In just a few hours, pen will hit paper as national letter of intents are set to be processed across the country during college football's early signing period.

For the Wisconsin Badgers, head coach Luke Fickell and his staff are expected to bring in a Top 3 (within the program) recruiting class of the Internet-era (2002). As of Tuesday evening, UW has the No. 18 class in the country, but that will change this week and beyond until the late period in February. As long at the Badgers stay under No. 27, though, this will be the third highest-rated group set to arrive in Madison.

Following is a deep dive back into the rankings to look at how this heralded class stacks up.

Note: Scott is expected to begin at safety for the Badgers.

Note: Both Williams and Clayton are expected to begin at outside linebacker.

Note: Posa is expected to begin at inside linebacker for the Badgers.

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