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Wisconsin Football: 2018 class among nation’s best

By Trevor Jossart

Dec 3, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers players take the field before the first half during the Big Ten Championship college football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers players take the field before the first half during the Big Ten Championship college football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Wisconsin Badgers’ 2018 class continues to get stronger.

Following the most recent commits of wide receivers AJ Abbott and Taj Mustapha, the Wisconsin Badgers football recruiting class of 2018 continues to build as one of the most impressive groups in the country.

Overall, the Badgers have a total of 15 commits for 2018 and 247 Sports has the Wisconsin with the No. 24 overall class in the country. Ironically, they also have the Badgers ranked No. 8 in the Big Ten, which goes show to the eliteness of the conference and how tough it is going to be for many years to come.

The Badgers still have plenty of time to not only improve their conference ranking, but overall as well- as many top recruits in the country currently have Wisconsin on their list of final considerations. Players of this nature include the nation’s top cornerback, Patrick Sullivan Jr., and the country’s No. 1 running back Zamir White. While there are many other teams ahead of the Badgers in the running, recruiting can be a fickle matter and anything can happen down the road.

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2018 Wisconsin Commits:

  • Jack Stanborn, ILB **** (IL)
  • Reggie Pearson Jr., S *** (MI)
  • Boyd Dietzen, DE *** (WI)
  • Isaiah Mullens, DE *** (OH)
  • Michael Furtney, OT *** (MI)
  • Jaylan Franklin, ATH *** (MI)
  • Nakia Watson, RB  *** (TX)
  • Cormac Sampson, DE *** (WI)
  • Trent Ingalls, S *** (WI)
  • Chase Wolf, PRO *** (OH)
  • Taj Mustapha, WR *** (MI)
  • Mason Platter, OLB *** (WI)
  • CJ Goetz, ILB *** (WI)
  • Alexander Smith, CB *** (CA)
  • AJ Abbott, WR ** (MI)

The states of Michigan and Wisconsin lead the way tied for most commits at five a piece. Ohio has two, while California, Texas, and Illinois each have one to fill out the 15 total at this time.

As previously mentioned, Wisconsin sits eighth in the Big Ten for 2018 rankings, but 24th in the country.

Big Ten ranks

  1. Ohio State (1)
  2. Penn State (4)
  3. Michigan (13)
  4. Nebraska (16)
  5. Maryland (18)
  6. Minnesota (20)
  7. Northwestern (23)
  8. Wisconsin (24)
  9. Michigan State (35)
  10. Purdue (43)
  11. Iowa (56)
  12. Rutgers (58)
  13. Indiana (66)
  14. Illinois (72)

With ten teams in the top 50, the Big Ten could very well be the strongest conference for years to come.