Wisconsin Badgers Football 2023 Predictions: Statistical Leaders

Wisconsin Badgers Football 2023 Tackles Leader

Inside Linebacker Maema Njongmeta

Wisconsin linebacker Maema Njongmeta arrives before a NCAA Big Ten Conference football game against Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Inside linebacker Maema Njongmeta returns after posting a team-high 95 tackles in 2022. ILB is likely to be where the leading tackler for Wisconsin football comes again. With unproven talent on the defensive line, Njongmeta will need a repeat of his standout season.

Runner-Up: Inside Linebacker Jordan Turner

Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Jordan Turner (54) is interviewed as part of Wisconsin Badgers men’s football media day at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.
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Jordan Turner, Njongmeta’s partner at inside linebacker, returns for 2023 as well after posting the second-most tackles for the Badgers in 2022. Although he had the second most tackles on the team, the 2022 all-Big Ten Honorable Mention recorded 30 fewer than Njongmeta.

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