THIRD AND DATA

Week 13 · 2026

Minnesota at Wisconsin

Paul Bunyan's Axe, held by MinnesotaFri 11/27/2026 07:30 PMCamp Randall StadiumConference

Minnesota

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5–3

Wisconsin

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5–3

Attendance

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not yet reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

MINNQuarterbacksNo blue chips6
  • 33-star recruitQB5Drake Lindsey6'5"·2303yr
    1,592 Pass yds10 TD6 Int62.2 Cmp%-39 Rush yds
  • 22-star recruitQB6Max Shikenjanski6'2"·1854yr
    50 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%2 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB16Brady Palmer6'2"·2101yr
    34 Pass yds0 TD0 Int66.7 Cmp%8 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Michael Merdinger ← Liberty6'1"·2053yr
    career 436 Pass yds1 TD1 Int56.6 Cmp%-3 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB14Dylan Wittke6'1"·2154yr
    career 7 Pass yds0 TD1 Int33.3 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB15Owen Lansu6'1"·1951yr
WISQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • 33-star recruitQB1Colton Joseph ← Old Dominion6'2"·2154yr
    1,346 Pass yds11 TD5 Int55.6 Cmp%371 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Ryan Hopkins6'3"·2051yr
    93 Pass yds0 TD1 Int61.5 Cmp%9 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB18Danny O'Neil6'0"·2023yr
    career 2,816 Pass yds17 TD11 Int64.3 Cmp%147 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB5Carter Smith6'4"·2082yr
    career 201 Pass yds2 TD1 Int56.5 Cmp%87 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB8Deuce Adams ← Louisville6'2"·2073yr
    career 112 Pass yds0 TD0 Int71.4 Cmp%34 Rush yds
MINNOffensive line4 blue chips17
WISDefensive line1 blue chip12
  • 33-star recruitDL91Hammond Russell IV ← West Virginia6'4"·3206yr
    14 Tackles2.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL30Charles Perkins6'2"·3334yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Nolan Vils6'2"·3054yr
    13 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL76Dillan Johnson6'2"·3153yr
    10 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitDL97Junior Poyser ← Buffalo6'2"·3314yr
    10 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitDL95Jacob Anderson6'4"·3055yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93DeNigel Cooper ← App State6'3"·2773yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL98Torin Pettaway6'5"·2982yr
  • 33-star recruitDL94Xavier Ukponu6'3"·3222yr
  • 33-star recruitDL90Djidjou Bah6'3"·2781yr
  • 33-star recruitDL96Arthur Scott III6'3"·3071yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL85Hayden Metzger6'4"·2802yr
MINNDefensive line4 blue chips24
  • 33-star recruitDL3TJ Bush Jr. ← California6'3"·2654yr
    30 Tackles7.0 TFL5.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitDL0Anthony Smith6'6"·2805yr
    17 Tackles3.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Theorin Randle6'2"·3004yr
    17 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL70Naquan Crowder ← Marshall6'2"·3302yr
    15 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL11Karter Menz6'5"·2404yr
    14 Tackles4.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL93Riley Sunram6'5"·3053yr
    11 Tackles5.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL1Jaxon Howard6'4"·2604yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL90Xion Chapman ← Florida International6'3"·3052yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL92Sid Kaba ← Marshall6'2"·3054yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Adam Kissayi6'8"·2553yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL48Aaden Aytch6'3"·2401yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL55Jaylin Hicks6'3"·2703yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL45Sam Macy6'5"·2503yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL50Mo Omonode6'0"·2855yr
    career 31 Tackles5.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL91Howie Johnson6'3"·3001yr
  • 33-star recruitDL94Mo Saine6'4"·2753yr
  • 33-star recruitDL47Enoch Atewogbola6'4"·2552yr
  • 33-star recruitDL95Colin Hansen6'7"·2652yr
  • 33-star recruitDL33Rhett Hlavacka6'5"·2602yr
  • 33-star recruitDL56Jay'Quan Stubbs6'4"·2852yr
  • 33-star recruitDL96Abu Tarawallie6'3"·2902yr
  • 33-star recruitDL88Josiah Anyansi6'3"·2601yr
  • 33-star recruitDL97Jeremiah Benson6'3"·2801yr
  • 33-star recruitDL41Anthony Charles6'5"·2101yr
WISOffensive line6 blue chips19
MINNBacks & tight ends4 blue chips17
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB23TJ Thomas5'8"·1903yr
    64 Car381 Rush yds1 TD6.0 Rush avg
    20 Rec94 Rec yds4.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB1Darius Taylor6'0"·2154yr
    83 Car217 Rush yds5 TD2.6 Rush avg
    22 Rec167 Rec yds7.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB9Xavier Ford5'10"·2102yr
    29 Car128 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
    1 Rec1 Rec yds1.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2A.J. Turner6'0"·2005yr
    10 Car44 Rush yds1 TD4.4 Rush avg
    1 Rec5 Rec yds5.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB20Ryan Estrada5'10"·1901yr
    3 Car10 Rush yds0 TD3.3 Rush avg
    2 Rec12 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Jaron Thomas ← Purdue6'0"·2252yr
    1 Car5 Rush yds0 TD5.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB28Niko Castillo6'1"·2351yr
    4 Car2 Rush yds0 TD0.5 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Grant Washington5'10"·2052yr
    career 21 Car132 Rush yds0 TD6.3 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Zeke Bates6'0"·2201yr
  • 44-star recruitTE4Roman Voss6'4"·2351yr
    7 Rec117 Rec yds2 TD16.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE19Pierce Walsh6'4"·2504yr
    6 Rec47 Rec yds1 TD7.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Kaden Helms ← Oklahoma6'4"·2405yr
    2 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD6.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE82Julian Johnson6'6"·2603yr
    2 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD3.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE44George Rohl6'6"·2451yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE88Jacob Simpson6'4"·2453yr
    career 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Sam Peters6'4"·2504yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Gabe Weaver6'5"·2401yr
WISLinebackers8 blue chips23
  • 33-star recruitLB44Cooper Catalano6'1"·2322yr
    76 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB8Mason Posa6'3"·2352yr
    65 Tackles5.0 TFL1.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB15Sebastian Cheeks6'3"·2435yr
    31 Tackles7.0 TFL6.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB7Tyreese Fearbry6'4"·2555yr
    17 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB0Justus Boone ← Arkansas6'5"·2786yr
    14 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB51Micheal Garner6'7"·3154yr
    9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB12Nicolas Clayton6'5"·2472yr
    8 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB59Aaron Witt6'6"·2417yr
