UW adds another linebacker to 16 class
During an unofficial visit to Wisconsin on Wednesday, the Badgers secured a commitment from three-star senior Griffin Grady, the third projected outside linebacker in the Badgers' 2016 class.
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A 6-foot-3, 206-pound prospect from Dublin (OH) Coffman, Grady joins Mason Stokke and Noah Burks as future athletes for position coach Tim Tibesar. He is the 10th known pledge in the Badgers' current cycle and fifth verbal in the month of June.
I am very excited to announce that I have committed to play football at the University of Wisconsin! #Badgers 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/7xMxSBXlNa- Griffin Grady (@grifgrady47) June 17, 2015
Grady ultimately chose Wisconsin over Northwestern, his father's alma mater, but he also had scholarships from Air Force, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Toledo and Virginia, among others.
Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph served as Grady's primary contact and the two have a relationship dating back to his time at Pittsburgh.
"I got to know their coaching staff at Pitt - Coach (Paul) Chryst and Coach (Joe) Rudolph, mainly," Grady told BadgerBlitz.com in a previous interview. "Then they took the job at Wisconsin and of course they've offered at Wisconsin too. Coach Rudolph is the offensive coordinator, of course, so it has been good to get to know Coach Tibesar and Coach (Dave) Aranda, get to know the defense and get a little more involved with them."
The No. 17 prospect in Ohio's 2016 class and No. 31 outside linebacker in the country, Grady's commitment could satisfy Wisconsin's need at the position. He registered 70 tackles, including 13 for loss, and two interceptions as a junior.