After an official visit to Wisconsin last weekend, Springfield, Ohio defensive tackle Isaiah Gibson announced this top 10 on Friday—listing the Badgers among nine other programs.
Minnesota, Purdue, Iowa State, Kentucky, Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Maryland and Rutgers also made the cut for the prep defensive linemen.
Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals, Gibson will officially visit Minnesota this weekend. Both Rivals and 247Sports note he will visit Purdue next weekend, with Rivals’s profile of the the Ohio native stating he will announce his collegiate decision on Sept. 19.
247Sports composite rankings list him as the No. 59 defensive tackle in the nation.
Official visitors make way to Madison
A decent amount of Wisconsin 2019 verbal commits are in town this weekend for their official visits, as seen in our tracker below.
— Graham Mertz (@GrahamMertz5) June 8, 2018
What’s up Mad Town!!
— Hayden Rucci (@haydengucci) June 8, 2018
Defensive lineman Keeanu Benton also is in town, as evidence in the picture below. The in-state standout was reported to take his official visit this weekend initially by Rivals/BadgerBlitz.com’s Jon McNamara earlier this week.
Wow! What an Amazing and eye opening experience at the #2k18BadgersFootballCamp, I have learned so many new incredible moves and drills that previously, I had not known even existed. This year is going to be great. #TrulyBlessed #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/nWgbagWWQf
— Carson Hinzman (@HinzmanCarson) June 8, 2018
Three-star outside linebacker Spencer Lytle, a Wisconsin target, also tweeted he was in town:
Official Visit #OnWisconsin #Badgers pic.twitter.com/IsPD5ILjgv
— Spencer Lytle (@_SpencerLytle_) June 8, 2018
Running back Julius Davis also was on campus, though he announced his official visit is technically next weekend.
Also, another visitor not yet named outside of a paywall made his way to Madison this weekend. Be sure to check out BadgerBlitz.com’s The Badgers’ Den for more ($).
Class of 2019 Official Visits
| Player | Position | Date/Weekend of Official Visit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Date/Weekend of Official Visit | Source |
| Dean Engram | ATH | June 1 | 247Sports |
| Isaiah Gibson | DT | June 1 | |
| James Williams | CB | June 1 | |
| Keeanu Benton | DT | June 8 | Rivals/BadgerBlitz.com (1st)/Twitter |
| Logan Brown | OL | June 8 | Rivals/BadgerBlitz.com (1st)/Twitter |
| Marcus Graham | ATH | June 8 | 247Sports (1st)/B5Q |
| Spencer Lytle | OLB | June 8-10 | B5Q |
| Graham Mertz | QB | June 8 | 247Sports |
| Hayden Rucci | TE | June 8-9 | |
| Joe Tippmann | OL | June 8-9 | Rivals/BadgerBlitz.com |
| Leo Chenal | ATH | June 15 | Rivals/BadgerBlitz.com |
| Julius Davis | RB | June 15-17 | SB Nation |
| Lance Dixon | LB | June 15 | 247Sports (1st)/Land of 10 |
| Nick Henrich | LB | June 15 | |
| Rodas Johnson | OG/DT | June 15 | #Sauces |
| Semar Melvin | CB | June 15-17 | Twitter/Reconfirmed with B5Q on June 7 |
| Gio Paez | DT | June 15 | 247Sports (1st/Twitter) |
| Etinosa Reuben | DT | June 15 |
Participants from this weekend’s Wisconsin camp
A h/t to McNamara on retweeting those that attended the Badgers’ position camp on Friday. Here are a few:
Great Camp today at University of Wisconsin. Thank you very much @CoachBudmayr and the rest of the coaching staff! pic.twitter.com/vL0iEMR9NK
— James Mott III (@jm3_7) June 8, 2018
Great camp and visit at the University of Wisconsin. #Badgers pic.twitter.com/59JKlzbS4j
— Ben Scott (@BWscott19) June 8, 2018
On the way to the Badger Football Camp... Time to kill it
— Jared Schneider (@J_Schneider10) June 8, 2018
Had a great day at Wisconsin!!Thank you to the badger staff and all of the college coaches who took the time to evaluate me and watch me do my thing and teach me some new technique! pic.twitter.com/pTiH2xFQq1
— GiancarloVolpentesta (@GCV_7) June 8, 2018
Had a blast yesterday at the UW Camp! Thank you @BadgerFootball @CoachTurnerUW and the rest of the badgers staff, for teaching me new technique so that I can improve for the upcoming season! pic.twitter.com/YEU31Ia8lG
— Parker Raddatz (@RaddatzParker) June 9, 2018
Some pictures from Wisconsin camp... pic.twitter.com/JpYY2I9AWC
— Jeremiah Trojan (@Jeremiah___11) June 9, 2018