Wisconsin Football Working to Address Lack of Depth at Cornerback

Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin coaching staff are still scouring the transfer portal to address the Badgers lack of CB depth.

Anyone who followed Luke Fickell's head coaching career knew there would be an emphasis on adding plus height/length defensive backs because having unique and versatile defensive backs is his calling card. Since taking over the Wisconsin football program, he wasted no time putting his stamp on the Badgers secondary.

Wisconsin added talented players like four-star defensive backs Braedyn Moore and Amare Snowden to its 2023 recruiting cycle, in addition to three-star corner Jonas Duclona who enrolled early and will likely see meaningful snaps next season.

The Skinny

Wisconsin football entered spring practice with a largely inexperienced cornerback room. But the Badgers left feeling good about their top three options, which consist of Alexander Smith (43 games played, eight starts) and Ricardo Hallman (12 games played, eight starts), and Boston College transfer Jason Maitre (43 games played, 30 starts).

But after the top three, there was a massive, potentially concerning drop-off in experience among the reserves worth addressing. True freshmen enrollees Jonas Duclona and Jace Arnold ran with the second-team defense, and walk-on Amaun Williams was the backup slot corner.