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Standout Wide Receiver Emerging For Wisconsin Badgers in Spring Practice

Will Pauling is quickly making a name for himself at UW.

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Dillon Graff
Apr 19, 2023
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Madison, Wis. — One of the lesser known offseason additions, wide receiver Will Pauling, was the first Cincinnati Bearcat to follow Luke Fickell to the Wisconsin football program via the transfer portal. 

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He may not have come to Madison with the same fanfare as other transfers, but anyone following the Badgers during spring practice knows he is quickly making a name for himself in a room featuring 12 scholarship WRs.

The 5-foot-10, 186-pound WR appeared in nine games at Cincinnati this past season, played 92 snaps, saw 23 targets, and caught 12 passes for 122 yards (9.8 Y/REC) with a 13.7 ADOT.

His numbers, however, would have undoubtedly been much better if Pauling didn’t suffer a grade 3 MCL tear in his right knee that forced him to miss four games.

Will Pauling is Making Himself Right at Home 

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