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 2022 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.
QUICK BREAKDOWN
With four fifth-year seniors - Kayden Lyles, Josh Seltzner, Tyler Beach and Logan Bruss - in the projected starting five this fall, Joe Rudolph's position group could look very different one year from now. The production at the position, however, isn't expected to dip, with a strong next wave of talent waiting in the wings. Logan Brown, Cormac Sampson, Joe Tippmann and Tanor Bortolini have taken significant reps this fall; 2021 signees JP Benzschawel, Riley Mahlman and Nolan Rucci are also getting their feet wet during camp.
"I think you want to be able to keep that [scholarship number] around 15," Rudolph said at Wisconsin's media day. "You want to have a three-deep. It's kind of one of the positions where a three-deep is correct, so that's usually the number.
"Honestly, if a guy is really, really good in this day and age - like he's a top guy - he may not be there for all five years. Not that you want to see guys leave early, but you also want to develop them to their fullest as early as you can. The guys like who they play with and that's important - they love their experience. Maybe a guy could have played a year earlier, but what they had to experience here can hopefully change who they are long after they don't wear a helmet anymore. I think that's a big piece to what these guys want to be a part of."
In the 2022 class, the Badgers have commitments from Joe Brunner and Barrett Nelson. The staff is also waiting on decisions from fellow in-state seniors Carson Hinzman and Billy Schrauth, both of who have Wisconsin in their top groups.
