Wisconsin's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Mar 26, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Colton Joseph JR | 6'2"/212 | 173/288 (60%), 2619 Yds, 21 TD / 10 INT | 157 Car, 1011 Yds, (6.4 YPC), 13 TD, 8 FUM | B- | B | #34 | 759 (51%) | ODU ('26) | |
| #18 Danny O'Neil JR | 6'0"/205 | 61/90 (68%), 635 Yds, 5 TD / 5 INT | 50 Car, 58 Yds, (1.2 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D- | C+ | #186 | 250 (17%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #5 Carter Smith FR | 6'4"/208 | 26/46 (57%), 201 Yds, 2 TD / 1 INT | 44 Car, 87 Yds, (2 YPC), 1 TD, 3 FUM | F | D+ | #343 | 172 (11%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #8 Deuce Adams SO | 6'2"/204 | 15/21 (71%), 112 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 14 Car, 33 Yds, (2.4 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUM | B- | D+ | #234 | 64 (4%) | LOU ('26) | |
| #10 Ryan Hopkins FR | 6'3"/201 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Abu Sama III SR | 5'11"/211 | 141 Car, 732 Yds, (5.2 YPC), 5 TD, 2 FUM | 5 Rec, 19 Yds, (3.8 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D- | #156 | 293 (29%) | ISU ('26) | |
| #6 Darrion Dupree JR | 5'11"/214 | 83 Car, 363 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 2 TD, 1 FUM | 7 Rec, 28 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD | C | C- | #601 | 252 (25%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #10 Gideon Ituka SO | 5'9"/227 | 60 Car, 255 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C- | #489 | 146 (15%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #21 Bryan Jackson JR | 6'2"/240 | 36 Car, 123 Yds, (3.4 YPC), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 17 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C- | #374 | 120 (12%) | USC ('26) | |
| #15 Nate Palmer SO | 5'10"/205 | 30 Car, 139 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 1 Yds, (1 YPR), 0 TD | B- | D- | #341 | 58 (6%) | TCU ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Jaylon Domingeaux SR | 6'3"/208 | 52 Rec, 857 Yds, (16.5 YPR), 11 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B+ | 681 (50%) | ('26) | ||
| #7 Shamar Rigby JR | 6'4"/196 | 25 Rec, 351 Yds, (14 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | #272 | 467 (34%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #2 Chris Brooks Jr. SR | 6'2"/220 | 11 Rec, 124 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | D+ | #377 | 370 (27%) | NA | |
| #16 Malachi Coleman JR | 6'5"/205 | 5 Rec, 83 Yds, (16.6 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B+ | #651 | 174 (13%) | MINN ('26) | |
| #13 Eugene Hilton Jr. SO | 6'2"/206 | 8 Rec, 91 Yds, (11.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #859 | 158 (12%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Tyrell Henry SR | 6'0"/180 | 5 Rec, 29 Yds, (5.8 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 9 Car, 23 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | C+ | #631 | 86 (6%) | MSU ('24) | |
| #87 Jackson McGohan JR | 6'4"/224 | 3 Rec, 35 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | 27 (2%) | LSU ('24) | ||
| #12 Zion Kearney JR | 6'3"/215 | 2 Rec, 31 Yds, (15.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C | #823 | 27 (2%) | OKLA ('26) | |
| #14 Keeyshawn Tabuteau FR | 5'11"/187 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #24 Zion Legree FR | 5'11"/197 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #11 Kash Brock FR | 6'3"/184 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #26 Eli Adams SO | 6'0"/185 | LOU ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #84 Ryan Schwendeman GR | 6'4"/254 | 15 Rec, 191 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | B | B- | 310 (19%) | SIU ('26) | |
| #89 Jacob Harris JR | 6'6"/270 | 19 Rec, 182 Yds, (9.6 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | B | B | C | 299 (18%) | BGSU ('26) | |
| #85 Grant Stec SO | 6'6"/260 | 5 Rec, 52 Yds, (10.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C- | C- | 200 (12%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #17 Nizyi Davis FR | 6'5"/235 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #82 Emmett Bork FR | 6'6"/255 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #86 Jack Sievers FR | 6'4"/248 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #42 Tyler Jansey JR | 6'1"/236 | 3* HS ('23) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #75 Emerson Mandell (T) SO | 6'5"/324 | C | B- | C+ | 704 (47%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Lucas Simmons (T) | 0'0"/ | B | A | A | 81 (4.5%) | FSU ('26) | |
