Badgers Football Recruiting Update

What was Mertz rated star wise?

I think Mertz was a 4 or 5 star guy depending on where you looked.  

Rated #16?  In all my lifetime I don't think I have ever seen the Badgers crack the top 25 or even top 40 sometimes.  

Chryst is never going to recruit at the level of the OSUs, Bamas, or Clemsons of the world but I think he is doing a great job.  

A fun back story on Chryst.  I know a family of a kid who played for him at Pitt.  They said the kids and families absolutely loved the guy and is a very underrated recruiter. 

I kind of wonder if the pro style offense is helping their recruiting?  I know they aren't flashy but I wonder if guys who want to develop for the NFL might be smart to go to a place like UW?

Jalen Berger for starters 

He’s a versatile RB from NJ and a tremendous athlete.  As a receiver might think Brian Calhoun x5 

@The Heckler posted:

I kind of wonder if the pro style offense is helping their recruiting?  I know they aren't flashy but I wonder if guys who want to develop for the NFL might be smart to go to a place like UW?

The RBs are catching on. They have strong pipelines in NJ, FL, MN, and Chicagoland, and they own WI. The Gary Anderson era saw the attempt to recruit away from WI- Chryst corrected that quickly. And now that they have a defense consistently near the top of the nation, they’ll be able to build in that momentum, too. 

The main thing that has hurt them against the top programs has been their speed on defense. I have to believe that’s being addressed. 

The Badgers have made in roads in Florida for DBs over the last decade or so. Some players better than others.  They got Ricardo Hallman to commit for 2021 and he’s one of the top corners in South Florida and many big time programs were after the guy.