The 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach Paul Chryst, who was in his eighth season as head coach, until his dismissal on October 2. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard assumed interim head coaching duties after the dismissal of Chryst. The Badgers finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They received an invitation to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma State.
On November 21, the school named Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell the team's new head coach.
Offseason
2022 NFL draft
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Transfers Outgoing Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to Loyal Crawford #22 RB 6'0 190 Freshman Eau Claire, WI Independence CC Antwan Roberts #28 RB 6'2 195 Freshman Hendersonville, TN Independence CC Jalen Berger #8 RB 6'0 205 Freshman Ramsey, NJ Michigan State Devin Chandler #86 WR 6'0 171 Freshman Cornelius, NC Virginia Kayden Lyles #76 OL 6'3 323 Senior Middleton, WI Florida State Donte Burton #4 CB 5'10 174 Junior Loganville, GA Tulsa Quan Easterling #43 FB 6'2 235 Sophomore Akron, OH Duquesne Deron Harrell #8 CB 6'2 175 Senior Denver, CO Wyoming Izayah Green-May #50 OLB 6'6 205 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Northern Illinois AJ Abbott #89 WR 6'2 196 Junior Northville, MI Western Michigan Isaac Smith #25 WR 6'2 199 Freshman Memphis, TN Eastern Michigan Deacon Hill* #10 QB 6'3 262 Freshman Santa Barbara, CA Iowa Logan Brown* #50 OL 6'6 310 Junior Grand Rapids, MI Kansas Stephan Bracey* #10 WR 5'10 182 Junior Grand Rapids, MI Central Michigan Graham Mertz* #5 QB 6'3 216 Junior Overland Park, KS Florida Titus Toler* #41 S 5'11 180 Junior Bellflower, CA Boise State Tristan Monday* #91 DE 6'4 274 Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Arizona State Isaac Guerendo* #20 RB 6'0 223 Senior Clayton, IN Louisville Semar Melvin* #20 CB 5'11 178 Junior Pembroke Pines, FL Michigan State Jaylan Franklin* #81 TE 6'4 243 Senior Brownstown, MI Michigan State
*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl game
Incoming Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school Vito Calvaruso #91 K 6'2 200 Junior Jefferson City, MO Arkansas Keontez Lewis #3 WR 6'3 197 Sophomore East Saint Louis, IL UCLA Justin Clark #21 CB 5'11 165 Senior West Bloomfield, MI Toledo Cedrick Dort Jr. #5 CB 6'1 165 Senior Palm Beach Gardens, FL Kentucky Jay Shaw #1 CB 5'11 193 Senior Corona, CA UCLA Bryce Carey #37 S 6'1 180 Junior Middleton, WI Northern Illinois Kamo'i Latu #13 S 6'1 190 Freshman Honolulu, HI Utah
Preseason Preseason Big Ten poll Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2022 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.