| #78 Colin Cubberly (G) SO | 6'6"/324 | C- | C | B- | 393 (26%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #71 PJ Wilkins (G) JR | 6'6"/340 | C | C | B- | 189 (11.7%) | MISS ('26) | |
| #73 Blake Cherry (G) SO | 6'5"/308 | C | C | A | 25 (1.8%) | ARK ('26) | |
| #60 Nolan Davenport (G) FR | 6'6"/303 | C- | C+ | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #51 Austin Kawecki (C) GR | 6'4"/311 | C | C | A- | 710 (42.3%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #50 Ryan Cory (C) SO | 6'4"/311 | D- | D | D+ | 100 (7%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #53 Cam Clark (OL) FR | 6'7"/295 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #72 Lucas Simmons (OL) JR | 6'7"/308 | FSU ('26) | |||||
| #76 Stylz Blackmon (OL) JR | 6'4"/316 | ('26) | |||||
| #55 Kevin Heywood (OL) SO | 6'9"/318 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #70 Barrett Nelson (OL) SR | 6'6"/305 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #58 Michael Roeske (OL) FR | 6'8"/328 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #79 Logan Powell (OL) FR | 6'5"/303 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #52 Hardy Watts (OL) FR | 6'5"/315 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #54 Brady Bekkenhuis (OL) FR | 6'7"/310 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #46 James Roe (LS) JR | 6'0"/215 | TOL ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jake Anderson (DT) | 0'0"/ | B- | C | B+ | 676 (38.7%) | ILST ('26) | |||
| #99 Junior Poyser (DT) JR | 6'2"/328 | 30 Tac, 14 Solo, 5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B+ | C | 423 (24.3%) | BUFF ('26) | |
| #93 DeNigel Cooper (DT) SO | 6'3"/265 | 23 Tac, 9 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C | 395 (22.5%) | APP ('26) | |
| #91 Hammond Russell IV (DT) GR | 6'4"/314 | 13 Tac, 6 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C | 226 (12.6%) | WVU ('26) | |
| #30 Charles Perkins (DT) SR | 6'2"/330 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C | 73 (5%) | UTM ('25) | |
| #76 Dillan Johnson (DT) JR | 6'2"/316 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 71 (5%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #92 Nolan Vils (DT) JR | 6'2"/304 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | 34 (2%) | NA | ||
| #95 Jake Anderson (DL) GR | 6'4"/290 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | ILST ('26) | |||||
| #98 Torin Pettaway (DL) FR | 6'5"/298 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #90 Djidjou Bah (DL) FR | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #94 Xavier Ukponu (DL) FR | 6'3"/318 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #96 Arthur Scott (DL) FR | 6'3"/306 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Justus Boone GR | 6'5"/280 | 28 Tac, 11 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | F | 444 (125%) | ARK ('26) | |
| #15 Sebastian Cheeks GR | 6'3"/243 | 24 Tac, 17 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C | 368 (104%) | UNC ('24) | |
| #8 Mason Posa SO | 6'3"/237 | 57 Tac, 29 Solo, 4 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | C | 363 (102%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #44 Cooper Catalano SO | 6'1"/232 | 56 Tac, 31 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C+ | 362 (102%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #59 Aaron Witt GR | 6'6"/240 | 11 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | C | 165 (47%) | 3* HS ('20) | |
| #19 Thomas Heiberger SO | 6'4"/230 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | C | 95 (27%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #7 Tyreese Fearbry SR | 6'4"/252 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | C | 73 (21%) | UK ('25) | |
| #51 Micheal Garner SR | 6'7"/309 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | C | 38 (11%) | GRAM ('25) | |
| #12 Nicolas Clayton SO | 6'5"/245 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B | C | 15 (4%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #39 Jayden Loftin FR | 6'4"/263 | C | C- | 3 (1%) | TENN ('26) | ||||
