10/1/2020 football Edit

Badgers' legacy Barrett Nelson "grew up in the culture" of Wisconsin

Jon McNamara • BadgerBlitz

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Jon McNamara is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has covered UW athletics since 2002 and has worked at Rivals.com since 2006.

Barrett Nelson's father, Todd Nelson, was an offensive lineman at Wisconsin in the late 1980s.

His older brother, Jack Nelson, signed with the Badgers in the 2020 recruiting class and is currently preparing for his first collegiate season.

To say the 6-foot-6, 260-pound junior is familiar with the university would be an understatement.

"Having my dad playing for Wisconsin and then my older brother going there, I really grew up in the culture," Barrett Nelson told BadgerBlitz.com. "I've loved that."

Junior defensive end Barrett Nelson is hearing from a handful of school early in the recruiting process. (Darren Lee/BadgerBlitz.com Photographer)

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