Wisconsin Badgers
4-8 2025 record (2-7 conf)
Title odds (#94 board)
Win total (O -112)
23% Returning starter games
55th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesLuke Fickell Head Coach · 5th year
17–21 At WIS
80–46 Career · 11 seasons
Pro Style Offense
2-4-5, 3-4 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 17% | 10 / 59 | 7 / 16 | 36% |
| Offensive line | 45% | 23 / 51 | 5 / 12 | 38% |
| Defensive front | 15% | 12 / 82 | 11 / 21 | 36% |
| Secondary | 20% | 11 / 55 | 5 / 12 | 0% |
Back 28
Gone 36
Omillio Agard CB · 2 INT+PD · 11g · to UVA 33%
Joe Brunner OL · 12g · to IND 15%
Christian Alliegro LB · 16 havoc · 11g · to OSU 15%
New 23
Colton Joseph QB · 3,636 yds · 12g · from ODU 
Abu Sama III RB · 751 yds · 12g · from ISU 
Shamar Rigby WR · 414 yds · 12g · from OKST 
Jacob Harris TE · 182 yds · 12g · from BGSU 
Nate Palmer RB · 140 yds · 10g · from TCU 
Deuce Adams QB · 145 yds · 6g · from LOU 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 12.8 1
Explosive play rate 7.0% 1
Red zone TD rate 67.9% 40
Line yards per carry 2.2 24
Sack rate allowed 9.0% 11
Defense
Points allowed per game 21.6 71
Explosive rate allowed 9.2% 82
Red zone score rate allowed 84.6% 42
Line yards per carry allowed 1.9 87
Sack rate 8.5% 89
2025 Margin by Game
M-OH
MTU
ALA
MD
MICH
IOWA
OSU
ORE
WASH
IND
ILL
MINN
2026 schedule
55th-hardest path in FBS · 3 title-contender games · 6 road| W1 | Sun 11:30 PM | @ |  Notre Dame | 10-2 | 77 | NBC/Peacock | |
| W2 | Sat 11:15 PM | vs | Western Illinois Leathernecks | 8 | BTN | ||
| W3 | Sat 4:30 PM | vs |  Eastern Michigan | 4-8 | 22 | Peacock | |
| W4 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Penn State | 7-6 | 49 | ||
| W5 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Michigan State | 4-8 | 28 | ||
| W7 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  UCLA | 3-9 | 35 | ||
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  USC | 9-4 | 51 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Iowa | 9-4 | 49 | ||
| W10 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Rutgers | 5-7 | 31 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Maryland | 4-8 | 31 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Purdue | 2-10 | 31 | ||
| W13 | Sat 12:30 AM | vs |  Minnesota | 8-5 | 36 | NBC/Peacock |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Colton Joseph SR · #1 | Deuce Adams JR · #8 | Ryan Hopkins FR · #10 |
| RB | Abu Sama III SR · #3 |  Darrion Dupree JR · #6 |  Bryan Jackson II JR · #21 |
| WR-X |  Eugene Hilton Jr. SO · #13 |  Jaylon Domingeaux SR · #9 | |
| WR-Z |  Chris Brooks Jr. SR · #2 | Shamar Rigby JR · #7 | |
| WR-SL |  Tyrell Henry SR · #0 |  Zion Kearney JR · #12 | |
| TE | Jacob Harris SR · #89 |  Grant Stec JR · #85 |  Ryan Schwendeman GR · #84 |
| LT | PJ Wilkins SR · #71 |  Lucas Simmons-Johansson SR · #72 | |
| LG |  Colin Cubberly JR · #78 |  Blake Cherry SO · #73 | |
| C |  Austin Kawecki GR · #51 |  Ryan Cory JR · #50 | |
| RG |  Emerson Mandell JR · #75 |  Nolan Davenport SO · #60 | |
| RT |  Kevin Heywood JR · #55 |  Barrett Nelson SR · #70 |
Roster 112
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Tyrell Henry | WR | SR | 6'0" | 184 | Roseville, MI |
| 0 |  Justus Boone | OLB | 5TH | 6'5" | 278 | Sumter, SC |
| 1 |  Eric Fletcher Jr. | CB | JR | 6'1" | 193 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 1 | Colton Joseph | QB | SR | 6'2" | 215 | Newport Beach, CA |
| 2 | Chris Brooks Jr. | WR | SR | 6'2" | 224 | St. Louis, MO |
| 2 |  Javan Robinson | CB | SR | 5'11" | 184 | Orlando, FL |
| 3 |  Cai Bates | CB | JR | 6'3" | 200 | West Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Abu Sama III | RB | SR | 5'11" | 214 | Des Moines, IA |
