Badgers Land Key TE Commit for Offensive Rebuild
Badgers Land Key TE Commit for Offensive Rebuild originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The train keeps rolling for the Wisconsin football team. The first official visit weekend has already produced multiple commitments, and now they have another one.
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3-star tight end Jack Janda gave the Wisconsin coaching staff a verbal commitment during his trip to Madison, joining Jack Sievers as the second player at the position to join the class.
Janda's commitment is the start of a positional rebuild for the Badgers' tight end room. New offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes will surely feature the tight end position more than Phil Longo did with the Air Raid in his two years in Madison.
Adding to that, Robert Booker medically retired, Riley Nowakowski transferred, Tanner Koziol also transferred out of Madison shortly after he arrived.
To add some more bodies, Wisconsin hit the portal again, adding Lance Mason from Missouri State and converted RB/FB Jackson Acker to tight end. They also added Emmett Bork and Nizyi Davis a a part of the 2025 recruiting class.
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Janda's big 6-6 frame makes him an ideal redzone target for the Badgers. He has some nice natural pass-catching ability. But in this new offense, he'll be expected to do his fair share of blocking as well. Right now, that looks to be a bit of a work in progress, but he will have some time to develop that early on in his time in Madison.
You will be able to see a little bit of both in his junior season highlights below.
Jack Janda in the Recruiting Rankings
You won't find Janda listed among the top tight ends in the country, but the newest Wisconsin football commit is a classic example of Wisconsin finding another potentially underrated player.
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247Sports has Janda listed as the 41st-ranked tight end in the country and the 15th-best player in the state of Michigan.
On3 also has him as a 3-star prospect. According to the online recruiting service, Janda is the 824th-overall prospect, the 45th-ranked tight end, and the 13th-best player in the state.
The 247Sports Composite, which compiles the grades from around the internet, has Janda as the 819th-ranked prospect nationally in the 2026 class. He is the 42nd-ranked tight end and 11th in Michigan.
The Michigan native had a very impressive offer list from plenty of big-time programs such as Michigan, Oregon, and Miami. Other notable programs include Michigan State, Illinois, Kansas, Washington and more.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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