Get to know the Wisconsin Badgers' 2021 football recruiting class

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May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020 Updated 1 hr ago
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Our Wisconsin State Journal team offers a closer look at the athletes that have committed to playing football at the University of Wisconsin beginning in the 2021 season.

With 12 commitments, the Badgers' class ranks No. 17 nationally on 247Sports and No. 20 on Rivals.

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DARRYL PETERSON

Peterson, a three-star outside linebacker/defensive end from Akron, Ohio, committed to UW on June 1, 2020.

He was one of the Badgers’ top targets on defense since the spring of 2019. He tallied 21 sacks in his junior season at Archbishop Hoban, and chose the Badgers over offers from Alabama, Michigan, West Virginia and more.

247Sports, Rivals and ESPN all rate Peterson — a 6-foot-3, 235-pounder — as a three-star prospect. He’s the first linebacker in the 2021 class.

All Glory to the man above!!! #Committed pic.twitter.com/42LDCywEMm
— Darryl Peterson (@_DPETERSON10) June 1, 2020

ANTWAN ROBERTS

Antwan Roberts announced in April that he’d be attending the University of Wisconsin.

The 6-foot-1, 189-pound back is a three-star recruit per Rivals and 247sports.

UW was the only Big Ten program to offer Roberts a scholarship. He was also considering offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Missouri and Vanderbilt. He also played defensive back for his high school, Pope John Paul II.

Next Chapter, Committed!!! #OnWisconsin #GoBadgers #Committed pic.twitter.com/hVZkeuLal4
— _antwanroberts (@antwanroberts44) April 14, 2020

MIKE JARVIS

Mike Jarvis, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound lineman out of Medford, N.J., announced his commitment to the Badgers on June 3, 2020.

A three-star prospect on 247Sports and a two-star per Rivals, Jarvis has potential to play as a defensive or offensive lineman, although he’s been primarily recruited for his ability on defense.

Jarvis picked UW over scholarship offers from Duke, Florida State, Indiana, Nebraska, Princeton, Rutgers and others.