    7 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB19Thomas Heiberger6'4"·2303yr
    6 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB28Jon Jon Kamara ← Kansas6'4"·2433yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB23Landon Gauthier6'3"·2373yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB43Taylor Schaefer6'3"·2421yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB14Liam Danitz ← Hope6'4"·2431yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitLB55Drew Braam6'1"·2303yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB47Evan Van Dyn Hoven6'3"·2444yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB39Jayden Loftin ← Tennessee6'4"·2502yr
  • 44-star recruitLB22Jaylen Williams6'5"·2652yr
  • 33-star recruitLB50Sam Lateju6'5"·2402yr
  • 33-star recruitLB45Yahya Gaad6'4"·2581yr
  • 33-star recruitLB49Ben Wenzel6'4"·2221yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB98Will McDonald6'4"·2704yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB34Ashton Fickell6'4"·2481yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB37Treve Stoffel6'4"·2141yr
MINNLinebackers1 blue chip10
  • 33-star recruitLB6Maverick Baranowski6'2"·2305yr
    62 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB19Joey Gerlach6'3"·2255yr
    41 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB49Matt Kingsbury6'3"·2354yr
    19 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB46Mason Carrier6'3"·2353yr
    9 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB2Emmanuel Karmo6'2"·2352yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB35Nate Cleveland6'2"·2252yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Ethan Stendel6'3"·2402yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB16Hudson Dunn6'0"·2201yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB29Andrew Marshall ← Eastern Michigan6'2"·2353yr
    career 62 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB32Angel Luciano6'1"·2101yr
WISBacks & tight ends3 blue chips17
  • 33-star recruitFB42Tyler Jansey6'1"·2364yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundFB41McCoy Smith5'11"·2311yr
  • 33-star recruitRB3Abu Sama III ← Iowa State5'11"·2144yr
    57 Car318 Rush yds1 TD5.6 Rush avg
    4 Rec23 Rec yds5.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB6Darrion Dupree5'11"·2183yr
    54 Car237 Rush yds2 TD4.4 Rush avg
    8 Rec68 Rec yds8.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Bryan Jackson II6'2"·2383yr
    34 Car123 Rush yds1 TD3.6 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB15Nate Palmer ← TCU5'10"·2053yr
    9 Car26 Rush yds0 TD2.9 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitRB20JuJu Pope5'11"·1952yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB38Mason Lane6'1"·2203yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB32Harrison Bortolotti5'9"·2022yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB20Juju Pope5'11"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Jacob Harris ← Bowling Green6'6"·2654yr
    17 Rec264 Rec yds3 TD15.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE85Grant Stec6'6"·2583yr
    6 Rec25 Rec yds0 TD4.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE82Emmett Bork6'6"·2572yr
    2 Rec10 Rec yds1 TD5.0 Rec avg
  • 22-star recruitTE84Ryan Schwendeman ← Southern Illinois6'4"·2525yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE17Nizyi Davis6'5"·2372yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Jack Sievers6'4"·2451yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE49Aydon Fickell6'4"·2421yr
MINNReceivers3 blue chips12
  • 33-star recruitWR11Javon Tracy6'0"·2055yr
    46 Rec460 Rec yds1 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Noah Jennings ← Cincinnati6'0"·1904yr
    33 Rec395 Rec yds1 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Jalen Smith6'1"·2103yr
    18 Rec263 Rec yds3 TD14.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR84Hayden Moore6'1"·2051yr
    3 Rec49 Rec yds0 TD16.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR89Quayd Hendryx5'11"·1801yr
    2 Rec28 Rec yds1 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Bradley Martino6'3"·1902yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR25Zion Steptoe ← Tulsa5'11"·1905yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Donielle Hayes6'0"·1904yr
  • 33-star recruitWR24Braiden Stevens5'8"·1701yr
  • 44-star recruitWR3Perry Thompson ← Auburn6'3"·2203yr
    career 22 Rec280 Rec yds1 TD12.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR85Rico Blassingame6'1"·1851yr
  • 33-star recruitWR81Josiah Dozier6'1"·1901yr
WISDefensive backs4 blue chips19
MINNDefensive backsNo blue chips21
WISReceivers2 blue chips15
  • 33-star recruitWR0Tyrell Henry6'0"·1845yr
    30 Rec397 Rec yds1 TD13.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Chris Brooks Jr.6'2"·2245yr
    15 Rec252 Rec yds3 TD16.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR13Eugene Hilton Jr.6'2"·2042yr
    14 Rec143 Rec yds1 TD10.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR4Malachi Coleman ← Minnesota6'5"·2054yr
    5 Rec122 Rec yds2 TD24.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR9Jaylon Domingeaux ← Southeastern Louisiana6'3"·2114yr
    9 Rec118 Rec yds0 TD13.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR7Shamar Rigby ← Oklahoma State6'4"·1983yr
    1 Rec11 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR12Zion Kearney ← Oklahoma6'3"·2103yr
    career 10 Rec159 Rec yds1 TD15.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR87Jackson McGohan6'4"·2204yr
    career 4 Rec37 Rec yds0 TD9.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR11Kash Brock6'3"·1901yr
  • 33-star recruitWR24Zion Legree5'11"·2021yr
  • 33-star recruitWR22Dorsett Stecker5'9"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitWR14Keeyshawn Tabuteau5'11"·1881yr
  • 22-star recruitWR19Langdon Nordgaard6'3"·2143yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR26Eli Adams ← Louisville6'0"·1883yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR81Mason Kelley6'1"·1992yr
MINNKickersNo blue chips3
  • 33-star recruitPK36Daniel Jackson5'10"·1752yr
    1 FG1 FGA31 Long10 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK—Luke Drzewiecki6'0"·1865yr
    15 FG15 FGA60 Long59 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Beckham Sunderland ← Michigan6'2"·2153yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
WISKickersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK97Gavin Lahm6'1"·2185yr
    10 FG12 FGA51 Long51 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK94Brady Melum6'0"·2211yr
MINNPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP37Zachary Robbins ← Utah State6'3"·2202yr
    1 Punts33.0 Avg1 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP42Tom Weston6'3"·2202yr
    41 Punts42.8 Avg18 In 20
WISPuntersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundP91Sean West6'2"·2053yr
    31 Punts43.7 Avg14 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP90Will Kelly5'11"·1651yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundP98Ethan Tranel ← Wisconsin La Crosse6'1"·2251yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Minnesota