Personnel Coaching staff +Wisconsin football current coaching staffPaul Chryst Head CoachWisconsin–Madison 8thJim Leonhard Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Wisconsin–Madison 6thBobby Engram Offensive Coordinator / quarterbacks Penn State University 1stBobby April Outside Linebackers / defensive run game coordinator Louisiana at Lafayette 5th Bob Bostad Offensive Line / offensive run game coordinator Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6thChris Haering Tight ends West Virginia University 8thAl Johnson Running backs Wisconsin–Madison 1stRoss Kolodziej Defensive line Wisconsin–Madison 2ndHank Poteat Cornerbacks University of Pittsburgh 2nd Mark D'Onofrio Inside Linebackers Penn State University 1stAlvis Whitted Wide receivers North Carolina State University 3rdShaun SneeDirector of Football Strength and Conditioning California University of Pennsylvania 2ndKeller Chryst Graduate assistant University of Tennessee 2nd
Roster 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football rosterQuarterback 2 Chase Wolf – senior (6'1, 200) 5 Graham Mertz – junior (6'3, 216) 10 Deacon Hill – freshman (6'3, 262) 12 Marshall Howe – freshman (6'1, 187) 16 Myles Burkett – freshman (6'0, 204)
Running back 0 Braelon Allen – sophomore (6'2, 240) 6 Chez Mellusi – senior (5'11, 210) 20 Isaac Guerendo – senior (6'0, 223) 29 Brady Schipper – senior (5'11, 200) 32 Julius Davis – junior (5'10, 201) 43 Grover Bortolotti – freshman (5'9, 192)
Fullback 34 Jackson Acker – freshman (6'1, 232) 37 Riley Nowakowski – sophomore (6'1, 237) 44 Zach Gloudeman – freshman (6'2, 218) 45 Garrison Solliday – freshman (5'11, 229)
Wide receiver 3 Keontez Lewis – sophomore (6'2, 194) 4 Markus Allen – freshman (6'1, 211) 6 Dean Engram – junior (5'9, 169) 10 Stephan Bracey – junior (5'10, 182) 11 Skyler Bell – freshman (6'0, 190) 13 Chimere Dike – junior (6'1, 194) 15 Tommy McIntosh – freshman (6'5, 203) 21 Cam Fane – freshman (6'1, 175) 22 Vinny Anthony – freshman (6'1, 170) 24 Cole Toennies – freshman (6'2, 186) 27 Haakon Anderson – sophomore (6'1, 209) 28 Mike Gregoire – senior (5'10, 186) 30 Alex Moeller – freshman (5'11, 174) 84 Christopher Brooks Jr. – freshman (6'2, 215)
Tight end 41 JT Seagreaves – freshman (6'6, 225) 48 Cole Dakovich – sophomore (6'5, 260) 49 Cam Large – sophomore (6'3, 234) 81 Jaylan Franklin – senior (6'4, 240) 82 Jack Eschenbach – senior (6'6, 239) 85 Clay Cundiff – junior (6'3, 236) 87 Hayden Rucci – junior (6'4, 259) 89 Jack Pugh – freshman (6'5, 233) Offensive lineman 50 Logan Brown – junior (6'6, 310) 56 Joe Brunner – freshman (6'6, 300) 61 Dylan Barrett – sophomore (6'5, 318) 62 Travis Alvin – freshman (6'5, 260) 63 Tanor Bortolini – sophomore (6'4, 306) 64 Sean Timmis – sophomore (6'4, 300) 65 Tyler Beach – senior (6'6, 316) 66 Nolan Rucci – freshman (6'8, 292) 67 JP Benzschawel – freshman (6'6, 297) 70 Barrett Nelson – freshman (6'6, 277) 71 Riley Mahlman – freshman (6'8, 312) 73 Kerry Kodanko – sophomore (6'2, 303) 74 Michael Furtney – senior (6'5, 315) 75 Joe Tippmann – junior (6'6, 317) 76 John Clifford – freshman (6'5, 273) 77 Drew Evans – freshman (6'4, 275) 78 Trey Wedig – sophomore (6'7, 310) 79 Jack Nelson – sophomore (6'7, 303)
Defensive lineman 56 Rodas Johnson – DE – junior (6'2, 291) 68 Ben Barten – DE – sophomore (6'5, 304) 76 Tommy Brunner – DE – junior (6'3, 253) 90 James Thompson Jr. – DE – sophomore (6'5, 290) 91 Tristan Monday – DE – freshman (6'4, 274) 92 Curtis Neal – NT – freshman (6'0, 288) 93 Isaac Townsend – DE – junior (6'5, 280) 94 Gio Paez – DE – junior (6'3, 319) 95 Keeanu Benton – NT – senior (6'4, 316) 96 Cade McDonald – DE – sophomore (6'6, 280) 97 Mike Jarvis – DE – freshman (6'4, 290) 99 Isaiah Mullens – DE – senior (6'4, 300) Isaac Hamm – freshman (6'5, 260)
Long snappers 47 Peter Bowden – junior (6'2, 230) 64 Duncan McKinley – sophomore (6'2, 224) 69 Zach Zei – freshman (6'2, 217)