| 4 |  Marvin Burks Jr. | SAF | SR | 6'2" | 210 | St. Louis, MO |
| 5 | Bryce West | CB | JR | 5'11" | 200 | Cleveland, OH |
| 5 |  Carter Smith | QB | SO | 6'4" | 208 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 6 | Darrion Dupree | RB | JR | 5'11" | 218 | Chicago, IL |
| 7 |  Tyreese Fearbry | OLB | SR | 6'4" | 255 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7 | Shamar Rigby | WR | JR | 6'4" | 198 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 8 | Deuce Adams | QB | JR | 6'2" | 207 | Austin, TX |
| 8 |  Mason Posa | LB | SO | 6'3" | 235 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 9 | Jaylon Domingeaux | WR | SR | 6'3" | 211 | Lafayette, LA |
| 10 | Ryan Hopkins | QB | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Newport Beach, CA |
| 11 |  Carson Van Dinter | SAF | JR | 6'2" | 207 | Kaukauna, WI |
| 11 | Kash Brock | WR | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Chandler, AZ |
| 12 | Zion Kearney | WR | JR | 6'3" | 210 | Fresno, TX |
| 12 |  Nicolas Clayton | OLB | SO | 6'5" | 247 | Gainesville, FL |
| 13 | Eugene Hilton Jr. | WR | SO | 6'2" | 204 | Zionsville, IN |
| 13 | Matthew Traynor | SAF | SR | 6'2" | 211 | Marietta, GA |
| 14 | Liam Danitz | OLB | SR | 6'4" | 243 | West Branch, MI |
| 14 | Keeyshawn Tabuteau | WR | FR | 5'11" | 188 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 15 |  Sebastian Cheeks | OLB | GR | 6'3" | 243 | Skokie, IL |
| 15 | Nate Palmer | RB | JR | 5'10" | 205 | Decatur, TX |
| 16 |  Malachi Coleman | WR | SR | 6'5" | 205 | Lincoln, NE |
| 16 |  Grant Dean | SAF | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Neenah, WI |
| 17 |  Nizyi Davis | TE | SO | 6'5" | 237 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 17 | Carsen Eloms | CB | FR | 6'0" | 194 | Fishers, IN |
| 18 | Donovan Dunmore | CB | FR | 6'1" | 202 | Clovis, CA |
| 18 |  Danny O'Neil | QB | JR | 6'0" | 202 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 19 |  Langdon Nordgaard | WR | JR | 6'3" | 214 | De Pere, WI |
| 19 |  Thomas Heiberger | LB | JR | 6'4" | 230 | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 20 |  Luke Emmerich | SAF | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Monticello, MN |
| 20 | Juju Pope | RB | JR | 5'11" | 195 | Pope, MS |
| 21 |  Cairo Skanes | SAF | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Asheville, NC |
| 21 | Bryan Jackson II | RB | JR | 6'2" | 238 | McKinney, TX |
| 22 | Jaylen Williams | OLB | SO | 6'5" | 265 | Chicago, IL |
| 22 | Dorsett Stecker | WR | FR | 5'9" | 195 | Newport Beach, CA |
| 23 |  Landon Gauthier | LB | JR | 6'3" | 237 | Green Bay, WI |
| 24 |  Jai'mier Scott | CB | SO | 6'1" | 192 | Mount Healthy, OH |
| 24 | Zion Legree | WR | FR | 5'11" | 202 | Pensacola, FL |
| 25 | Will Mikonowicz | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 212 | Reedsburg, WI |
| 26 |  Eli Adams | WR | JR | 6'0" | 188 | Austin, TX |
| 26 | Kah'ni Watts | SAF | FR | 6'2" | 183 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 27 |  Raphael Dunn | SAF | JR | 6'4" | 220 | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 28 |  Jon Jon Kamara | LB | JR | 6'4" | 243 | Goodyear, AZ |
| 29 |  Matthew Jung | SAF | SR | 6'3" | 213 | Neenah, WI |
| 30 |  Charles Perkins | DL | SR | 6'2" | 333 | Memphis, TN |
| 32 |  Harrison Bortolotti | RB | SO | 5'9" | 202 | Whitefish Bay, WI |
| 34 | Ashton Fickell | OLB | FR | 6'4" | 248 | Madison, WI |
| 37 | Treve Stoffel | TE | FR | 6'4" | 214 | Mosinee, WI |
| 38 |  Mason Lane | RB | JR | 6'1" | 220 | Lodi, WI |
