Wisconsin football lands verbal commitment from 2026 TE Jack Janda
Wisconsin football has landed a commitment from 2026 3-star tight end Jack Janda out of Michigan, who committed after his official visit.
The Wisconsin football staff continues to hit its stride on the 2026 recruiting trail—and over the weekend, they reeled in another key piece for the Badgers offense.
Tight end Jack Janda, a 6-foot-6, 245-pound prospect out of Detroit Catholic Central (Michigan), committed to the Badgers during his official visit to Madison. He chose Wisconsin over offers from Michigan State, Stanford, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Miami, and Oregon.
“COMMITTED ❤️🤍🦡,” Janda wrote.
“They’ve been recruiting me since freshman year ever since the new staff got there," Janda said. "I love Madison and everything it has to offer from a football and school standpoint. Coach Grimes and Letton are gonna do great things with the tight end this upcoming season.”
It’s a big-time pickup for Wisconsin, both in terms of positional fit and recruiting footprint. Janda had been trending toward a summer decision, but things accelerated in a hurry after his latest trip to campus.
This wasn’t Janda’s first time in Madison—but it was his first since earning a Wisconsin offer, with a chance to commit now officially on the table. It didn’t take long after that for it to come together.
Janda is a composite three-star recruit with an 87 rating from 247Sports. He’s currently ranked as the No. 813 player nationally and the No. 40 tight end in the class, and while his composite profile may not pop off the page just yet—largely due to injury setbacks as a junior—there’s no denying the talent here. He was a varsity contributor as a freshman, shined as a sophomore, and has been on the radar of Power 5 programs ever since.
UW got in early and stayed consistent.
Tight ends coach Nate Letton has been a mainstay in Janda’s recruitment, making multiple in-home visits and maintaining strong contact throughout much of the spring. That relationship mattered. So did the direction of the program. And when Janda got around the players, saw things up close, and evaluated the academic fit, it became clear Madison was home.
Offensively, this is also a nice match.
Under Jeff Grimes, Wisconsin is evolving into a place that wants to feature tight ends in multiple ways. Janda has watched the film—studying how Grimes used the position at previous stops like Kansas and Baylor—and he sees an offense where tight ends can be both pass-catchers and physical in-line blockers. Fade routes, wide alignments, goal-line work, traditional Y usage—it’s all in the toolbox now. And that vision resonated.
Janda brings a multi-sport background, good length, and the kind of functional athleticism Wisconsin has prioritized at the position. He’s physical enough to hold up at the point of attack, skilled enough to stretch the seam, and early enough in his development to keep growing into the role with the right guidance. If you’re building out the future of the tight-end room, this is the kind of profile you want to develop.
This commitment also serves as another strong recruiting win for Coach Letton, who’s continued to be one of the staff's most effective recruiters on paper.
Janda becomes the 11th known commitment in Wisconsin’s 2026 class, joining quarterback Ryan Hopkins, wide receiver Tayshon Bardo, tight end Jack Sievers, cornerback Carsen Eloms, offensive linemen Benjamin Novak and Maddox Cochrane, linebackers Aden Reeder and Ben Wenzel, plus defensive lineman Djidjou Bah and Arthur Scott.
Bottom line: Wisconsin didn’t just make a strong impression—they made a move to close. And with Janda now officially on board, the Badgers keep stacking players who fit what they’re building toward.
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