Wisconsin Completes Defensive Line Overhaul With App State Rising Freshman

The University of Wisconsin's overhaul of its protect beforehand appears to beryllium complete.

On nan past time for players to participate nan portal, erstwhile Appalachian State separator rusher DeNigel Cooper exited by committing to nan Badgers connected Friday night.

Cooper has 3 years of eligibility remaining aft having a productive redshirt freshman play for nan Mountaineers. Playing successful each 13 games, Cooper vanished pinch 23 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, a walk breakup and 2 blocked kicks during nan 2025 season.

He joins Illinois State's Jake Anderson, West Virginia's Hammond Russel and Buffalo's Junior Poyser arsenic up-front additions by nan Badgers during nan two-week portal window, becoming nan 29th known incoming transportation for nan Badgers.

The 4 incoming protect linemen will thief Wisconsin rebuild its extent astatine nan unit. The graduation from its apical 4 linemen connected nan extent floor plan time off only redshirt elder Charles Perkins and sophomore DIllan Johnson arsenic returners pinch experience.