Happy 4th of July weekend Wisconsin Badgers fans! We are under two months away from the Badgers’ football season opener against the Miami (OH) Redhawks.
With the influx of new transfers, the Badgers will feature some new faces to pick up what was a disappointing offense last season. It was clear down the stretch last season that the Phil Longo’s offense was like trying to fit a square peg through a circle hole. Under new offensive coordinator, Jeff Grimes, Wisconsin’s offense will feature a much heavier emphasis on running the football.
Here are the five most important Badgers on offense for the 2025 season.
Riley Mahlman
You can make the argument that the fifth-year right tackle is Wisconsin’s top overall player on the team. Last Tuesday, Mahlman was named to Athlon Sports’ 2025 Big Ten First Team Offense.
Despite receiving interest from the NFL Draft, Mahlman experienced some inconsistencies in 2024, particularly in pass protection. With Jeff Grimes operating a pro-style offense instead of an Air-Raid attack, this should play into Mahlman’s strengths as a run blocker.
While Mahlman has manned the right tackle position the last two years, it’s also possible he could switch to left tackle this year. Projected starter Kevin Heywood is out for the season with a torn ACL, so we could see Mahlman move to the other side of the line.
Billy Edwards, Jr.
Quarterback play was a massive issue that plagued the Badgers throughout 2024. Miami (FL) transfer Tyler Van Dyke failed to impress in his first two games before his season ended with a torn ACL against Alabama. Braedyn Locke threw for thirteen touchdown passes but had eight straight games with at least one interception. Following the firing of Phil Longo, Locke transferred to Arizona.
Enter Billy Edwards, Jr.
The Maryland transfer is, at the very…
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Publish date : 2025-07-06 16:30:00
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