Wisconsin gained another walk-on on Friday with the addition of Madison Memorial's Henry Houden.
Extremely excited to announce I will be attending the University of Wisconsin to play football! #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/zlC2PhTKEX
— Henry Houden (@HenryHouden) February 6, 2015
The #Badgers welcome WR Henry Houden (Madison, Wis.) to the Class of 2015 #NSD http://t.co/IeTtfJWiN3 pic.twitter.com/FMQP735Hhs
— Badger Football (@BadgerFootball) February 6, 2015
Houden is a 6'4, 185-pound recruit who played defensive back last season for Madison Memorial. He finished the season as a first-team All-Big Eight after recording 40 tackles (three for loss), three forced fumbles, two interceptions and one sack. He also played wide receiver and quarterback for the Spartans, and will begin at wide receiver for the Badgers, according to Jason Galloway of the Wisconsin State Journal.
Houden had also been linked to Northwestern before accepting Wisconsin's offer.
Houden is Wisconsin's 15th in-state recruit in the class of 2015, and the 10th in-state walk-on. He's also the fourth Madison-area walk-on in the class.
Here is Wisconsin's full class of 2015, with Houden added:
| Wisconsin's 2015 signing class | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown (High School/Last School) |
| Scholarship | Zack Baun | OLB | 6-3 | 198 | Milwaukee, Wis. (Brown Deer) |
| Scholarship | Titus Booker | CB | 5-11 | 176 | Grayslake, Ill. (North) |
| Scholarship | Jon Dietzen | OL | 6-5 | 330 | Black Creek, Wis. (Seymour) |
| Scholarship | David Edwards | TE | 6-7 | 225 | Downers Grove, Ill. (North) |
| Scholarship | Kevin Estes | OL | 6-5 | 270 | San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos) |
| Scholarship | Arrington Farrar | OLB | 6-2 | 202 | Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) |
| Scholarship | Alex Hornibrook | QB | 6-4 | 215 | West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep) |
| Scholarship | Kraig Howe | DE | 6-3 | 253 | Bellbrook, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) |
| Scholarship | Alec Ingold | ILB | 6-2 | 205 | Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port) |
| Scholarship | Andrew James | WR | 6-0 | 168 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) |
| Scholarship | Austin Kafentzis | QB | 6-1 | 200 | Sandy, Utah (Jordan) |
| Scholarship | David Moorman | OL | 6-5 | 275 | Northville, Mich. (Northville) |
| Scholarship | Chris Orr | ILB | 6-0 | 215 | DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) |
| Scholarship | Kyle Penniston | TE | 6-5 | 230 | Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei) |
| Scholarship | David Pfaff | DE | 6-2 | 253 | Mequon, Wis. (Homestead) |
| Scholarship | Olive Sagapolu | NG | 6-2 | 295 | Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) |
| Scholarship | Bradrick Shaw | RB | 6-1 | 205 | Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover) |
| Scholarship | Jordan Stevenson | RB | 5-9 | 190 | Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff) |
| Scholarship | Nick Thomas | LB | 6-2 | 230 | Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) |
| Scholarship | Serge Trezy | DB | 6-1 | 220 | Orlando, Fla. (Agape/Eastern Arizona) |
| Scholarship | Jake Whalen | FB | 6-1 | 220 | Wausau, Wis. (West) |
| Walk-On | Ty DeForest | LB | 6-1 | 220 | Marshall, Wis. (Marshall) |
| Walk-On | Mitchell Herl | TE | 6-4 | 230 | Middleton, Wis. (Middleton) |
| Walk-On | Zach Hintze | K | 6-0 | 170 | Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary's Springs) |
| Walk-On | Tyler Johnson | OLB | 6-3 | 200 | Menasha, Wis. (Menasha) |
| Walk-On | Troy Laufenberg | RB | 5-10 | 180 | Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee) |
| Walk-On | Andrew Ruzek | DE | 6-6 | 240 | Stevens Point, Wis. (Stevens Point Area) |
| Walk-On | Noah Stengel | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Sheboygan, Wis. (North) |
| Walk-On | Elijah Strong | CB | 6-0 | 170 | Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek) |
| Walk-On | Bret Verstegen | S | 5-11 | 175 | Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly) |
| Walk-On | Henry Houden | WR/DB | 6-4 | 185 | Madison, Wis. (Memorial) |