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Wisconsin football projected starting tight end Tanner Koziol officially entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
BadgerExtra's Colten Bartholomew first reported Koziol's impending move on Tuesday. With the portal not officially opening until Wednesday, April 16, it took an extra day for that news to become official. The 6-foot-6 pass-catcher had been absent from UW's spring practice dating back to April 3, an indication of what eventually transpired on Wednesday.
The former Ball State tight end transferred to Luke Fickell's program as a four-star transfer recruit, the portal's No. 69 player and No. 3 tight end back in December. With the departure of tight end Riley Nowakowski to Indiana, Koziol was poised to serve as Wisconsin's starting tight end and possible No. 1 receiving option on the outside.
Koziol reeled in 94 passes for 839 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior in 2024. In three years at Ball State, the La Grange Park, Illinois, native logged 163 career receptions, 1,507 yards and 18 scores in 36 games.
The tight end's improvement was evident. For context, he registered 34 receptions for 295 receiving yards and three scores as a sophomore. He added 60 catches and nearly 550 yards to that total just one season later, before the major breakout as a junior.
Wisconsin's offensive depth chart for the 2025 season has become a major question mark, especially in new offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes' pro-style system. Fellow winter transfer addition wide receiver Mark Hamper announced his plans to enter the transfer portal on Tuesday, as did veteran receiver Quincy Burroughs. Their departures leave the Badgers' depth options on the outside quite limited.
Junior Tucker Ashcraft and redshirt junior J.T. Seagraves are set to assume Wisconsin's starting tight end workload, if Fickell's staff elects to forego the pursuit of a veteran tight end in the spring transfer window. Transfer wide receiver Jayden Ballard, plus returning starters Vinny Anthony and Trech Kekahuna, will also see more touches with Koziol's departure.
On top of those changes at tight end and wide receiver, the Badgers need to address their left tackle position, with starter Kevin Heywood out for the season with a torn ACL. After excelling in the winter transfer window, Wisconsin is now back to the drawing board, needing to fill major roster needs before the 2025 season arrives.
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BadgerExtra's Colten Bartholomew first reported Koziol's impending move on Tuesday. With the portal not officially opening until Wednesday, April 16, it took an extra day for that news to become official. The 6-foot-6 pass-catcher had been absent from UW's spring practice dating back to April 3, an indication of what eventually transpired on Wednesday.
The former Ball State tight end transferred to Luke Fickell's program as a four-star transfer recruit, the portal's No. 69 player and No. 3 tight end back in December. With the departure of tight end Riley Nowakowski to Indiana, Koziol was poised to serve as Wisconsin's starting tight end and possible No. 1 receiving option on the outside.
Koziol reeled in 94 passes for 839 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior in 2024. In three years at Ball State, the La Grange Park, Illinois, native logged 163 career receptions, 1,507 yards and 18 scores in 36 games.
The tight end's improvement was evident. For context, he registered 34 receptions for 295 receiving yards and three scores as a sophomore. He added 60 catches and nearly 550 yards to that total just one season later, before the major breakout as a junior.
Wisconsin's offensive depth chart for the 2025 season has become a major question mark, especially in new offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes' pro-style system. Fellow winter transfer addition wide receiver Mark Hamper announced his plans to enter the transfer portal on Tuesday, as did veteran receiver Quincy Burroughs. Their departures leave the Badgers' depth options on the outside quite limited.
Junior Tucker Ashcraft and redshirt junior J.T. Seagraves are set to assume Wisconsin's starting tight end workload, if Fickell's staff elects to forego the pursuit of a veteran tight end in the spring transfer window. Transfer wide receiver Jayden Ballard, plus returning starters Vinny Anthony and Trech Kekahuna, will also see more touches with Koziol's departure.
On top of those changes at tight end and wide receiver, the Badgers need to address their left tackle position, with starter Kevin Heywood out for the season with a torn ACL. After excelling in the winter transfer window, Wisconsin is now back to the drawing board, needing to fill major roster needs before the 2025 season arrives.
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