How the Wisconsin football program is closing the state's borders in recruiting
The Badgers' recruiting class ranks among the top 15 nationally due to improved in-state recruiting. Here are some theories on how they've done it.
MADISON – The vultures of the Big Ten are still circling the state. Wisconsin is just better at fending them off. The Badgers football team scored its eighth in-state recruit for the 2027 recruiting cycle Friday, April 3, when Green Bay Notre Dame running back Kingston Allen announced his commitment.
That is eight of the top 10 in-state prospects, according to 247sports , or eight of the top 11 per Rivals . And these aren’t leftover talents relegated to be recruited by only the lower rungs of the Big Ten. We’re talking about players Indiana, Notre Dame, Kansas, Penn State, Michigan, and North Carolina, among others, pursued before Wisconsin got the commitment.
Wisconsin, despite coming off back-to-back losing seasons, still has something to sell high-caliber recruits. The Badger brand still carries weight. “Not being from the state, it's a little bit unique for me just in terms of how kids growing up wanting to be Badgers still, regardless of whatever their record is,” Sussex Hamilton coach Justin Gumm said April 2.
“In general, I think so many kids want to do that. ” Kingston Allen is the 4th four-star recruit in UW's 2027 class Allen, who is 6-foot and 195 pounds, announced his commitment to the Badgers on X and Instagram. He is the eighth member of the class.
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