Wisconsin Badgers remain an attractive destination for high school players and a four-star prospect for Class of 2026 is considering UW among his options.
Defensive lineman Damari Simeon turned to X to announce the remaining 10 teams he is considering for college.
Badgers made the list together with several blue blood programs like Notre Dame, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State, Texas State, Duke, Maryland, and Syracuse.
Simeon is a 6’3, 275 lbs linesman from St. Augustin Prep.
Badgers Wire’s Ben Kenney said Simeon is not settled yet with his choice of program although there are some that are ahead according to predictions.
“Simeon has yet to receive an official commitment prediction from any of the major recruiting services. For what it’s worth, On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine lists Penn State as the current favorite at 31.2%, Duke next at 18.5%, Notre Dame third at 15.8% and Wisconsin tied for fourth at 6.9%.
Simeone made an unofficial school visit to the Badgers on January 26 even if he already received offers from top programs before that.
Wisconsin Badgers’ Class of 2026 is shaping up
Defense is where Wisconsin Badgers is getting more clout as a number of high school players announced their consideration of the UW program.
They lost general manager and players favorite Max Stienecker but their recruitment is still in full swing.
Among them is defensive lineman Jake Johnson who is a three-star prospect from Texas. The young man also has offers from Taylor, Kansas, Northwestern Kansas State, Utah, Pittsburgh, and USC.
No. 64 defensive lineman Sean Johnson also announced that he is “locked in” with the Badgers through his X account. Johnson is a three-star recruit that also has offers from other top football programs.
Another defensive linesman is eying Fickell’s squad. Illinois’ no. 15 DL King Liggins made his official visit while Maddox Cochrane, an unranked offensive tackle also announced consideration of the Badgers.
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