Wisconsin 5–5 vs Minnesota

  • 2025 · wk 14Wisconsin 7 @ Minnesota 17
  • 2024 · wk 14Minnesota 24 @ Wisconsin 7
  • 2023 · wk 13Wisconsin 28 @ Minnesota 14
  • 2022 · wk 13Minnesota 23 @ Wisconsin 16
  • 2021 · wk 13Wisconsin 13 @ Minnesota 23
  • 2020 · wk 16Minnesota 17 @ Wisconsin 20
  • 2019 · wk 14Wisconsin 38 @ Minnesota 17
  • 2018 · wk 13Minnesota 37 @ Wisconsin 15
  • 2017 · wk 13Wisconsin 31 @ Minnesota 0
  • 2016 · wk 13Minnesota 17 @ Wisconsin 31

Previous 4 meetings vs. Luke Fickell

Minnesota 3–1 vs Luke Fickell

  • 2025 · wk 14Wisconsin 7 @ Minnesota 17
  • 2024 · wk 14Minnesota 24 @ Wisconsin 7
  • 2023 · wk 13Wisconsin 28 @ Minnesota 14
  • 2022 · wk 13 (coaching change that season)Minnesota 23 @ Wisconsin 16

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

Previous 10 meetings vs. P.J. Fleck

Wisconsin 5–5 vs P.J. Fleck

  • 2025 · wk 14Wisconsin 7 @ Minnesota 17
  • 2024 · wk 14Minnesota 24 @ Wisconsin 7
  • 2023 · wk 13Wisconsin 28 @ Minnesota 14
  • 2022 · wk 13Minnesota 23 @ Wisconsin 16
  • 2021 · wk 13Wisconsin 13 @ Minnesota 23
  • 2020 · wk 16Minnesota 17 @ Wisconsin 20
  • 2019 · wk 14Wisconsin 38 @ Minnesota 17
  • 2018 · wk 13Minnesota 37 @ Wisconsin 15
  • 2017 · wk 13Wisconsin 31 @ Minnesota 0
  • 2016 · wk 16Western Michigan 16 @ Wisconsin 24

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