ESPN's Jordan Reid sees three Wisconsin Badgers football players being selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Just days before the chaos ensues in Pittsburgh, Reid's final mock draft was a full seven-round prediction, including all 257 picks.
Every mock draft is different, but three Badgers coming off the board is quite surprising when USA TODAY's Ayrton Ostly had just one Wisconsin player drafted.
Even more surprisingly, the player Ostly had drafted isn't included in the trio Reid sees being selected come April 23.
Reiger was a three-year EDGE rusher at Louisville before he came to Madison for his senior season. The Illinois native stands 6-foot-5, 250-pounds, and ended his career with a bang. The Bills certainly need help on the defensive side of the ball, so adding a guy with 81 career tackles (50 solo) and 13 sacks is a huge step in the right direction. If that's not enough, Reiger has four career pass deflections and four forced fumbles.
Unlike Reiger, Anthony was a three-year player at Wisconsin. Like every Badgers receiver, Anthony had a down year in 2025, but that hasn't been a huge hit to his draft stock. After all, he's a 1,000+ yard career receiver who averaged 9.9+ yards per reception in each of his three years with the Badgers. With eight career touchdowns, it's important two of those are rushing scores and one came on special teams.
Mason is in the same spot as Reiger where he was a three-year player at Missouri State and then transferred to Wisconsin. Even though the Badgers struggled mightily at the QB position, Mason greatly benefited. He led all receivers with his 398 yards and four touchdowns. Having averaged 13.3+ yards per reception his last two seasons, the Steelers would have no issue finding a spot for the 1,198 career yard tight end who saw 10 of his 12 touchdowns come in his junior and senior seasons.
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