{"id":44540,"date":"2025-05-12T16:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/44540\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:17:10","slug":"wisconsin-football-beats-several-big-ten-rivals-for-commitment-from-2026-linebacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/44540\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin football beats several Big Ten rivals for commitment from 2026 linebacker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin football landed a commitment from class of 2026 linebacker Aden Reeder on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Reeder chose the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/wisconsin-badgers\/3442\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Badgers<\/a> over top contenders <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyeswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iowa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Iowa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/spartanswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michigan State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michigan State<\/a>, according to 247Sports. His offer sheet also includes Minnesota, Cincinnati, Boston College, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>247Sports lists Reeder as a three-star prospect. It specifically ranks him as the No. 601 overall player in the class, the No. 51 linebacker and the No. 25 recruit from the state of Ohio. The service reports only one scheduled official visit: to Madison, Wisconsin, on June 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati, Ohio, native is the Badgers&#8217; seventh commitment in the class of 2026. He is that group&#8217;s second-highest-ranked recruit, behind only three-star defensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/wisconsin-football-lands-commitment-fast-134814139.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carmelow Reed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carmelow Reed<\/a>. The class ranked in the mid-40s nationally before Reed&#8217;s addition, though that standing is sure to rise.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Fickell and his staff are still looking for their first blue-chip commitment of the 2026 cycle. The program is fresh off consecutive top 25 finishes in the 2024 and 2025 classes. While it has yet to deliver the same success in the current cycle, opportunities for key commitments are right around the corner during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebadgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheBadgersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@TheBadgersWire<\/a>\u00a0on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/badgerswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/badgers\/recruiting\/2025\/05\/12\/wisconsin-recruiting-aden-reeder-commit\/83580356007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin football recruiting class of 2026 Aden Reeder commitment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin football recruiting class of 2026 Aden Reeder commitment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wisconsin football landed a commitment from class of 2026 linebacker Aden Reeder on Monday. 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