{"id":901656,"date":"2026-05-26T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/901656\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:45:26","slug":"does-wisconsin-football-have-a-single-player-in-the-nations-top-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/901656\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Wisconsin football have a single player in the nation&#8217;s top 100?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With under 100 days to go until the 2026 college football season, On3 took a look at the top 100 players in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>In what shouldn&#8217;t come as a surprise after a pair of down seasons, the <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin Badgers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin Badgers<\/a> don&#8217;t have a single player included.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>For what it&#8217;s worth, not even top outgoing transfers such as quarterback <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/323862\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billy Edwards Jr.;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Billy Edwards Jr.&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Edwards Jr.<\/a> or running back <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/456092\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dilin Jones;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dilin Jones&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dilin Jones<\/a> could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/news\/100-days-to-kickoff-the-top-100-players-in-college-football-for-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:crack the top 100;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;crack the top 100&quot;}\" class=\"link \">crack the top 100<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clark Brooks&#8217; list is headlined by <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/teams\/ohio-state\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ohio State;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ohio State&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ohio State<\/a> wide receiver <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/455576\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeremiah Smith;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jeremiah Smith&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremiah Smith<\/a> and Oregon quarterback <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/404287\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dante Moore;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dante Moore&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dante Moore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but Wisconsin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wisconsin-announces-schedule-week-1-141443143.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:week one opponent;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;week one opponent&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">week one opponent<\/a>, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/teams\/notre-dame\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Notre Dame;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Notre Dame&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Notre Dame<\/a>, has cornerback <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/457572\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Leonard Moore;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Leonard Moore&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leonard Moore<\/a> listed as No. 3, along with four more players in the top 85.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, this is one of Wisconsin&#8217;s more exciting rosters in recent memory, but that isn&#8217;t saying a lot. Old Dominion transfer QB <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/ncaaf\/players\/405815\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colton Joseph;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colton Joseph&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colton Joseph<\/a> has a chance to prove everyone wrong, and RB Abu Sama has his eyes on a 1,000-yard season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TheBadgersWire&quot;}\" 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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/big-ten\/wisconsin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wisconsin Badgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Wisconsin Badgers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Wisconsin Badgers<\/a>\u00a0news, notes and opinion.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/badgers\/football\/2026\/05\/26\/wisconsin-football-excluded-top-100\/90241984007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:On3 excludes Wisconsin football from top 100 national player list;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;On3 excludes Wisconsin football from top 100 national player list&quot;}\" class=\"link \">On3 excludes Wisconsin football from top 100 national player list<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With under 100 days to go until the 2026 college football season, On3 took a look at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[44773,57988,6446,120979,7,2233,30706,49,48,1401,1446,2785],"class_list":["post-901656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-billy-edwards-jr","tag-colton-joseph","tag-dante-moore","tag-dilin-jones","tag-football","tag-jeremiah-smith","tag-leonard-moore","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-notre-dame","tag-ohio-state","tag-wisconsin-badgers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116640476267522944","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}