Positional recruit snapshot: 2019 offensive linemen

Over the next two weeks, BadgerBlitz.com will be bringing you snapshots for each recruited position, covering the targets who are legitimate prospects on Wisconsin's board in the 2019 class. We will discuss the candidates who are most interested in the Badgers, as well as those who are considered long shots to commit to UW.

As always, this is just a snapshot in time and things remain fluid. Additional offered targets will appear over the next few months and some recruits will inevitably choose other colleges.

Today, we continue with a look at the offensive linemen.

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After signing one scholarship lineman last Wednesday - three-star offensive guard Michael Furtney - this position will be a huge area of need in 2019. But that works out just fine for the Badgers, who have already hit on two top targets and are a strong contender for a handful of top-tier talent from across the country.

Four scholarship linemen (Micah Kapoi, Beau Benzschawel, Michael Deiter and Brett Connors) are projected to be seniors next fall, though Deiter still has a decision to make on an early jump to the NFL. If position coach Joe Rudolph wants to keep the scholarship number at 15 - where it currently stands - UW will need to take four linemen in the current junior class.