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Under coach Luke Fickell, the Wisconsin Badgers have seen four players drafted in the last two NFL drafts. Despite leading the team to a bowl game in 2023, Fickell has struggled to maintain a winning record in subsequent seasons.
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The Wisconsin Badgers have had just four total players drafted in the last two NFL drafts.
Head coach Luke Fickell took over in late 2022 with his first full season with the Badgers being in 2023.
Fickell led this squad to a bowl game that year, but he's failed to have a record over .500 in both 2024 and 2025.
Fans have certainly let their opinions be known on having Fickell remain with the program, but he was able to develop quite a few NFL draft picks during his first two full seasons with the team.
Keep in mind, Wisconsin has had multiple players selected in 18 straight drafts. They currently hold the seventh-longest streak in the nation and have had a player drafted every year since 1979.
It's important to note that three Badgers were drafted in 2023, though they weren't recruited by Fickell, and it's not fair to call those his draftees even though he took over late in the 2022 season.
NOTE: RB Isaac Guerendo was drafted No. 129, but he transferred to Louisville in 2023 after spending 2019-23 with Wisconsin.
Four players have been drafted from Wisconsin during Luke Fickell's tenure as head coach.
Luke Fickell failed to achieve a record over .500 in both the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
Yes, Wisconsin participated in a bowl game during Luke Fickell's first full season in 2023.
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NOTE: WR Chimere Dike was drafted No. 103, and QB Graham Mertz was drafted No. 197. Dike transferred to Florida in 2024 while Mertz spent both 2023 and 2024 with the Gators.
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