Kicker 22 Jack Van Dyke – junior (6'5, 214) 29 Nate Van Zelst – freshman (5'11, 188) 91 Vito Calvaruso – junior (6'3, 198) 96 Gavin Lahm – freshman (6'0, 225)
Punter 28 Gavin Meyers – sophomore (6'1, 194) 38 Andy Vujnovich – senior (6'3, 234) Linebacker 3 T.J. Bollers – OLB – freshman (6'2, 251) 7 Spencer Lytle – ILB – junior (6'2, 231) 17 Darryl Peterson – OLB – freshman (6'1, 242) 19 Nick Herbig – OLB – junior (6'2, 227) 25 Jake Ratzlaff – ILB – freshman (6'2, 220) 32 Marty Strey – OLB – senior (6'2, 226) 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – sophomore (5'11, 225) 39 Tatum Grass – ILB – junior (6'2, 234) 50 Aidan Vaughan – ILB – freshman (6'2, 207) 51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB – freshman (6'1, 233) 52 Kaden Johnson – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 235) 53 Ross Gengler – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 226) 54 Jordan Turner – ILB – sophomore (6'1, 224) 55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB – junior (6'0, 224) 57 Luna Larson – ILB – freshman (6'2, 216) 59 Aaron Witt – OLB – sophomore (6'6, 254) 98 C.J. Goetz – OLB – senior (6'3, 232)
Defensive back 1 Jay Shaw – CB – senior (5'11, 188) 2 Ricardo Hallman – CB – freshman (5'10, 177) 4 A'Khoury Lyde – CB – freshman (5'9, 184) 5 Cedrick Dort Jr. – CB – senior (5'11, 183) 8 Avyonne Jones – CB – freshman (5'11, 180) 9 Austin Brown – S – freshman (6'1, 204) 11 Alexander Smith – CB – senior (5'11, 179) 12 Max Lofy – CB – sophomore (5'10, 180) 13 Kamo'i Latu – S – junior (6'0, 195) 14 Preston Zachman – S – sophomore (6'1, 211) 15 John Torchio – S – senior (6'1, 210) 18 Owen Arnett – S – freshman (5'11, 215) 20 Semar Melvin – CB – junior (5'11, 172) 21 Justin Clark – CB – senior (5'11, 178) 24 Hunter Wohler – S – sophomore (6'2, 206) 25 Cade Yacamelli – S – freshman (6'0, 195) 26 Travian Blaylock – S – senior (5'11, 205) 27 Al Ashford – CB – freshman (6'0, 181) 30 Jackson Trudgeon – S – freshman (6'1, 196) 31 Amaun Williams – CB – sophomore (5'10, 180) 34 Charlie Jarvis – S – freshman (6'1, 198) 37 Bryce Carey – S – junior (6'1, 183) 38 Lee Hutton – CB – freshman (5'10, 176) 41 Titus Toler – S – junior (5'11, 195) 46 Deven Magli – S – freshman (6'1, 192)
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Schedule Wisconsin's 2022 schedule included seven home games and five away games. The Badgers hosted Big Ten foes Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, and Minnesota and traveled to Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska.
The Badgers hosted all three non-conference opponents Illinois State from Division I FCS, Washington State from the Pac-12 and New Mexico State from the FBS Independents.
Game summaries Illinois State
Washington State
New Mexico State
No. 3 Ohio State
Illinois
Northwestern
Michigan State
Purdue
Maryland
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Oklahoma State (2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl)
Rankings
Awards and honors Individual Awards Nick Herbig First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) John Torchio First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches) Braelon Allen Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) Keeanu Benton Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) Maema Njongmeta Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches) Tanor Bortolini Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) Jack Nelson Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) Joe Tippmann Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) Isaac Guerendo Honorable Mention Special Teams (Coaches/Media) Chimere Dike Honorable Mention Offense (Media) C.J. Goetz Honorable Mention Defense (Media) Jordan Turner Honorable Mention Defense (Media)
Players drafted into the NFL
243Joe TippmannCNew York Jets249Keeanu BentonNTPittsburgh Steelers4132Nick HerbigOLBPittsburgh Steelers
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