| 39 |  Jayden Loftin | OLB | SO | 6'4" | 250 | Somerville, NJ |
| 41 | McCoy Smith | FB | FR | 5'11" | 231 | Waunakee, WI |
| 42 |  Tyler Jansey | FB | SR | 6'1" | 236 | Batavia, IL |
| 43 | Taylor Schaefer | LB | JR | 6'3" | 242 | Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| 44 |  Cooper Catalano | LB | SO | 6'1" | 232 | Richfield, WI |
| 45 | Yahya Gaad | OLB | FR | 6'4" | 258 | Medina, TN |
| 46 |  James Roe | LS | JR | 6'0" | 219 | Kennesaw, GA |
| 47 | Evan Van Dyn Hoven | OLB | SR | 6'3" | 244 | Menasha, WI |
| 48 |  Andrew Goodman | LS | SR | 5'11" | 223 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 49 | Aydon Fickell | TE | FR | 6'4" | 242 | Madison, WI |
| 49 | Ben Wenzel | LB | FR | 6'4" | 222 | Appleton, WI |
| 50 | Ryan Cory | OL | JR | 6'4" | 310 | Gibsonia, PA |
| 50 |  Sam Lateju | OLB | SO | 6'5" | 240 | Lagos,, NGA |
| 51 |  Micheal Garner | OLB | SR | 6'7" | 315 | Chicago Heights, IL |
| 51 | Austin Kawecki | OL | GR | 6'4" | 310 | Frisco, TX |
| 52 | Hardy Watts | OL | SO | 6'5" | 321 | Boston, MA |
| 53 |  Cam Clark | OL | SO | 6'7" | 300 | Dexter, MI |
| 54 | Brady Bekkenhuis | OL | FR | 6'7" | 323 | Arlington, MA |
| 55 | Kevin Heywood | OL | JR | 6'9" | 320 | Limerick, PA |
| 55 |  Drew Braam | LB | JR | 6'1" | 230 | Oak Creek, WI |
| 58 |  Michael Roeske | OL | SO | 6'8" | 324 | Wautoma, WI |
| 59 |  Aaron Witt | LB | GR | 6'6" | 241 | Winona, MN |
| 60 | Nolan Davenport | OL | SO | 6'6" | 308 | Massillon, OH |
| 64 |  Evan Brown | OL | SR | 6'4" | 315 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 65 | Aiden Dirksen | OL | FR | 6'6" | 338 | Green Bay, WI |
| 70 | Barrett Nelson | OL | SR | 6'6" | 308 | Stoughton, WI |
| 71 | PJ Wilkins | OL | SR | 6'6" | 335 | Atlanta, GA |
| 72 | Lucas Simmons-Johansson | OL | SR | 6'7" | 323 | Stockholm,, SWE |
| 73 | Blake Cherry | OL | SO | 6'5" | 310 | Claremore, OK |
| 75 | Emerson Mandell | OL | JR | 6'5" | 325 | Mounds View, MN |
| 76 | Stylz Blackmon | OL | JR | 6'4" | 316 | Grain Valley, MO |
| 76 |  Dillan Johnson | DL | JR | 6'2" | 315 | Plainfield, IL |
| 77 |  Will McDonald | OLB | SR | 6'4" | 270 | Houlton, WI |
| 77 |  Peyton Lange | OL | SR | 6'9" | 345 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 78 | Colin Cubberly | OL | JR | 6'6" | 325 | Lagrangeville, NY |
| 79 |  Logan Powell | OL | SO | 6'5" | 308 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 81 |  Mason Kelley | WR | SO | 6'1" | 199 | Mukwonago, WI |
| 82 |  Emmett Bork | TE | SO | 6'6" | 257 | Oconomowoc, WI |
| 84 | Ryan Schwendeman | TE | GR | 6'4" | 252 | O'Fallon, MO |
| 85 | Grant Stec | TE | JR | 6'6" | 258 | Sleepy Hollow, IL |
| 86 | Jack Sievers | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Everett, WA |
| 87 |  Jackson McGohan | WR | SR | 6'4" | 220 | Miamisburg, OH |
| 89 | Jacob Harris | TE | SR | 6'6" | 265 | Columbus, OH |
| 90 | Will Kelly | P | FR | 5'11" | 165 | Madison, WI |
| 90 | Djidjou Bah | DL | FR | 6'3" | 278 | Memphis, TN |
| 91 | Sean West | P | JR | 6'2" | 205 | Mequon, WI |
| 91 |  Hammond Russell IV | DL | 5TH | 6'4" | 320 | Columbus, OH |
| 92 | Nolan Vils | DL | SR | 6'2" | 305 | Prairie du Sac, WI |
| 93 |  DeNigel Cooper | DL | JR | 6'3" | 277 | Kingsland, GA |
| 94 | Brady Melum | K | FR | 6'0" | 221 | Sun Prairie, WI |
| 94 | Xavier Ukponu | DL | SO | 6'3" | 322 | Denton, TX |
| 95 |  Jacob Anderson | DL | GR | 6'4" | 305 | Davis, IL |
| 96 | Arthur Scott III | DL | FR | 6'3" | 307 | Streetsboro, OH |
| 97 |  Junior Poyser | DL | SR | 6'2" | 331 | Brampton, ON, CAN |
| 97 |  Gavin Lahm | K | GR | 6'1" | 218 | Kaukauna, WI |
| 98 | Ethan Tranel | P | SR | 6'1" | 225 | Blue Mounds, WI |