzner OL Indianapolis Colts
Caesar Williams DB Los Angeles Rams
Jack Sanborn ILB Chicago Bears
Danny Davis WR Green Bay Packers
Kendric Pryor WR Cincinnati Bengals

Transfers

Outgoing

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownTransfer to
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, GAOld Dominion
Quan Easterling#43FB6'2235Sophomore Akron, OHDuquesne
Deron Harrell#8CB6'2175Senior Denver, COWyoming
Izayah Green-May#50OLB6'6205Senior Bolingbrook, ILNorthern Illinois
AJ Abbott#89WR6'2196Junior Northville, MI
Isaac Smith#25WR6'2199Freshman Memphis, TN

Incoming

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrev. school
Vito Calvaruso#91K6'2200Junior Jefferson City, MOArkansas
Keontez Lewis#3WR6'3197SophomoreEast Saint Louis, ILUCLA
Justin Clark#21CB5'11165SeniorWest Bloomfield, MIToledo
Cedrick Dort Jr.#5CB6'1165Senior Palm Beach Gardens, FLKentucky
Jay Shaw#1CB5'11193Senior Corona, CAUCLA
Bryce Carey#37S6'1180JuniorMiddleton, WINorthern Illinois

Schedule

Wisconsin announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[2] The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games. The Badgers will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, and Minnesota and will travel to Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska.[3]

The Badgers will host all of the three non-conference opponents, Illinois State from Division I FCS, Washington State from the Pac-12 and New Mexico State from the FBS Independents.

Main article: 2022 Big Ten Conference football season
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3vs. Illinois State*
September 10Washington State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
September 17New Mexico State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
September 24at Ohio State
October 1Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
October 8at Northwestern
October 15at Michigan State
October 22Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
November 5Maryland
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
November 12at Iowa
November 19at Nebraska
November 26Minnesota
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Personnel

Coaching staff
Wisconsin football current coaching staff[4]
Name Position Alma Mater Years at Wisconsin
Paul ChrystHead CoachWisconsin–Madison8th
Jim LeonhardDefensive Coordinator / SafetiesWisconsin–Madison6th
Bobby EngramOffensive Coordinator / QuarterbacksPenn State University1st
Bobby AprilOutside Linebackers / Defensive Run Game CoordinatorLouisiana at Lafayette5th
Bob BostadOffensive Line / Offensive Run Game CoordinatorWisconsin–Stevens Point6th
Chris HaeringTight EndsWest Virginia University8th
Al JohnsonRunning BacksWisconsin–Madison1st
Ross KolodziejDefensive LineWisconsin–Madison2nd
Hank PoteatCornerbacksUniversity of Pittsburgh2nd
Bill SheridanInside LinebackersGrand Valley State1st
Alvis WhittedWide ReceiversNorth Carolina State University3rd
Shaun SneeDirector of Football Strength & ConditioningCalifornia University of Pennsylvania2nd
Keller ChrystGraduate AssistantUniversity of Tennessee2nd

Roster
2022 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

  •  2 Chase Wolf – Senior (6'1, 200)
  •  5 Graham Mertz – Junior (6'3, 216)
  • 10 Deacon Hill – Freshman (6'3, 262)
  • 16 Myles Burkett – Freshman (6'0, 198)

Running Back

  •  0 Braelon Allen – Sophomore (6'2, 240)
  •  6 Chez Mellusi – Senior (5'11, 210)
  • 20 Isaac Guerendo – Senior (6'0, 223)
  • 29 Brady Schipper – Senior (5'11, 200)
  • 32 Julius Davis – Junior (5'10, 201)
  • 34 Jackson Acker – Freshman (6'1, 232)
  • 43 Grover Bortolotti – Freshman (5'9, 192)
  • Cade Yacamelli – ATH - Freshman (6'0, 195)

Fullback

  • 45 Garrison Solliday – Freshman (5'11, 229)

Wide Receiver

  •  3 Keontez Lewis – Sophomore (6'2, 194)
  •  4 Markus Allen – Freshman (6'1, 211)
  •  6 Dean Engram – Junior (5'9, 169)
  • 10 Stephan Bracey – Junior (5'10, 182)
  • 11 Skyler Bell – Freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 13 Chimere Dike – Junior (6'1, 194)
  • 27 Haakon Anderson – Sophomore (6'1, 209)
  • 28 Mike Gregoire – Senior (5'10, 186)
  • 30 Alex Moeller – Freshman (5'11, 174)
  • 31 Jordan DiBenedetto – Senior (6'0, 195)
  • Vinny Anthony – Freshman (6'1, 170)
  • Tommy McIntosh – Freshman (6'5, 203)
  • Christopher Brooks – Freshman (6'3, 210)