| #28 Jon Jon Kamara SO | 6'4"/242 | 13 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | KU ('26) | |||||
| #97 Jaylen Williams FR | 6'5"/272 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #23 Landon Gauthier SO | 6'3"/244 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #45 Yahya Gaad FR | 6'4"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #49 Ben Wenzel FR | 6'4"/216 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #14 Liam Danitz SR | 6'4"/242 | ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Javan Robinson (CB) SR | 5'11"/180 | 42 Tac, 34 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | C+ | 659 (59%) | ASU ('26) | |
| #1 Eric Fletcher (CB) SO | 6'1"/193 | 12 Tac, 9 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D+ | C- | 271 (24%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #5 Bryce West (CB) SO | 5'11"/198 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | 91 (8%) | OSU ('26) | ||
| #21 Cairo Skanes (CB) SO | 6'2"/195 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | D | C- | 80 (7%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #3 Cai Bates (CB) SO | 6'3"/202 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 26 (2%) | FSU ('26) | ||
| #27 Raphael Dunn (CB) SO | 6'4"/218 | C | C | C | 10 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #24 Jai'Mier Scott (CB) FR | 6'1"/192 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #17 Carsen Eloms (CB) FR | 6'0"/183 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Jahmare Washington (CB) FR | 6'3"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #29 Matthew Jung (S) SR | 6'3"/213 | 49 Tac, 31 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C | 628 (59%) | NA | |
| #4 Marvin Burks Jr. (S) SR | 6'2"/208 | 49 Tac, 27 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | B+ | C- | B- | 605 (57%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #11 Carson Van Dinter (S) SO | 6'2"/204 | 18 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | 180 (17%) | ISU ('26) | ||
| #13 Matthew Traynor (S) JR | 6'2"/206 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | 36 (3%) | RICH ('25) | ||
| #16 Grant Dean (S) SO | 6'1"/192 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #20 Luke Emmerich (S) FR | 6'2"/200 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #26 Kah'ni Watts (S) FR | 6'2"/183 | 3* HS ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #91 Sean West SO | 6'2"/204 | 26, 1232 YDS (47.4 YPP), Long 62 YDS | 11 In 20, 2 TB | C- | F | NA | |
| #98 Ethan Tranel JR | 6'1"/224 | ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Luke Fickell returnsOC Jeff Grimes returnsDC Mike Tressel returns
Players with Starting experience2612 off • 14 def
Team Talent894#33 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.87Blue-chip 16.25%
Roster Size9343 portal (39.4%)
Off: 47 Talent: (#28)
Def: 44 Talent: (#40)
ST: 2
New Portal In: 33 (30.3%)
Portal Losses: 27
Unrated/No Stats: 16
Total Team Snaps: 14844
Elite: 0
Top 100: 1
Top 250: 12
Top 100 Pos: 64
JAG: 12
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 0
FR Snaps: 183 (1%)
SO Snaps: 4859 (31%)
JR Snaps: 3477 (22%)
SR Snaps: 3891 (25%)
GR Snaps: 2434 (15%)
62% Snaps by Upperclassmen
16 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
1 (0)
1245(823)
Exp 83% • Prod 100% — Danny O'Neil returns, who started multiple games in '25. Colton Joseph was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
0 (2)
0 (1)
869(471)
Exp 87% • Prod 100% — Wisconsin returns Darrion Dupree, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (1)
2 (2)
2801(1958)
Exp 73% • Prod 100% — Wisconsin lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
1 (1)
0 (1)
2205(1005)
T 26% • G 20% • C 49% — Wisconsin OL: 1 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (0)
1 (2)
1898(1720)
DE 0% • DT 55% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (3)
1 (0)
1926(447)
LB 100% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (0)
2 (1)
2595(1832)
CB 51% • S 69% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 7120 (4257 portal) 40% returning, (60% via Portal) • Defense 6419 (3999 portal) 38% returning, (62% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge