THIRD AND DATA

NFL draft

WisconsinBadgers

The last 5 drafts, newest on the right. A draft year runs one behind its football season — the 2026 draft is the 2025 team.

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2005–2009

Selections per draft

21 across 5 drafts

Counted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.

75144

Selections by position

21 across 2005–2009

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 11 · Defense 9 · Special teams 1.

Draft selections by position group across 2005–2009: Running backs 2, Receivers 3, Tight ends 3, Offensive line 3, Defensive line 6, Linebackers 1, Defensive backs 2, Specialists 1

2005

2004 Barry Alvarez

7 selections

  1. 1-18Erasmus James—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 3-23Scott Starks—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  3. 4-06Dan Buenning—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  4. 5-12Jonathan Welsh—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  5. 6-01Anttaj Hawthorne—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  6. 6-19Jason Jefferson—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  7. 7-29Anthony Davis—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back

2006

2005 Barry Alvarez

5 selections

  1. 3-10Brian Calhoun—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  2. 3-20Brandon Williams—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  3. 4-01Owen Daniels—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  4. 5-17Jason Pociask—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  5. 6-03Jonathan Orr—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver

2007

2006 Bret Bielema

1 selection

  1. 1-03Joe Thomas—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle

2008

2007 Bret Bielema

4 selections

  1. 4-32Jack Ikegwuonu—No recruiting profile foundCornerback
  2. 6-12Taylor Mehlhaff—No recruiting profile foundPlace Kicker
  3. 6-15Nick Hayden—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  4. 6-25Paul Hubbard—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver

2009

2008 Bret Bielema

4 selections

  1. 3-07Matt Shaughnessy—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 3-12DeAndre Levy—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker
  3. 3-15Kraig Urbik—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  4. 3-36Travis Beckum—No recruiting profile foundTight End

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 21 picks in this range could be matched: CFBD's links between draft picks and recruiting profiles thin out before the 2013 draft and are absent before 2009, so an em dash here usually means the link is missing rather than that the player was unrated.