Wisconsin Football Program Well Represented on Reese’s Senior Bowl List

The Wisconsin football program has a long-standing history of producing NFL talent, considering the Badgers have had a player selected in the draft every season since 1979, and this year is no exception.

With the announcement of the Reese’s Senior Bowl watchlist, a prestigious honor for college football players, it should come as no surprise that the University of Wisconsin was well represented.

A total of nine Wisconsin Badgers players have earned a spot on the Senior Bowl watchlist, solidifying the team’s reputation for identifying and developing talent.

Let’s take a look at which players are on the NFL’s radar.

Wisconsin Football Has Nine Players on the Prestigious Senior Bowl Watch List 

The nine Wisconsin Badgers players who made the Reece’s Senior Bowl preseason watchlist were: 

• Tanner Mordecai, QB
• Chimere Dike, WR
• Tanor Bortolini, OL 
• Jack Nelson, OT
• Maema Njongmeta, ILB
• Jordan Turner, ILB
• Isaiah Mullens, DL
• Jason Maitre, CB
• Travian Blaylock, S

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Among this group, the new offensive system Wisconsin football is running this season has a chance to propel the stock of Mordecai and Dike the most, IMO. I already view Nelson as a top-100 NFL draft pick — so unless he has an All-American type of season that vaults him into first-round consideration — I think he’s Gucci. And in the case of Bortolini, the versatility he’s shown during his Badgers career will definitely appeal to NFL scouts.

On defense, Njongmeta is someone I think will end up getting drafted. If he can take another step forward in Mike Tressel’s multiple defensive front, he only stands to improve his draft stock. However, I don’t think the other names mentioned (Jordan Turner could be the exception) are likely to become NFL draft picks in the spring — but a few of them should find their way onto some preseason rosters with a chance to develop on the practice squad.

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