Wisconsin football extended an offer to three-star defensive lineman King Liggins’ class of 2026 on Sunday.
Liggins is the third 2026 defensive lineman to receive an offer from the Badgers since late May, joining four-star DL Gabriel Hill and four-star EDGE McHale Blade. Wisconsin also offered running back Jaeden Hill, wide receiver Madden Williams and athlete Jakob Weatherspoon over the past two days.
The 6-foot-3, 265-pound three-star represents Brother Rice High School in Illinois. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 40 defensive lineman and No. 10 recruit out of Illinois for the 2026 class.
Hill also has 11 offers so far, including from Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Kansas State, Iowa State, Miami and Wisconsin.
247Sports has not yet released a crystal ball prediction, but On3’s recruiting prediction machine heavily favors Kansas State at this stage of the process.
Although UW appears to allocate more attention to the 2026 class, Rivals currently has Wisconsin’s 2025 recruiting class ranked No. 6 in the nation. The group has 19 commitments and eight since the start of official visits in June.
2025 DL recruits Drayden Pavey, Wilnerson Telemaque and Kyler Garcia are among Wisconsin’s top defensive priorities during a month filled with official visits from some of the country’s most talented recruits.
With Liggins, the Badgers have offered 11 defensive linemen for 2026 but have not yet been signed. Wisconsin’s defensive line depth chart this fall includes James Thompson Jr., Curt Neal, Ben Barten, Elijah Hills (transfer) and Brandon Lane – a flip transfer commit from Louisville.
