Breakdown: The linebacker position for Wisconsin in 2018

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Published Aug 9, 2018

Breakdown: The linebacker position for Wisconsin in 2018

Jon McNamara • BadgerBlitz

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Here's a look back at the last five years of linebacker recruiting and the scholarship athletes the Badgers have signed.

Wisconsin's linebacker recruiting since 2014

*Only active preferred walk-ons are listed in this report.

Year	Player	Stars	2018 status

2014	TJ Edwards	3	Active
2014	Dominic Cizauskas	3	Never enrolled
2014	*Ryan Connelly		Active
2015	Nick Thomas	3	Left program (injuries)
2015	Jake Whalen	2	Converted to FB; left program
2015	Chris Orr	2	Active
2015	Arrington Farrar	4	Active (began at safety)
2015	Zack Baun	3	Active
2015	*Tyler Johnson		Active
2015	Alec Ingold	2	Converted to fullback
2016	Mason Stokke	3	Active
2016	*Mike Maskalunas		Active
2016	Dallas Jeanty	3	Transferred
2016	Noah Burks	4	Active
2016	Griffin Grady	3	Active
2016	*Hegeman Tiedt		Active
2017	*Ethan Cesarz		Active
2017	Izayah Green-May	3	Active
2017	Andrew Van Ginkel	4	Active
2018	*Marty Strey		Active
2018	CJ Goetz	3	Active
2018	Mason Platter	3	Active
2018	Jack Sanborn	4	Active
2018	Jaylan Franklin	3	Active
2018	*Jacob Heyroth		Active