Tight End

  • 47 Jack Pugh – Freshman (6'5, 233)
  • 48 Cole Dakovich – Sophomore (6'5, 260)
  • 49 Cam Large – Sophomore (6'3, 234)
  • 81 Jaylan Franklin – Senior (6'4, 240)
  • 82 Jack Eschenbach – Senior (6'6, 239)
  • 85 Clay Cundiff – Junior (6'3, 236)
  • 87 Hayden Rucci – Junior (6'4, 259)
  • JT Seagreaves – Freshman (6'6, 225)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 50 Logan Brown – Junior (6'6, 310)
  • 61 Dylan Barrett – Sophomore (6'5, 318)
  • 62 Cormac Sampson – Senior (6'4, 295)
  • 63 Tanor Bortolini – Sophomore (6'4, 306)
  • 64 Sean Timmis – Sophomore (6'4, 300)
  • 65 Tyler Beach – Senior (6'6, 316)
  • 66 Nolan Rucci – Freshman (6'8, 292)
  • 67 JP Benzschawel – Freshman (6'6, 297)
  • 70 Barrett Nelson – Freshman (6'6, 277)
  • 71 Riley Mahlman – Freshman (6'8, 312)
  • 73 Kerry Kodanko – Sophomore (6'2, 303)
  • 74 Michael Furtney – Senior (6'5, 315)
  • 75 Joe Tippmann – Junior (6'6, 317)
  • 78 Trey Wedig – Sophomore (6'7, 310)
  • 79 Jack Nelson – Sophomore (6'7, 303)
  • Joe Brunner – Freshman (6'6, 300)

Defensive Lineman

  • 56 Rodas Johnson – DE – Junior (6'2, 291)
  • 68 Ben Barten – DE – Sophomore (6'5, 304)
  • 76 Tommy Brunner – DE – Junior (6'3, 253)
  • 90 James Thompson Jr. – DE – Sophomore (6'5, 290)
  • 92 Curtis Neal – DT – Freshman (6'0, 288)
  • 93 Isaac Townsend – DE – Junior (6'5, 280)
  • 94 Gio Paez – DE – Junior (6'3, 319)
  • 95 Keeanu Benton – DT – Senior (6'4, 316)
  • 96 Cade McDonald – DE – Sophomore (6'6, 280)
  • 97 Mike Jarvis – DE – Freshman (6'4, 290)
  • 99 Isaiah Mullens – DE – Senior (6'4, 300)
  • Isaac Hamm – Freshman (6'5, 260)

Long Snappers

  • 47 Peter Bowden – Junior (6'2, 230)
  • 64 Duncan McKinley – Sophomore (6'2, 224)
  • 69 Zach Zei – Freshman (6'2, 217)

Kicker

  • 22 Jack Van Dyke – Junior (6'5, 214)
  • 29 Nate Van Zelst – Freshman (5'11, 188)
  • 91 Vito Calvaruso – Junior (6'3, 198)

Punter

  • 28 Gavin Meyers – Sophomore (6'1, 194)
  • 38 Andy Vujnovich – Senior (6'3, 234)
  

Linebacker

  •  3 T.J. Bollers – OLB – Freshman (6'2, 251)
  •  7 Spencer Lytle – ILB – Junior (6'2, 231)
  • 17 Darryl Peterson – OLB – Freshman (6'1, 242)
  • 19 Nick Herbig – OLB – Junior (6'2, 227)
  • 25 Jake Ratzlaff – ILB – Freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 32 Marty Strey – OLB – Senior (6'2, 226)
  • 34 Ross Gengler – OLB – Sophomore (6'2, 226)
  • 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – Sophomore (5'11, 225)
  • 39 Tatum Grass – ILB – Junior (6'2, 234)
  • 50 Aidan Vaughan – ILB – Freshman (6'2, 207)
  • 51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB – Freshman (6'1, 233)
  • 52 Kaden Johnson – OLB – Sophomore (6'2, 235)
  • 54 Jordan Turner – ILB – Sophomore (6'1, 224)
  • 55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB – Junior (6'0, 224)
  • 59 Aaron Witt – OLB – Sophomore (6'6, 254)
  • 98 C.J. Goetz – OLB – Senior (6'3, 232)
  • Tristan Monday – Freshman (6'4, 240)

Defensive Back

  •  1 Jay Shaw – CB – Senior (5'11, 188)
  •  2 Ricardo Hallman – CB – Freshman (5'10, 177)
  •  4 A'Khoury Lyde – CB – Freshman (5'9, 184)
  •  5 Cedrick Dort Jr. – CB – Senior (5'11, 183)
  •  8 Avyonne Jones – CB – Freshman (5'11, 180)
  • 11 Alexander Smith – CB – Senior (5'11, 179)
  • 12 Max Lofy – CB – Sophomore (5'10, 180)
  • 14 Preston Zachman – S – Sophomore (6'1, 211)
  • 15 John Torchio – S – Senior (6'1, 210)
  • 20 Semar Melvin – CB – Junior (5'11, 172)
  • 21 Justin Clark – CB – Senior (5'11, 178)
  • 24 Hunter Wohler – S – Sophomore (6'2, 206)
  • 26 Travian Blaylock – S – Senior (5'11, 205)
  • 27 Al Ashford – CB – Freshman (6'0, 181)
  • 31 Amaun Williams – CB – Sophomore (5'10, 180)
  • 37 Bryce Carey – S – Junior (6'1, 183)
  • 48 Owen Arnett – S – Freshman (5'11, 215)
  • Austin Brown – S – Freshman (6'1, 195)
  • Italics = Fall Enrollee

Source:[5]

Rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches
CFPNot releasedNot released

References
  1. "2021 College Football Polls". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. "Wisconsin football's entire 2022 football schedule". Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. "2022 Wisconsin Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  4. "2022 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. "2022 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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