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.

Draft
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2008–2012

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.

44256

Selections by position

21 across 2008–2012

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 13 · Defense 6 · Special teams 2.

Draft selections by position group across 2008–2012: Quarterbacks 1, Running backs 1, Receivers 2, Tight ends 3, Offensive line 6, Defensive line 3, Linebackers 2, Defensive backs 1, Specialists 2

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

2010

2009 Bret Bielema

2 selections

  1. 4-20Garrett Graham—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  2. 4-32O'Brien Schofield—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker

2011

2010 Bret Bielema

5 selections

  1. 1-11J.J. Watt—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 1-29Gabe Carimi—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  3. 2-15Lance Kendricks—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  4. 3-11John Moffitt—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  5. 7-49Bill Nagy—No recruiting profile foundCenter

2012

2011 Bret Bielema

6 selections

  1. 1-27Kevin Zeitler—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  2. 2-23Peter Konz—No recruiting profile foundCenter
  3. 3-12Russell Wilson33-star recruitQuarterback
  4. 4-27Nick Toon—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  5. 5-22Bradie Ewing—No recruiting profile foundFullback
  6. 6-37Brad Nortman—No recruiting profile foundPunter

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 1 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.