Wisconsin football has patched a major issue and nobody is talking about it

By now, most fans who have stayed in touch with Wisconsin Badgers football over the offseason have begun to buy into the hype. Between a few young players and transfers emerging as budding superstars and numerous others picking up steam as “camp breakouts,” Wisconsin fans seem in for at least a solid year.

With that said, one thing Badgers fans have overlooked when discussing what could make this team successful is the depth. For the past couple of years, an injury or two in any given position group has been momentum-killing for anything Wisconsin has hoped to do — an issue that may now be cleaned up.

There still are position groups like the offensive line, edge rusher and defensive line that come off as a bit more volatile, given a lot of the talent behind the starters isn’t exactly the most proven. However, nearly every other position on the field is occupied by multiple guys who seem as if they can make an impact, which is a great problem to have.

Every Hole Patched

At quarterback, Old Dominion transfer Colton Joseph will obviously hold down the fort if healthy, but if for whatever reason he were to go down, freshman Ryan Hopkins or Louisville transfer Deuce Adams seem as if they are capable of taking meaningful snaps. Even behind them lies Carter Smith, who picked up two ranked wins as a true freshman quarterback last season. In other words, the position is deep.

It isn’t just quarterback, however, as running back, linebacker, wide receiver and tight end also look as if they have multiple impact players. Guys like Abu Sama, Darrion Dupree, Nate Palmer and Bryan Jackson have all flashed unique skills out of the backfield in camp, while Jacob Harris, Nizyi Davis and Grant Stec have proven capable of making plays from the tight end spot.

No words have to be said about how great the linebacker group is, as Mason Posa and Cooper Catalano are arguably the two best players on the entire team. At the receiver spot, everyone from Eugene Hilton Jr. to Chris Brooks Jr., Tyrell Henry, Malachi Coleman, Shamar Rigby, Jaylon Domingueaux and Zion Kearney — that’s seven guys who have made an impact thus far in camp.

Wisconsin is overrun with guys capable of making plays from a variety of spots, making this not only the highest-upside team of the Luke Fickell era, but also arguably the safest.

When injuries have been the consistent excuse due to depth, this team seems to have way more depth than ever before. Now, it needs to play out on the field, but the roster depth chart is much more encouraging than it's ever been.

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