Roster breakdown

Wisconsin built this roster heavily through the portal — 44 transfers representing 41% of classifiable players, with 13 coming from non-FBS programs, which explains the size and experience bump over us (2.03 vs. 1.79 avg years, 65 redshirts) but raises real questions about ceiling. Their blue-chip rate is 30% against our 16%, and their avg recruiting grade is 3.26★ vs. our 3.18★, so they do carry a talent edge on paper, though that gap is narrowing given how much of their room was assembled off the scrap heap. Offensive continuity is a legitimate concern heading into 2025 — they return only 23% of receiving production and 51% of passing production compared to our 39% and 95%, and with 20% of the roster (SR/GR) walking after this season, the 2026 cliff is real. Only one DMV kid on their roster, Ituka at RB, so there's no meaningful regional pipeline to track there.