Recruiting update

Talking about the current Badgers is downright depressing, so let's look at some of the high school recruits to commit to Wisconsin in the last month. Not a bad crew.

Conor O'Neil, linebacker, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Led his team to a state title last year, is going to have to put on weight to play linebacker in college (he's 195 now). We beat out Auburn, Clemson, Purdue and Rutgers for Conor.

A.J. Fenton, linebacker, Erie, Pa. A top 20 recruit at linebacker who hasn't played the position much before this year, he also had offers from Illinois, Maryland, Pittsburgh and Stanford.

David Gilbert, defensive end, Oakland Park, Fla. He's 6-4, 220, runs a 4.7 40, he's from Florida - a young Erasmus James? We beat UConn, Kentucky, Louisville, South Carolina, and Central Florida for this dude.

Tyler Dippel, defensive tackle, Hartford, Wis. Seems like a pretty athletic kid who's going to grow into DT size. Had an offer from Stanford and some MAC schools.

The rest of the class includes: safety Josh Peprah of Plano, Texas; wide receiver Jeff Duckworth of Cincinnati; defensive end Casy Dehn of Owatonna, Minn.; tackle Travis Frederick of Walworth, Wis.; tight end Brian Wozniak of Loveland, Ohio; linebacker Chris Borland of Kettering, Ohio; running back Montee Ball of Wentzville, Mo.; tackle Zac Matthias of Hemlock, Mich.; quarterback Jon Budmayr of Woodstock, Ill.; guard Ryan Groy of Middleton; defensive tackle Jordan Kohout of Waupun; and defensive end Shelby Harris of Mequon.

What I like about this class thus far is that it includes five defensive linemen, a position that desperately needs an infusion of talent; it includes three players from Ohio, which has long been good to us; and we seem to be locking up all of the top prospects in Wisconsin.

For the entire list from Scout click here.