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Wisconsin Football: Looking ahead to the 2019 roster

By Tanner Nestle

IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Alex Hornibrook #12 of the Wisconsin Badgers scrambles on a keeper in the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes on September 22, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Alex Hornibrook #12 of the Wisconsin Badgers scrambles on a keeper in the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes on September 22, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /
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Wisconsin Football - Jake Ferguson
MADISON, WI – OCTOBER 06: Jake Ferguson #84 of the Wisconsin Badgers makes a catch to score a touchdown in the second quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Camp Randall Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Tight End

The tight end position was up in the air after Troy Fumagalli exhausted his eligibility in Madison. There were two upperclassmen and a redshirt freshman in the mix. Everybody wanted to see Ferguson play. It was just a matter of time.

Jake Ferguson

Ferguson will be the primary tight end in 2019. He’s too good not to be. He burst onto the scene early in the season and had difficulties keeping that level of production up, but then again he was also the primary target of Alex Hornibrook’s and defenses worked to shut him down. The passing game wasn’t very effective outside of Ferguson.

His play this year suggests he’s on track to be one of the best tight ends in the Big Ten in short time and is next in line to be a great tight end at Wisconsin.

Kyle Penniston

Penniston will still be utilized in the offense as more a run-blocking tight end. He was already passed up by Ferguson for pass-catching duties and that’s something he’s unlikely to recapture. Penniston will see the field plenty, but he won’t be the one having his name called as often.